Introduced in 1981, Kawasaki GPz1100 has been called the last king of the air-cooled superbikes, a fuel-injected 1089cc hot rod that ruled the street and strip until the rise of the liquid-cooled, aluminum-framed sportbikes. Said […]
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Restomod Monster: Honda CBX by dB Customs
1147cc CBX from a restomod master… Ten years after their introduction of the CB750, Honda unveiled the CBX 1000 — a six-cylinder, 1047cc superbike intended to show the world they were still the tip of […]
Bob Job: Harley XG500 Bobber by Augment Motorworks
New-school meets old-school in this Street 500 budget bobber… In 2014, Harley-Davidson introduced their first all-new lightweight models since the 1970s, the liquid-cooled Street series. Both models, the Street 750 (XG750) and Street 500 (XG500), […]
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 […]
Modern 400F: Honda CB-1 Restomod by ProtoWorks Manufacturing Inc
“We wanted the bike to look like it was going 100mph standing still.” In 1989, Honda unveiled a modern reincarnation of the greatest lightweight fours ever produced, the CB400F. The new Honda 400/4, known as […]
Unicorn Chaser: Honda CX500 by Last Lap Liza
Fairytale in Steel: From $50 junkyard heap to full-blown Unicorn Chaser… The Honda CX500 has always been a bit of a strange beast, a liquid-cooled transverse V-twin that earned the nicknames the “Poor Man’s Guzzi” […]
Lightweight Monster: Yamaha RD400 Café Racer
“Like riding a lightweight monster…” –Derek Molinski, Bikeshop DM In late 1975, Yamaha introduced the RD400 — a stroked and updated evolution of the 350, featuring a rubber-dampened engine, disc brakes, longer reach spark plug, […]
Virago 920 “YamaDuci” by Augment Motorworks
A Japanese-Italian love story… The Virago series was Yamaha’s first entrée into world of V-twin cruisers, and one of the first motorcycle mass-produced with a monoshock rear suspension. It was a bold move for Yamaha […]
Project X-Tracker: Yamaha XT500 Street Tracker
A BMX-inspired street tracker…with bicycle rack! The Yamaha XT500 is one of motorcycling history’s great success stories, and one of our favorite bikes of all time. The twin-valve four-stroke enduro won the Paris-Dakar Rally in […]
Flyin’ Merkel: Honda VFR750 Superbike by dB Customs
Period-correct AMA Superbike replica… Flyin’ Fred Merkel is one of the most legendary — even notorious — American racers ever to swing a leg over a superbike. Hailing from California’s Central Valley, Merkel quickly became […]
