As motorcyclists, we’re drawn to the freedom two wheels represent; just man, machine and the open road. The feeling rings true today as it did 72 years ago, when Wallace Van Sandt, of Birmingham, Alabama, took delivery of his 1941 Harley-Davidson WLD Special Sport Solo, purchased new in 1940 for $365 (roughly $5800 in today’s money) by his father as a high school graduation gift. Continue Reading »
Southern California might not quite be the center of the universe, but it is a Mecca for American motorcycle enthusiasts. And at the crossroads of the sportbike community and the Harley contingent is the world-renowned Rock Store on the storied Mulholland Highway in the Santa Monica Mountains. Continue Reading »
Motorcycle engineer, Alfred Boning, created the BMW R7 in 1934 as a prototype. Before World War II, the bike was put aside due to its heaviness and high production cost. In 2005 it was discovered in a box, restored back to its former glory and is now in working order.
