80s ISDE Style: 1300cc V-Twin Yamaha Scrambler from Finland’s JL Meccanica… The Yamaha XVS950 — also known as the DragStar or V Star 950 — was introduced in 2009, with a 942cc fuel-injected four-valve 60° […]
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Virago CR82: Yamaha XV920 Café Racer
Now for Sale: Lean and Mean Virago from Pit Lane Motos… Yamaha introduced its first V-twins in the early 1980s, with North American dealers receiving the Virago 750 and 920. The XV750 would be the […]
Custom BMW R1100S: An Endurance Racer’s Boxer
Xavi Dynamische builds an R1100 for a 24 Hours of Catalonia veteran… At its introduction in 1998, the BMW R1100S was the company’s most sporting Boxer ever, featuring a 92-bhp engine, clip-on handlebars, rearsets, and […]
Father, Son, and ZRX: Kawasaki ZRX1200S
In the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, professional road racer Jake Holden set the fastest time ever up the mountain on a carbureted motorcycle. The bike was a custom Kawasaki “ZRX1224RR” built by James […]
Artride 2026: Bobbers, Choppers, and Moto Miscellany
For our third and final installment from ArtRide 2026, we have the bobbers, choppers, and miscellaneous builds from the show. As you may recall, ArtRide is an exhibition that takes place during the annual Wheels […]
ArtRide 2026: Café Racers & Superbikes
We’re back with another segment from ArtRide 2026, the custom bike and art show at Wheels & Waves in Biarritz, France. It took place June 11-13 at Skatepark Biarritz, just a stone’s throw from the […]
BOLT #008: 1995 Honda CB750 Café Racer
By the mid 1990s, the Honda CB750 — aka the Nighthawk 750 — had morphed into a retro-style UJM with twin shocks and an air-cooled DOHC inline-four with 75 ponies at the ready. At the […]
Kinetic Art: Brough Superior RMB01
Brough Superior and Watchmaker Richard Mille join forces on a work of kinetic art… One of the most striking machines at ArtRide 2026 in Biarritz, France, was the Brough Superior RMB01. Built in collaboration with […]
The Poetry of Motion: 7 Trackers & Scramblers from ArtRide 2026
ArtRide XI: Where Art and Motorcycles Collide… The annual Wheels & Waves Festival in Biarritz, France, hosts some of the wildest two-wheeled spectacles on the planet: Punk’s Peak, El Rollo Flat Track, The Race of […]
Brothers to Dakar: S2D Race Team and Their Husqvarna FR450 Rally Bikes
Brothers Carl and Craig Searles race the Dakar Rally… The Dakar Rally is regarded as the world’s most grueling off-road race, a 5000-mile battle across some of the most epic, difficult terrain on the planet. […]
