Cafe Racers, Scramblers, Trackers, and Bratstyle
Streetfightin’ Man: Xavi Dynamische’s Vader-Black R1… In 1998, Yamaha released the original YZF-R1. The first-year red and white R1 revolutionized the 1000cc superbike class, employing an innovative new vertically stacked gearbox. This design made the […]
American Hot Rod Meets British Café Racer… The Harley-Davidson Sportster has remained one of the motorcycling world’s most popular platforms for customization ever since the release of the original model in 1957. In 1986, the […]
Updated: 375-bhp / 550 lb: Ferrari V8 Motorcycle from Hazan Motorworks… Earlier this year, we did a short in-progress feature of the Ferrari F355-powered motorcycle build from Maxwell Hazan of Hazan Motorworks — one of […]
For those of us who love prewar motorcycles and automobiles, the Normandy Beach Race is simply one of the neatest annual motoring events in the world — a time warp to another era. It takes […]
Functional Art: Bart Hoover’s Kawasaki ZX750E1 Turbo Restomod… In the early 80s, Kawasaki began development of what would become the 750 Turbo — widely regarded as the best production turbo bike of the era. […]
Super Roadster from Never Ending Cycles… In 2001, Ducati unleashed the Monster S4, a weaponized version of the brand’s beloved naked roadster. Gone was the old air-cooled SOHC two-valve twin. In its place went a […]
Each year, the Born-Free Motorcycle Show assembles a group of Invited Builders to build their dream bikes and debut them as a focal point of the show. “We do our best to scour the earth […]
BIKE Factory resurrects a wrecked Super Ten… Back in 1989, Yamaha introduced a Paris Dakar-inspired adventure bike, the XTZ750 Super Ténéré. The Super Ten’s engine was a 749cc liquid-cooled parallel-twin with five valves per cylinder […]
“The wildest chopper party in the South…” Back in 2009, friends Mike Davis and Grant Peterson decided to throw a get-together of vintage choppers in Orange County, California…and the Born-Free Motorcycle Show was born. […]
Paul Smart-Inspired Ducati from Rindperformance… English racer Paul Smart wasn’t well known in international road racing circles until the 1972 Imola 200, where he piloted a Grand Turismo (GT) 750 — the first Ducati with […]
