Texas young gun builds a track toy… The liquid-cooled, 27-hp Kawasaki KLX250, introduced in 2006, is the successor to the old air-cooled KLR250 — a lightweight dual-sport used by everyone from daily commuters to the […]
Custom Motorcycles
“Big Blue”: Yamaha SR400 Street Tracker by Candy Motorcycle Laboratory
The Yamaha SR400 was introduced to the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) way back in 1978, and has remained in constant production except for a single two-year hiatus in the 2000s. Developed with the design credo […]
Yamaha XT500 Scrambler by Bikes Popayán
The Yamaha XT500 is one of our favorite 4-stroke dual-sports / enduros of all time. Introduced in 1976, the XT500 single competed in the big African rally raids, winning the first-ever Paris Dakar Rally in […]
Sound and Fury: Yamaha WR450 “Skeleton V2” by Le Motographe
The WR450 “Skeleton” returns…in supermoto trim! Recently, we featured the work of French workshop Le Motographe, builders of this stunning Yamaha WR450F custom enduro — an “extreme scrambler” whose lightweight exoskeleton supported a handmade gas […]
Fuller Moto 2029: The Future is Now
A machine that elevates the form… The Haas Moto Museum & Sculpture Gallery — located in Dallas, Texas — houses an incredible collection of unique and one-of-a-kind motorcycles stretching from 1901 to the present day. The […]
Fire Road Crusher: BMW R100GS Custom by Wheelborne
The BMW R100GS, introduced in 1987, was the next-generation evolution of the legendary BMW R80GS — the grandfather of all the adventure-touring bikes we know today. The 980cc, 60-hp R100GS was not only more powerful […]
“Momot”: Royal Enfield 500 Bobber by Jowo Kustom
While many manufacturers have had success in producing factory bobbers — most recently the Triumph Bonneville Bobber — Royal Enfield has not jumped on the bandwagon. To this day, if you want a Royal Enfield […]
The Meta: Beta 350 RR “Super Tracker”
“Two wheels / one engine / tank / seat – let’s go!” Beta motorcycles, built in Italy, can trace their origins to a bicycle maker founded well over a century ago in Florence. In the […]
“Valhalla”: BMW R65 Scrambler by Blunk’s Garage
In Old Norse mythology, Valhalla (“the hall of the fallen”) is the great hall in Asgard, the celestial fortress of the gods, where heroes slain in battle are received. According to an Old Norse poem: […]
“The Blue Duck”: Custom Yamaha YZ125 by Max Miille
On the pipe: Custom two-stroke dirt bike from Oregon… The Yamaha YZ125, introduced in 1974, boasts the longest production run of any motocross bike in the world. The liquid-cooled, 125cc two-stroke has evolved over the […]
