Vintage Bikes, Modern Performance: BikeBound’s Top 10 Restomod Motorcycles of 2025…
In recent years, we’ve watched restomod builds gain more and more traction. Generally, we consider restomods to be vintage or “youngtimer” bikes that retain much of their original silhouette and design, but have been updated with modern tech in terms of suspension, brakes, wheels, tires, and engine management / performance.
At one time, we mainly saw vintage superbikes given the restomod treatment, coming from such names as AC Sanctuary and dB Customs. However, we’ve been happy to see builders branching out to all kinds of new platforms. Now it’s not unusual to see resto-modded dirt bikes, enduros, and naked bikes — some of which made our list.
To clarify, this is an objective, data-driven list based on traffic and engagement data, and builds are shown in alphabetical order by builder. Below is our list of the Top 10 Restomods we featured in 2025, based on traffic and engagement. Here’s to more great restomods in 2026!
Top 10 Restomod Bikes of 2025
(Builds shown in alphabetical order by builder.)
• AC Sanctuary: Honda CBX Restomod
• AC Sanctuary: Kawasaki Z2 Restomod
• Tom Gessner: Triumph T509 Speed Triple Restomod
• Jacko Jackson: Suzuki GSX-R1100 Slabside Restomod
• Peter Kendall: Honda “XR680R” Restomod
• Jonny Kerins: Yamaha FZR750 Genesis
• Sooo Wet Customs: Honda CBX Restomod
• Unique Classics: Yamaha TT500 Restomod
• VMX Restomod: Honda XR600R Restomod
• Wildcard Garage: Suzuki GSX-R750 Next-Gen Superbike
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