This from our friend Julian, in Los Angeles. 1954 Florida State Champion Winning Bike This amazingly fast, well-built state champion of a bike is an absolute bloody gem. I bought the bike at the Davenport Swap-meet from the original owner (yes he was the 1954 Florida State Champion), so I am the second owner of the bike. It's unique combination of Harley and Triumph parts are a deliberate decision from the original owner as this is what he felt performed the best, obviously s

The interest in the DTRA's Vintage class grows with every year. Four-strokes and two-strokes are mixed on the track, but split into two championships, and Sean Kelly proved you didn't need anyone's idea of a typical flat tracker, or a big budget, to win the two-stroke title, as he did in 2019. Here Sean shares the story of his Suzuki TS400. (Action photos: Braking Point Images) Motorcycles have always been the family trade but not always in the blood. As a third-generation mo

Regular blog readers will know I've been a columnist for magazines including Café Racer, GQ Italia, Rolling Stone Italy and Bike over the years. Some I packed in, others dried up with editors changed. I still contribute to Café Racer in France as I have for over ten years. Every now and then I repost the columns here. This one is from 2019. Type Inman Column into the search bar to see the others. GI Three years ago I was at the first Dirt Track Riders Association race of the

Reader post from John Bade. Get in touch if you have a post for us. A bike you're building, a race you visited, a memory, an old snapshot. I made it up to the AMA Vintage Flat Track Nationals at Cuddebackville, NY last weekend. Thought I'd share some of my "bits & pieces" iPhone photos. It was great to see the large turnout for this event. Take care,  John #NewYork #Vintageflattrack #ShortTrackNY