In 1975, John Parham opened his first motorcycle shop in Anamosa, Iowa. Later he started J. Parham Enterprises with his wife, Jill. That company would become known as J & P Cycles, one of the […]
Vintage Motorcycles
Race Report: Helsington Classic Scramble 2023
Graham Watson follows his father’s tire tracks at the 2023 Helsington Scramble! Back in 2021, we featured the unique Cheney / Triumph “Cantilever Cub” of Graham Watson. In the 1970s, Graham’s father wanted to build […]
Dubai to London: BMW R80GS Desert Bomber
Project Zero 30: A Transcontinental Airhead from Cafe Rider Customs… The BMW R80GS is the grandfather of the modern adventure bike, and remains one of the most important and influential motorcycles of the modern era. […]
Stunning SRAD: ’98 Suzuki GSX-R750 Resto / Mod
90s Supersport Stunner from Ammar Çeker x Mim Moto… In 1985, Suzuki revolutionized modern superbiking with the original GSX-R750, hailed as the world’s first street-legal “replica racer” — basically a racebike for the street, […]
“Moxie” Honda CB550 Café Racer
Engineer Mat Kubak’s Budget-Built Honda 550 Café Racer… We always love to hear the origin stories of the builders who grace our pages. While many grow up around bikes — riding, racing, and rebuilding dirt […]
Triple XL: Three Honda XL500 Motocrossers!
GPgarage Moto builds a trio of four-stroke Honda motocrossers… Introduced in 1979, the Honda XL500 would become one of the most successful dual-purpose bikes of the era, combining a 32-hp version of the XR500 engine […]
Vinduro Boxer: BMW R100RS “Sixdays”
Rind Performance’s ISDE-inspired BMW scrambler… The International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) — known until 1981 as the International Six Days Trial (ISDT) — has been held annually since 1913, testing national teams of the world’s […]
Vintage Thunder: Harley-Davidson XR1000 BOTT Racer
Battle of the Twins Veteran: 1983 Harley-Davidson XR1000 Race Special… Launched in 1983, the Harley-Davidson XR1000 was conceived as a road-going version of the mighty XR750 — the most successful race bike in the history […]
The Graduate: Honda CB400F Café Racer
A show-worthy graduation present from Never Ending Cycles… The Honda CB400F is one of our favorite Honda fours of the 1970s, a café-styled machine that sported a high-revving 408cc inline four and one of the […]
Force of Nature: Suzuki GS1000E Restomod
Gary Scotti’s 1170cc 16-valve GS Restomod… In 1978, Suzuki entered the 1000cc inline-four arms race with the 90-hp GS1000. The 8-valve engine was developed from that of the excellent GS750, bored and stroked to 997cc, […]