The factory produced over 11,000 of this model and they were exported all over the world in, for the first time, a variety of colours. White proved moderately popular, but the vast majority of buyers preferred traditional black with white pinstripes.
* 40 years on BMW again used a British design, on their R259 models.
East of Monterey and not far from Laguna Seca Raceway, Moto Talbott began with the gift of a coffee-table book about the Guggenheim Museum's "Art of the Motorcycle" collection which toured the world in the late 90s. For the following two decades or so Robb assembled a remarkable collection of machines, many reflecting his personal experiences in the field as a young man. In recent years the idea came to him to present his passion to fellow enthusiasts, and with the help of his good friend and collaborator Bob Weindorf the museum was born. More...
