Cafe Racers, Scramblers, Trackers, and Bratstyle
A Supercharged 450 with an aerodynamic duct running right through the middle of the motorcycle… Most high-performance motorcycles are designed around the engine. White Motorcycle Concepts, whose WMC250EV land speed bike we previously featured, approached […]
For Sale: Thruxton 900 Street Tracker from ASH Motorcycles… In 2003, Triumph rolled out the Thruxton 900, an air-cooled factory café racer based on the Bonneville roadster. The mission brief, of course, was to evoke […]
Burly Bear 650 from Black Cycles Australia… The Bear 650 is Royal Enfield’s production scrambler, which combines the 650 parallel-twin from the Interceptor and Continental GT models with a reinforced frame, spoked 19/17″ wheels, longer-travel […]
Brown-and-Cream Dream Machine from Mika Motorcycles… Next year, the Harley-Davidson Sportster will celebrate its 70th anniversary in production. Over that time, it’s proven itself as one of the most versatile twins ever built. It’s been […]
BMW R90 Springer “Chrome” from Lord Drake Kustoms… Francisco Manen and his workshop, Lord Drake Kustoms (LDK), have just unveiled another bold creation sure to raise eyebrows across the customs world: the new BMW R […]
Built with Love: A Super Six Honda from Sven Kupfer of Motorrad Treffen… In the long and storied history of the motorcycle, few machines can match the six-cylinder scream of the Honda CBX1000. It might […]
In the late 1990s, a tiny Swedish company built a 320-lb, 85-hp enduro… In 1999, most large-capacity twin-cylinder motorcycles intended for unpaved roads were still fundamentally adventure-tourers. BMW had the R1150GS, Honda had the Africa […]
Two-Stroke Drag Machine from Matt Kopp of Vintage Auto and Cycle… In 1971, Kawasaki introduced two siblings to the infamous 500cc H1 Mach III, both of them two-stroke triples like the original “Widowmaker.” One was […]
At the end of September, Rome played host to the 10th edition of the Eternal City Moto Show. This year, the venue switched to the legendary Gazometro — a colossal, 90-meter iron structure sometimes known […]
1975 Ducati 860GT “Oilcat” from Icarus Motors… For the 1975 model year, Ducati introduced the 860 GT, which combined Fabio Taglioni’s original stressed-member 750 GT frame with a larger 864cc bevel-cam-drive V-twin. Interestingly, Ducati achieved […]
