Shed-Builder Tony Lloyd’s 10th Ducati Custom Build… When the Ducati Multistrada 1000 hit the scene in 2003, folks weren’t quite sure what to make of it. “Multistrada” means “Many Roads,” and the bike seemed […]
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Desmospagedici RP: Ducati 848 Café Racer
Desmosedici RR-inspired 848 Café Racer… In 2006, Ducati caused a huge sensation in the motorcycle world with the introduction of the “Desmosedici RR,” a street-legal version of their MotoGP racer. Only 1500 examples were ever […]
Mad Max: Yamaha V-Max 1200 Custom
V4 Beast from Lord Drake Kustoms… Back in the early 1980s, Yamaha wanted to develop a two-wheeled hot rod for the American market. They sent the project’s team leader, Akira Araki, stateside for research. “According […]
Cid 6: 1100cc Honda CBX Café Racer
“Like Riding a Dragon” — CBX1100 from Cid Motorcycles… The Honda CBX grew out of the Japanese superbike wars of the 1970s. At the time, manufacturers kept putting ever larger and more powerful air-cooled […]
Event Report: 2024 Glemseck 101
Event report and photos from our man on the ground, Roman Juriš, who brought his Yamaha XS400 “Roadster” more than 1000 kilometers from his home country of Slovakia to attend. From Roman: All café racer […]
Stealth Bomber: Harley V-Rod “Nighthawk”
Drag-style “Nighthawk” from RW Motorcycles… Back in 2001, Harley-Davidson introduced the VRSC (V-twin Racing Street Custom), better known as the V-Rod. While it may have looked like just another low-slung cruiser of the era, it […]
1700cc Single: Hackel-Wright Chopper
Terror & Euphoria: Al Hackel’s 1700cc Single-Cylinder Chopper… The Wright R-975 Whirlwind was a family of 9-cylinder 975 cubic-inch radial aircraft engines designed by Wright Aeronautical and produced from 1929 until the 1950s. Each […]
Tarmac Attack: BMW R1250GS Supermoto
Swiss Supermoto Champion Builds a Tarmac-Focused GS1250… In late 2018, the much-awaited R1250GS began to arrive at BMW dealerships. A replacement for the outgoing R1200GS, this new evolution of the venerable GS series boasted […]
American Supermoto: Indian FTR Supermotard
Indian FTR 1200 SM from Trail Découverte Concept… In 2019, Indian Motorcycle launched the FTR 1200. Though the FTR (“Flat Track Racer”) was inspired by Indian’s championship-winning 750cc flat trackers, it was more of a […]
Desert Shred: Custom Ducati Desert Sled
Scram Africa Sled from Cid Motorcycles… When the new Ducati Scrambler hit the market in 2015, it received a warm reception as a retro street bike, but it was no off-roader. As with many of […]
