Cafe Racers, Scramblers, Trackers, and Bratstyle
Bernard Mont’s Custom-Framed, Hub-Steered BSA Boardtracker… The Glemseck 101 remains one of the wildest two-wheeled events on the planet, a hotbed of speed and creativity where garage-builders race custom-built sprint bikes down an 1/8-mile stretch […]
The Italian Powerhouse That Conquered Dakar… The Cagiva Elefant occupies a unique place in Paris-Dakar history. Where other manufacturers leaned on clinical efficiency or engineering conservatism, Cagiva brought Italian audacity to the table: massive V-twin […]
Scott Verrall’s TDM 850-powered Sonauta Super Ténéré… Introduced in 1989, the Yamaha XTZ750 Super Ténéré sported a new DOHC 5-valve parallel-twin with a 360-degree crankshaft and output of 69 bhp. The styling came from Yamaha’s […]
The Bike That Built a Dakar Dynasty… The Yamaha YZE750T Super Ténéré is one of the most important motorcycles in rally-raid history. Purpose-built from the ground up for the Paris-Dakar Rally, it was the machine […]
Blown Superbike-Powered Flat Tracker from Finland… There must be something in the water in Finland. Maybe it’s the dark winters, the sisu culture of grit and resilience, or the long history of racing on dirt, […]
The big twin that ruled the desert at the height of the Paris-Dakar era… In the early and mid-1990s, Yamaha dominated the Paris-Dakar Rally, the toughest off-road endurance race on the planet. At the heart […]
‘99 BMW F650 Funduro “Battle Runner” by BCK Motorcycles… In the 1990s, some 50,000 BMW F650 Funduros were produced in partnership with Aprilia and Rotax before BMW brought production in-house in 2000. A bike with […]
The Best Bikes for Hard Enduro Right Now Hard enduro is one of the most demanding forms of motorcycling — a blend of technical rock gardens, steep climbs, deep mud, tight forests, and unpredictable terrain. […]
1000cc Street-Legal Quad: “Feels like a Formula 2 car with a motorcycle handlebar – positively crazy…” The BMW M 1000 R is the company’s flagship “hyper-naked,” featuring a 207-bhp ShiftCam engine from the S 1000 […]
Baja-Style WR155R Scrambler from Solace Motorcycle… The Yamaha WR155R is a modern dual-sport that features a liquid-cooled, fuel-injected 155cc single-cylinder engine with Variable Valve Actuation (VVA). For years, it’s been mainly available in Southeast Asian […]
