"A simple frame. Direct drive. Wide bars. Tiny tank. The fundamentals of a speedway bike have changed as little as the art of the oval itself. Here are nine bikes from nine decades. Can you spot the changes? [gallery link=""
"In case you hadn't noticed, there's a lot to be said for the simple joy of racing a motorbike around an oval dirt track. While the noble sport of speedway may be the root of these things, the shale is "
"What do you think is the ongoing appeal of speedway as a motorsport? The speed and the danger aspect are ever-present as part of its appeal, but one of the sport’s greatest assets is being able to see the "
"Simplicity is extremely difficult to achieve. While the apparent straightforwardness of the oval is one of speedway’s key appeals there are a raft of mechanical subtleties on a speedway bike that help achieve the zen like flow of the "
"Speedway’s history reaches way back to a time when there were no computers, no electronic timings, no million dollar sponsorship deals and no TV coverage. Still, this stripped down sport of working class heroes produced a noble visual culture. "
"Cardiff's Millennium Stadium. The Adrian Flux FIM British Speedway Grand Prix. The place is packed to the rafters. It’s clear to see that speedway today has a large and loyal following. And why not? What’s not to like? "
"I got into speedway when I was really young. The thing I enjoy most about the sport is the Adrenaline. I’m riding a 500 cc bike with no brakes and I’m trying to ride the bike as fast as "
"OK, in a month when we've been fetishising old Land Rovers it's worth mentioning that other off-roaders are available. And Toyota's totemic Land Cruiser brand, as well as Nissan's boxy patrol contender, contain in their number some of the most "
"Triumph Motorcycles have confirmed their new land speed record attempt with greasy national treasure Guy Martin Our kid will be hitting the salt at Bonneville astride the Triumph Rocket III Streamliner, which is powered by two turbocharged, methanol-drinking 2.3 litre Triumph "
"Not sure what to make of these. Lids are supposed to protect you. But it's nice if they look good too. We've always been a bit skeptical about anything 'statementy' with regards to the design of a crash helmet. But "
"He’s probably the world’s most successful living artist (using dollars as a measure) and he’s got a major retrospective circling the globe that has just landed in the Guggenheim, Bilbao. Back in the early 1980s Jeff Koons "
"Ok, so we know the mainstream bike industry have been co-opting the custom scene for years now. Our Gary Inman, valued contrib, Sideburn supremo and Dirt Quake impresario, pointed out as much in our recent feature thread on the custom "
"No doubt many of us wish we had the time, money and TV good looks to do a Ewan McGregor (and his mate) and embark on a motorised mega trip to lands far away and adventures extreme. In 1955, when an "
"Of all the tough guys that Hollywood as ever produced, James Coburn was one of the toughest. And he of course had an incredible taste in cars. It’s common knowledge that soon-to-be-anointed supremo of mainstream UK car culture Chris "
"Wait. Be still your angry keyboard. We know that the Range Rover didn’t have its official launch until June 1970. What now lies before us on a central London dealership forecourt is a piece of automotive archeology, a motorised missing "
"The Bowler EXR-S is a mental car. It's powered by a supercharged five litre V8 that produces 510 horsepower and more torque than the Titanic. In this Dakar-inspired road car the Derbyshire company have created something otherworldly. For optimum weight distribution "
