Riding the Kawasaki Z900RS rekindled images of cult 1974 Australian bikie movie Stone, while the Cafe version had me imagining I was Kiwi racer Graeme Crosby on his Moriwaki Kwaka in the late ‘70s.

Over the last 20 years or so, Triumph has dominated the retro bike scene. A combination of a storied history and some clever marketing has resulted in the brand taking a big slice of the market.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William covers motorbikes, E-bikes, cars, trucks and mobility tech. Back in the 1980s, I was a poor college student with two ...

Allyn started writing for TopSpeed in 2015, but has been writing on motorcycle and automotive topics since 2008 for outlets such as eHow, USAToday, and subsidiaries of MotorTrend. Formally trained as ...