The heyday of board track racing was the 1910s and 1920s, when riders on brakeless Indians and Excelsiors and Harley-Davidson slammed and thundered around rickety, steep-walled speedways in excess of 90 mph, just inches from […]
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MZ Baghira 660 Black Panther by Craig Jackson
“The soul of a thumper Supermoto with the dressing of a Café Racer.” In 1997, MZ unveiled the Baghira, a 660cc thumper developed from their Skorpion supermono and named after the wise and ferocious panther […]
Handbuilt in Texas: Jackson 5AM V2.0
“We don’t build custom Yamahas, Hondas, etc. We build Jacksons.” The XV750 Virago, launched in 1981, was Yamaha’s first entry into the V-twin cruiser arena. It was a slightly funky machine, with an air-cooled 75° […]
In the Wild: Suzuki “DR790” Scrambler by Jesse Cruze
Big-bore Suzuki “DR790” from Texas… The Suzuki DR650 has been in production for nearly 30 years now, a 46-horsepower big single that’s earned a reputation for ruggedness and do-it-all utility. The air/oil-cooled engine is counterbalanced, […]
Descending Dragon: BMW R75/5 “HaLong”
Introduced in 1970, the R75/5 was the largest BMW motorcycle of the time, offering a 750cc, 50-horsepower boxer engine capable of pushing the machine to 110 mph. The entire “Slash 5” or “/5” series, which […]
Kawasaki KLX250 Flat Tracker by Colt Wrangler
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 […]
Honda XR600R Street Tracker by RotaJG
The Honda XR600R — affectionately known as the “Big Red Pig” — was the king of the desert for a decade and more. Introduced in 1985, the big air-cooled XR quickly rose to dominance at […]
Harley XG500 Street Tracker by Colt Wrangler
Win this H-D Street Tracker from Colt Wrangler and Gruene Harley! The Harley-Davidson XG500 — aka the Street 500 — is the company’s first lightweight motorcycle since the 1970s. The bike comes with a narrow-bore […]
“Street Lethal” Kawasaki KX500 Cafe Racer
Meet the ultimate lightweight, big bore 2-stroke street weapon… The Kawasaki KX500 is one of the most notorious motorcycles ever built — a fire-breathing 2-stroke legend of motocross and desert racing whose power delivery has […]
BMW R65 Urban Tracker by Duc Tran
Motorcycles have a special way of healing us and preserving our sanity in a world that can be incredibly chaotic and painful. So it was for Duc Tran, a young father in Austin, Texas, who’s […]
