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The following passage is an excerpt from Lone Rider—the autobiographical story of Elspeth Beard’s 1982 journey around the world on her 1974 BMW r60/6. Elspeth's adventure—spanning the course of two years and crossing over four continents—took her through deserts, mountain ranges, and war-ravaged countries. In this excerpt from “Part 1: London to Sydney”, Elspeth Beard travels the Southwestern…
Between the John Deere 4010 and the International 1206, we posed the question: Which model was more influential to tractor history? We asked, and you answered! (Check out the poll on the Octane Press Facebook page) Here we present the winner, the John Deere 4010, totaling 57% of the votes. In this Octane FUEL blogpost, author and photographer Lee Klancher explores the development of the 4010…
Victory Motorcycles 1998–2017 author Michael Dapper chronicles development of the CORE Concept Bike—from its inception as pencil scribbles on scratch paper to its development via CAD drawings, clay models, and metal casting. Senior Industrial Designer Mike Song and Operations Manager Ryan Andreae weigh in on their experience creating—and riding—the machine. Though the bike was far too raw to…
Together with Aumann Auctions and the Bonanzaville Museum, we partnered to create a charity auction to support the restoration of Steiger's very first tractor, the historic hand-built "Barney." Though the auction has closed (as of April 10th, 2018), you can donate directly to the restoration of rare and historic tractors like Barney at the Bonanzaville Museum in West Fargo, North Dakota. See…
Victory motorcycles are part of the Ness family tradition. In this original article, Victory Motorcycles 1998–2017 author Michael Dapper details the 2004–2015 line of Victory models custom-styled by Arlen, Cory, and Zach Ness: three generations of master custom builders based in Dublin, California. Check back next week for more insider stories of Victory Motorcycles design, development,…
In this excerpt from The Build, author Robert Hoekman Jr. features an exemplary cast of custom-built bikes while drawing attention to the most defining aspect of design: the lines. Find all the principles of motorcycle design—and the masterminds putting them to work—in The Build.
THE LINES
This section is loosely based on a wildly popular BikeEXIF.com feature post, “How to Build a Café Racer…
When International Harvester acquired Hough they also acquired the 4WD-1 prototype, which was quickly developed into the 4300 tractor. The 4300 would come to be known as a disastrous flop for IH, but it began as a promising and innovative machine, with a bright future ahead. Read about the early days of the IH-Hough connection and the development of the 4300 tractor in this excerpt from Red 4WD…
In this original article, Red Power and Heritage Iron journalist Kenneth Updike details the ins and outs of International Harvester tractor serial number plates, from their origins in the 1920s as a replacement for frame and chassis stamps and engravings, to their enduring value as the most reliable identification of a rare machine. Read more of Kenneth Updike’s infinite IH wisdom in Red Tractors…
Vying for a contract with USPS, International Harvester equipped the Scout with postal-ready features including automatic transmission, right-hand drive, and sliding doors. 7,920 Postal Scouts rolled off the production line from 1966 to 1968 and hit the streets for their daily route. The contract was not long to last, but many of the postal-ready features would be repurposed for future Scout…
Victory Motorcycles 1998–2017 author Michael Dapper presents a list of Victory Iron Butt record holders—those who tested not only their bikes but themselves to achieve feats of endurance and gall. Check back next week for more insider stories of Victory Motorcycles design, development, marketing and sales on the Octane Fuel Blog.
Victory Motorcycles were made to be ridden ‘til the…