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AACA: British Motorcycles in America, 1940-1980 Exhibit

February 28, 2013 By The Wire Leave a Comment

Antique Automobile Club of America Museum Press Release: The Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) Museum is proud to announce the exhibit, “Welcome Invasion: British Motorcycles in America, 1940-1980.” The exhibit will open Friday, March 15th and run through Thursday, October 17th, 2013. North American motorcyclists, many having learned to ride on Harley-Davidsons and Indians, [...]

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Deus Ex Machina – Festival of Thump

February 19, 2013 By The Wire 1 Comment

Deus Ex Machina Press Release: All hail the single cylinder. It’s the hardest working engine in motorcycling and it deserves serious respect. Join us at The Emporium of Postmodern Activities on Saturday March 2nd as we pay tribute to the almighty thumper and throw a little Show & Shine à la Deus Ex Machina. We invite [...]

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Royal Enfield Classic 500 The sun never sets on the Enfield empire.

June 21, 2012 By Mark Hoyer Leave a Comment

Essential elements of a big (formerly) British Single? The “Beat,” as Royal Enfield calls it. It’s that sound that booms out as if emanating from the bowels of the Earth. It used to echo mostly through England, but since Enfield in Blighty shipped its Bullet 350 and 500 tooling to India back in the mid-1950s, [...]

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