Rolling Through the Isles, by Ted Simon – Book Review
Clement Salvadori
September 14, 2012
Somebody asks Ted that if he had only one more motorcycle trip to do, where would he go? Many of us might think about exotic places, like Bali, or adventurous, like Tibet, or sybaritic, like the French Riviera. But Ted, a sensible chap, looks back over a long life, and decides he would like to return... Read more »
Horizons Unlimited Travellers Meeting
Clement Salvadori
November 14, 2011
All sorts of motorcycles were on hand, but the dual-purpose bikes predominated, with lots of KTMs, BMWs, and Japanese singles. Motorcycle events are proliferating – which is a good thing. I was especially tickled when Horizons Unlimited (HU) called me up to say they were having a meeting in Cambria,... Read more »
Retrospective: BSA B25 Starfire 250: 1968-1970
Clement Salvadori
October 22, 2007
(This Retrospective article was published in the October 2007 issue of Rider.) STORY and photography BY CLEMENT SALVADORI This little machine was an anomaly when it appeared on the showroom floors in 1968; though it was a rather attractive motorcycle, it was powered by an old-fashioned single-cylinder... Read more »
Retrospective: Yamaha TDM 850: 1992-1993
Clement Salvadori
May 22, 2007
(This Retrospective article appeared in the May 2007 issue of Rider.) New Sports? What was a “New Sports” machine? In this case it seemed to be a “naked” bike partially clothed in a small fairing, which had a curious bicloptic headlight arrangement, the two bulbs side by side. Definitely unusual.... Read more »
2006 Triumph Bonneville T100 Cross Country Motorcycle Tour
Clement Salvadori
April 6, 2006
story and photography by Clement Salvadori [This Triumph Bonneville T100 Cross Country Motorcycle Tour was originally published in the December 2006 issue of Rider magazine] “How come you’re in Post?” he asks. Sensible question, as Post is not really on the main road to anywhere, and I am obviously... Read more »
