The 750 GT blazed the path that Ducati followed to become one of the world’s best-known motorcycle manufacturers. Continue reading
1970s / Ducati / Italian / Motorcycles
Category Archives: Motorcycles
1950s / Ducati / Italian / Motorcycles
Trapped in a box: Rare 1952 Ducati Cruiser on display at Autostadt
The Ducati Cruiser was the first mass-produced Italian scooter fitted with a four-stroke engine and an automatic transmission. Continue reading
1980s / BMW / Driven daily / Motorcycles
Ridden daily: BMW R80 G/S
Patina adds character to one of the most timeless bikes of the 1980s. Continue reading
Road Test: 2012 Triumph Bonneville SE
Triumph stands as one of England’s most venerable marques. Triumph cars and motorcycles separated in 1936 but the brand has been producing motorcycles more or less continuously since 1902. Granted, there was that time period from 1983 to 1991 when not a whole lot happened aside from some bikes built under license by Les Harris. … Continue reading
1970s / Honda / Japanese / Motorcycles
Introducing “Project Scrambler”
Typically, we feature four-wheeled vehicles, but this 1971 Honda CL450 Scrambler is a project that seems to fit the spirit of RWP. After all, it did run when it was parked and it has a rather interesting story. This author will be working first hand on the bike’s resurrection and will be covering the progress … Continue reading
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Ran When Parked visits Sicily
Ran When Parked had the opportunity to make two trips to Sicily back in 2008. Thanks to good friends and distant relatives, we were able to spend much of our time there either working on cars or roaming around the island in our trusty 1997 Fiat Brava with a camera in hand. Continue reading
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The 5 cars we’d want to drive in an apocalypse (and the 5 we wouldn’t)
According to a heavily-publicized prediction made by the Mayan civilization several centuries ago, the world as we know it will end for good today. Everything looks okay to us and we’ve yet to spot zombies, flaming meteorites or craters where shopping centers once were, but it’s best to be cautious. After all, most weather stations … Continue reading
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The 34th annual Epoqu’Auto vintage car show
The 34th annual Epoqu’Auto vintage car show took place last weekend outside of Lyon in the Rhône department of France. There are many smaller car shows and gatherings in the area but Epoqu’Auto is said to be the largest event of its kind by a long shot so, rain and wind be damned, we drove … Continue reading
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Avignon Motor Festival 2012
The 10th annual Avignon Motor Festival took place last weekend in the beautiful Vaucluse department of France. There are many other vintage car events in the region, but the Motor Festival is by far the biggest one. Continue reading
1950s / Italian / Maserati / Motorcycles
I motocicli di Maserati
>The Maserati brand is well known the world over for high-end sports cars. While many of us know about the famous “Birdcage” or the Merak or even the infamous Biturbos of the 1980s, few have heard about Maserati’s two-wheeled ventures. Adolfo Orsi was quite the Italian industrialist in the 1950s. Along with owning steel mills … Continue reading
