Fast is Better: Turbos, Nitrous, and Unholy Horsepower…
In just three years, Worship Moto Show has become one of our favorite motorcycle events on the planet. Each year, Gary Inman of Sideburn and Dirt Quake fame gathers a host of fire-breathing machines from across the UK and Europe into a 120-year-old church in Leeds. These are not your dapper Sunday roadsters or gentlemen’s café racers. No, sir, at Worship Moto Show you’re more likely to see high-powered monsters built by madmen in garden sheds.
These are snorting, banshee-wailing bikes that scare children and neighbors…and often the men riding them. Turbos, superchargers, nitrous, and big-bore kits are the norm here. Bikes built for speed. As the great Hunter S. Thompson said:
“Some people will tell you that slow is good — and it may be, on some days — but I am here to tell you that fast is better. I’ve always believed this, in spite of the trouble it’s caused me. Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube. That is why God made fast motorcycles, Bubba…” -HST, “Song of the Sausage Creature”
We sent our man Roberto Garagarza (@roga______) to cover the event, and he returned with nearly 800 images. Attendees were given stickers to place on the plaques of their favorite bikes, and the People’s Choice Award ended up being a tie between Sticky Speed Shop’s “Butter Knife” and the Motomann M1 CX500.
Today we’re thrilled to publish our first gallery of bikes from Worship Moto Show 2026. We’re starting with the streetfighters, naked bikes, muscle bikes, and boutique chassis specials.
Proceed on for storied names like Spondon, Harris, Martek, Moto Martin, Gia, and more, with enough forced induction, NOS, and horsepower for a fast ride to heaven.
We’ll follow up in the next few days with the superbikes, drag bikes, and road racers from the show. What’s your favorite of the lot? Tell us in the comments!
Worship Moto Show: Streetfighters, etc.
Spondon Turbo
Spondon GSX-R
Moto Martin Suzuki
NOS-Injected Harris Honda: SPS Motorbike Detailing
Suzuki GSX1100ET Turbo
Martek Suzuki
“Halfheart” Suzuki Turbo
Gia 1216 Turbo
“Voodoo Purple” Martek
Spondon CBR900
Spondon Turbo Hayabusa: Dave Solomon (Featured Here)
Gia GSX-R1000
Harris Magnum 4: Wolf 77 Customs (Featured Here)
Suzuki GT250 X7 Restomod
Kawasaki Z1 900 Restomod
BFO Switchblade
Motomann M1 CX500
“Suzie”
HRC CB1300
Triumph Speed Triple 1050
’81 Kawasaki Z1000J
Kawasaki Z1R
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