“You don’t need a therapist if you ride a Titan…” Available from 2005-2012, the Yamaha MT-01 was a modern muscle bike, combining the stump-pulling power of the Warrior XV1700 V-twin with forks and brakes […]
Custom Motorcycles
Woodmachine: BMW R80 by Moto Rebuild
The BMW R80, built from 1978-1994, featured an ~800cc version of the venerable “airhead” flat-twin boxer engine, offering 51 horsepower to the rear wheel through a low-maintenance shaft drive. The bike cost nearly 50% more […]
Casper 3.0: Honda Nighthawk 750 by Vandals Moto
An Atlanta-based young gun builds a stunning Nighthawk… Produced from 1991 to 2003, the Honda Nighthawk 750 — aka CB750SC — has never been lavished with the praise and attention of the earlier CB750 models, […]
Yamaha SX225 “BIMA” Scrambler by Jowo Kustom
Released in 2006, the Yamaha SX225 — aka Yamaha Scorpio Z — has become one of the most popular platforms for customization in Indonesia and beyond — an affordable air-cooled four-stroke single that’s garnered praise […]
Victory Moto Show 2020
This past weekend was the 4th annual Victory Moto Show right here in our hometown of Savannah, Georgia. The show’s founder, Anna Heritage, is a born-and-raised native Savannahian from a veteran motorcycling family: “In 2017, […]
“Frankenstein” Suzuki DR250 Cafe Racer
Hand-built in a simple garage — sometimes without electricity! The Suzuki DR250 “Djebel” was a four-stroke dual-purpose motorcycle named for a mountain in North Africa. The 249cc mountain goat had dual disc brakes, USD forks, […]
Vincent 666: Nitro-Burning Land Speed Racer
Alp Racing & Design builds a nitro-fueled 182-mph Vincent LSR… Legend has it, Vincent engineer Phil Irving was working in his office one day when he noticed a pair of tracings of Vincent 500cc singles […]
Super Single: Yamaha SR500 Cafe Racer by Spero Floro
Truck mechanic Spero Floro builds one hot thumper… The Yamaha SR500 remains one of the world’s most beloved singles, a street version of the iconic XT500 enduro. When a street bike begins life as a […]
Back to Dirt: Yamaha XSR700 TT Scrambler — For Sale!
Elemental Rides x Capelos Garage build an IT-inspired XSR… Yamaha Yard Built program commissions talented builders from all over the world to transform modern Yamaha street bikes into “Yard Built” specials — a way to […]
Sportster 883R “Urus” Project
“The feeling of riding is close to the feeling of riding a bull.” The urus, aka aurochs, is an extinct species of wild long-horned cattle that once roamed the prehistoric grasslands of Eurasia and beyond […]
