Crocker: Riding the first new Crocker built since 1942.

Rockin’ with a Crocker Riding the first new Crocker built since 1942.

October 22, 2012 By Paul d'Orleans 2 Comments

When the new Crocker motorcycle was unveiled at the Quail Motorcycle Gathering last May, Michael Schacht, who owns the Crocker name and built that first prototype, told me I could have a test ride next time I was in L.A. That would mean I’d be the only person besides Schacht to have ridden the new [...]

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Filed Under: Features, First Rides Tagged With: Crocker, vintage motorcycles

Class on the Grass How to improve a golf club: Add hundreds of vintage bikes and a few of motorcycling’s stars.

June 11, 2012 By Mark Hoyer Leave a Comment
Photographer : Andrew Wheeler, Mark Hoyer

Quail Motorcycle Gathering at the Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley, CA

Nothing against golf, but lush green lawns look significantly better decorated with fantastic machinery than by a bunch of white plastic balls. The fourth annual Quail Motorcycle Gathering at the Quail Lodge in Carmel Valley, California, matured this year, with a larger crowd than ever, a broader, bigger selection of machinery and a better-than-ever overall [...]

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Filed Under: Bike Shows, Features Tagged With: Bike Shows, Crocker, Dan Gurney, Ducati, Indian, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, motorcycle shows, MV Agusta, Norton, Quail Motorcycle Gathering, Quail Ride, Vincent, vintage motorcycle photos, vintage motorcycles

Crocker Motorcycle Company Resurrected There’s even an actual motorcycle, you’ll just have to wait for your T-shirt.

May 4, 2012 By Paul d'Orleans 1 Comment

After nearly twelve years of hassles, legal setbacks, a change of countries, and one nasty recession, a brand-new Crocker Big-Tank motorcycle has emerged from a hangar in SoCal. Michael Schacht is at no loss for words in describing the ordeal he’s overcome to reach the point of turning a key, kicking over the 80 cubic-inch [...]

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Filed Under: Bike Shows, Events, Features Tagged With: Bike Shows, Crocker, Indian, motorcycle shows, Quail Motorcycle Gathering, Quail Ride

Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance – Special Feature As summer winds down, a look back at the most exclusive summer concours.

October 1, 2010 By Bob Stokstad Leave a Comment

Photography by Bob Stokstad

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Filed Under: Bike Shows, Events, Features, Gallery Tagged With: Bike Shows, Crocker, Harley-Davidson, Indian

Building the Perfect Crocker – Special Feature Now the Greatest Generation’s toys are worth a Great Deal of Money.

August 25, 2010 By John Burns Leave a Comment

The problem is, according to master craftsman/restorer Steve Huntzinger, that it’s almost impossible not to “over-restore” things like the 1936 Crocker you’re looking at here. Even when you’re working with what’s commonly referred to as the Duesenberg of motorcycles, it’s easy to overdo it with a level of perfection the original never quite achieved. There’s [...]

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Filed Under: Concept Bikes, Features, Standard/Naked Tagged With: Concept Bikes, Crocker, Standard/Naked

Holy Grail of American Classics – First Look When Crockers are $250,000 shockers.

April 9, 2008 By David Edwards Leave a Comment

Comings and goings were rife in Cycle magazine’s July, 1961, issue. Along with the news that a little start-up company called American Honda would be launching “one of the largest and most extensive sales campaigns ever planned by any motorcycle manufacturer,” including ads for its 50cc step-throughs in Life magazine, “some in full color,” came [...]

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Filed Under: First Looks, Gallery, People Tagged With: Crocker