An 800cc, 120+ hp Triple from Ralf Kraemer… In the late 1960s, Kawasaki wanted to create a 500cc two-stroke motorcycle that could boast 60 horsepower and a 1/4-mile time below the 13-second mark. The result […]
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Yamaha XT600 Street Tracker
The Yamaha XT600 was an evolution of the original Dakar-winning XT500 — one of the greatest enduro machines of all-time — and retained the original XT’s emphasis on simplicity, ruggedness, and reliability. Famed motorcycle historian […]
The Beast: Yamaha V-Max by MotoRockers Garage
The original Yamaha V-Max remains one of the most beastly two-wheeled production bikes ever conceived, a 145-hp V4 cruiser that could blast down the 1/4 mile in a shade under 11 seconds. Unlike a […]
Win This: 1940 Stainless Steel Knucklehead Chopper
Handcrafted 1940 Stainless Steel Knucklehead: 3500+ hours of work! Builder and fabricator Christian Newman (@ctnewman) got into motorcycles the way many of us do: a combination of dirt bikes and inspiration from his father. He […]
Desert Beezer: 1967 BSA Victor Enduro 441
Rock drummer Jorma Vik builds and races a classic Beezer… In the 1960s, BSA motocross star Jeff Smith convinced the factory that it was time to develop a lighter, all-new machine to replace the […]
Dune Runner: Honda CX400 Scrambler
LE VAN VAN énervé — The Pissed-off Van Van… The Honda CX500, once derided as the “Plastic Maggot,” would go on to achieve cult status as a nearly unbreakable instrument of the two-wheeled professional: “It […]
Box of Dynamite: Yamaha RD465LC Restomod
A modernized “Elsie” with a dyno-proven 103.7 bhp! The Yamaha RD350LC was the successor of the RD400, featuring the same bore and stroke as the original air-cooled RD350 (64x54mm) but with liquid cooling and a […]
Supercharged Speed Triple 1050 RS by Thornton Hundred
“It’ll eat Panigales for breakfast.” About three years ago, we featured a Ducati 900SS cafe racer from a 22-year-old builder out of the UK, Jody Millhouse of Thornton Hundred Motorcycles. A couple of killer builds […]
Radical Guzzi: “NOSferatu” Sprint Racer
“Speed is our Religion…” — Sultans of Sprint We’ve loved watching the rise of Sultans of Sprint in recent years, a European drag racing championship that stars custom air-cooled two-cylinder machines with engines up to […]
Yamaha WR450F Street Tracker by Stevo’s Chop Shop
Top 10 in the Roland Sands Corona Virus Bike Build Off! The Yamaha WR450F is the company’s four-stroke enduro-class machine — in essence, a YZ450F motocross bike with a headlight, kickstand, electric start, lower noise/exhaust […]
