If loud pipes save lives, you might want to think twice about riding this bike, even if you can afford to buy it. A 1894 Roper Steam Motorcycle will be crossing the block at the Auctions America by RM ...

Rene van Tuil of Revatu Customs knows how the custom->ke296 game works. His latest creation, dubbed the Black Pearl, perfectly illustrates how some builders are fine with eschewing performance ...

In this episode on Tekniq, we witness a unique type of steam-powered motorcycle, the delivery process of motorbikes and ...

One of the world's most valuable motorcycles will go under the hammer early next year. It was hand-built by American inventor Sylvester H. Roper, one of two people with legitimate claims of inventing ...

Steampunk has a faithful following, and so it isn't surprising that every now and again we see a steam powered contraption pop up. The latest is called the Black Pearl, and it is a motorcycle styled ...

The Industrial Revolution's strides produced many miracles. Advancements in metallurgy and improved technological practices made the mass production of precision parts possible and, with time, ...

This vintage steam motorcycle prototype was built in 1836 by English railway engineers George Stephenson (father) and Robert Stephenson (son), who also built the Rocket locomotive. To us, it looks ...

Around two years ago we showed you an amazing steampunk motorcycle concept created by Colby Higgins. The Train Wreck, for this is the name of that concept, proved to be a very good source of ...

Colby Higgins is a design student in Boston, and Train Wreck is his brainchild: just like the name suggests it, we're dealing with an amazing steam engine bike concept. It's really hard to point out ...

This motorcycle appearing in Russia is a delightful throwback to the technology of the 1860's that would come to inspire steampunk. The uploader, Virtuoso, claims the bike was originally built in 1869 ...