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Unearthing the history of a 1974 Honda CB550

Jonathan Whiting
March 25, 2022March 26, 2022

Hints of the story behind a Honda CB550 that is what it shouldn’t be. When I went to look at a cb550 after it caught...

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Honda CB500/550 and the soul of Honda 1971-1978

Jonathan Whiting
June 8, 2020June 8, 2020

Recently I've become fascinated by the story of Honda's CB500 and CB550, having recently acquired one. Read reviews and road tests of either bike and...

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The 1970s Honda CB-550 sport bike and the surprising parallels with the Porsche 911

Jonathan Whiting
May 28, 2020

In the dead of winter I purchased a 45 year old motorcycle. My neighbour helped me pull it out of my snow shovelled trailer. An...

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The truth about burnout

Jonathan Whiting
December 29, 2018December 29, 2018

It was a bright sunny day. Sitting at my birch wood table overlooking the back yard, I could the see the light streaming in to...

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Maintaining Vision

Jonathan Whiting
August 6, 2018

500,000 visitors, wow. It's been a journey. Thank you! When it comes to building a business or starting a venture, what is vision? What does...

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The Wilier Triestina Zero.9

Jonathan Whiting
October 11, 2017November 4, 2017

[gallery columns="4" type="slideshow" ids="2104,2152,2137,2151,2145,2136,2148,2153,2147,2146,2144,2150,2142,2140,2149,2141"] The 2014 U.S. National Road Cycling Championship was a lively race, full of unexpected twists, attacks and breaks. When Eric Marcotte...

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Hans Hartmann, classic design and Machiine

Jonathan Whiting
October 18, 2015

[caption id="attachment_1990" align="aligncenter" width="700"] If you don't mind being embarrassed, you can learn anything.[/caption] What is it about some designs that they become more beautiful...

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Triangle of Change: How To Achieve The Improbable

Jonathan Whiting
October 1, 2015October 1, 2015

In 2012 British cycling amazed the world by claiming the prestigious Tour de France and 70% of the Olympic cycling podiums. Never before had an...

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Benotto Bicycle Restoration – How to identify a vintage Benotto bike frame’s year and model – Part 2

Jonathan Whiting
May 9, 2015May 19, 2020

I made the mistake of painting my Benotto black after first getting it about a decade ago. Today I'm restoring it back to something fitting of...

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Benotto Classic – a growing list of Benotto Bicycles from 1931-1985

Jonathan Whiting
April 18, 2015July 13, 2020

This is an attempt to document all of Benotto's pre 1985 models. I need your help, if you have a photo of a Benotto and...

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