195 Horsepower, 280 Pounds, Two Strokes: The Spirit of the 500cc “Unrideables” Reborn… For a generation of motorcycle racing fans, the 500cc two-stroke Grand Prix bike represents something close to the ultimate racing motorcycle. The […]
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Ride the Himalayas: 14,000+ Feet on Two Wheels
High Mountain Adventure with Canadian Motorcycle Legend Lawrence Hacking… In 2001, at the age of 47, riding a specially-prepped Honda XR650R, Lawrence Hacking became the first Canadian to finish the Dakar Rally. Just last year […]
Porsche-Inspired Pink Pig: 1000cc BMW R80 Café Racer
Porsche 917/20-inspired BMW from Germany’s Rindperformance… For the 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans, Porsche worked with French aerodynamics specialist SERA (Société d’Études et de Réalisations Automobiles) to create a one-off prototype that combined the […]
ATK 700 Intimidator: The 78-hp 700cc Two-Stroke Dirt Bike
685cc, 78 Horsepower, 238 Pounds: One of the most outrageous production dirt bikes ever offered in America… There was a time when a 500cc two-stroke motocross bike was the king of the dirt. Honda’s CR500 […]
Back in Black: Kawasaki W650 Scrambler
2001 Kawasaki W650 from WKND Customs… The Triumph Bonneville may get the lion’s share of the attention as the world’s most popular “neo-classic” roadster, but we have a soft spot for the Kawasaki W650. This […]
LOMO 2026: London Motorcycle Film & Photography Festival
The London Motorcycle Film and Photography Festival — better known as LOMO — explores the intersection of motorcycles, film, photography, and the custom world. The two-celebration takes place at the Old Timber Store at Maltby […]
Hard as Nails: 200-hp Suzuki Bandit 1340 Turbo
Aluminum-framed, Turbocharged 1340cc Bandit from Colin Worth… Introduced in 1996, the Suzuki Bandit 1200 was destined to become a cult muscle bike of the late 90s and early 2000s. The formula was wickedly simple: take […]
Bimota Vdue: 500cc Two-Stroke GP Bike for the Road
Bimota’s first homegrown engine powered one of the wildest superbikes of the 1990s: a featherweight 500cc V-twin smoker with direct fuel injection, carbon bodywork, and GP aspirations… Imagine walking into a motorcycle dealership in the […]
Tornado Rally: Honda XR250 Tornado Enduro
From Chopper to Rally Bike: Honda Tornado 250 from Argentina’s Industria Chernobyl… Introduced in 2001, the Honda XR250 Tornado (Tornado 250) was a lightweight air-cooled 250cc dual-sport developed mainly for Latin American markets and produced […]
Crighton CR700W: 220-hp, 286-lb Rotary Superbike
The culmination of Brian Crighton’s four-decade obsession with rotary race bikes makes 220 horsepower from 690cc — and weighs less than a Yamaha R3… The Crighton CR700W is one of those motorcycles whose specifications make […]
