Marilyn take us on a journey through the beautifully mountainous Tennessee and Virginia border area, homing in on Rogersville. She shares a special look at a spectacular part of the country from the seat of her Sportster…This story is a 2-parter so stay tuned for the next installment, to run on Thursday. -steveb Tennessee’s [...]
Part III Rickman, the Prologue by Marilyn Elmore-Bragg (Chessie) photo credits: http://classic-motorbikes.net/ The Rickman Cycle Company had gone through many changes since its inception in the early ‘60’s. From a motocross rolling chassis kit, to viable street bike manufacturers, Rickman had seen some major changes. Changing their frames to accept the four stroke Japanese engines was [...]
Part II Rickman Frames the Road by Marilyn Elmore-Bragg (Chessie) photo credits: http://classic-motorbikes.net/ The Rickman Motorcycle Company started producing rolling chassis kits with their innovative frame design derived for the motocross community in 1960. Through the years, Rickman married their frames with Triumph, BSA, Bultaco, and Matchless along with many others. In the late sixties into [...]
(In her first installment for IWBlogger, Marilyn shares some history of a marque some of you have no doubt heard of – Rickman – the venerable, innovative frame design and development company that ruled the roost in the 1970′s – ed.) Chapter 1 of 3: Rickman Frames the Scrambler by Marilyn Elmore-Bragg (Chessie) photo credits: http://classic-motorbikes.net/ [...]
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