Memorable Motorcycle Norton Dominator
…obsessive self-publicist but had worked alongside both Val Page and Edward Turner at Ariel in the 1930s when all three became interested in the concept of neat, cheap to produce, parallel Twins. Page penned the elegant Ariel KH, Turner the legendary Speed Twin and Hopwood the Dominator. Naturally, he claimed…
Memorable Motorcycles Ariel Leader
The Ariel Leader: A bike ahead of its time or a rebel without a cause? You decide.If the Japanese launched the Ariel Leader today, with a modern four-stroke engine, it would most likely be considered a stunningly creative and radical design. In 1954, when Ariel's Chief Designer Val Page was drawing…
Cooper Motorcycle Collection to be Auctioned
A small corner of the Cooper Brother's motorcycle collection that has been sealed away for more than three decades.Manx Norton to moped: Ariel to Zundapp ? Collection Hidden Away For Three Decades Emerges From The Cobwebs To Sell At Auction With No Reserve. The Cooper Collection of motorcycles mothballed…
Memorable Motorcycles Ariel Square 4G
Ariel Motorcycles were advocates of the four cylinder powerplant since 1930, with its unique Square Four.Looking back at history through a rose-tinted visor is often a dangerous exercise. Yes, we did have limitless freedom when I was kid - but we also had our house heated by one paraffin stove and my…
Euro Gossip December 2007
…ring with limited edition, specialized motorcycles.It seems that another great British bike name is set to once again be seen on England's roads. Ariel, who currently builds the bespoke, open Atom sports car, is now looking to move back to single-track vehicles, although no plans have yet been drawn…
Euro Gossip August 2005
…prepared Barry Sheene's classic racers prior to his untimely death, has taken the business over and will offer race-ready bikes to 1962 specification!Ariel, once a proud British firm that got absorbed by the BSA/Triumph conglomerate, is also back in the news as a rare model has been sourced and restored…
Forty Cycles of Yesteryear
…Indians and Harley-Davidsons on display, but the collection at Rickenbacker's has a wide array of makes and models. Moto Guzzi, Excelsior, Henderson, Ariel and New Imperial designs all make appearances.This 1938 Nimbus has an interesting story behind it, with German troops commandeering the machine from…
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2008 Brammo Enertia First Ride
…naturally, he decided to start up a company from scratch and make his own. The result was Brammo Motorsports, which obtained a license to manufacture the Ariel Atom - a lightweight, high-speed car capable of 0-60 mph in less than three seconds. Track junkies and celebrities, like certified moto-nut Jay Leno…
Euro Gossip January 2006
…of small wheels, Piaggio have been seen testing a prototype for a three-wheeled leaning scooter. Unlike the Honda of recent times and the British Ariel from the Sixties, this has the twin wheels at the front with just a single driving wheel at the rear. Powered by a 250cc motor, it could prove to be…
Motorcycle Tracker Updates Every 15 Seconds
…Incorporating cutting edge software, the True Tracker Pro 6.0 uses 3D maps from Google, Microsoft Virtual Earth and Yahoo Maps showing bird?s eye and ariel views. The True Tracker Pro tracks from location to location showing date, time, speed and distance traveled. The 6.0 is a self-contained lightweight…
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