What Bikes are Used in the Dakar Rally? The Dakar Rally is the most brutal motorsport event on Earth — thousands of miles across deserts, dunes, rocks, rivers, camel grass, and uncharted terrain. Riders face […]
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Born in the Dirt, Built for the Street: Triumph Tracker 400
Triumph announces the Tracker 400, coming in 2026… Here at BikeBound, we’re big fans of flat and street trackers, so it piqued our interest this week when Triumph announced a new addition to their 2027 […]
Baja-Spec Honda XR650R from a Factory Dakar Rider
Desert-Ready XR650R from Factory Honda Rally Racer Skyler Howes… Introduced in 2000, the Honda XR650R is widely regarded as the “King of Baja.” Honda developed the machine expressly to dominate desert racing, and dominate it […]
BikeBound Guide: Isle of Man TT Bikes
What bikes are used in the Isle of Man TT? The Isle of Man TT is the most demanding, dangerous, and mythic motorcycle race on Earth — 37.73 miles of public roads, 200+ mph […]
“Sputnik” Yamaha DT175 Flat Tracker
Ready to Orbit: Two-Stroke Flat Tracker from Vintage Sykles… Pete Sykes of Worcester, Pennsylvania, was an avid flat track racer back in the 1970s. Following the loss of his best friend on the track, he […]
BikeBound Guide: Fastest Street-Legal Production Motorcycles
Recently we featured the “World’s Fastest Motorcycles,” which included track-only machines and ultra-rare limited editions. When we talk about the “fastest” motorcycles you can actually buy and ride on public roads, the contenders narrow down […]
Beach Runner: “Kellyx” Kawasaki KLX250S
A Baja-inspired Homage to Japanese Dirt Bikes… In 2006, Kawasaki introduced the KLX250S as their new quarter-liter dual-sport, featuring a DOHC four-valve single-cylinder engine, inverted forks, and a wet weight of under 300 pounds. While […]
Turbo Dirt Bike: GasGas MC450F Factory Edition
Turbocharged GasGas 450 Motocrosser: “Like Riding a Lightning Bolt…” The GasGas MC450F Factory Edition is a limited-edition, race-ready motocross bike that boasts factory-spec WP suspension, Akrapovič exhaust, Factory Racing wheels, app-based tuning, and Troy Lee […]
What’s the Motorcycle in the Movie Infinite?
Meet CCM: The boutique British brand behind the film’s biggest action scene. In the 2021 sci-fi action film Infinite, starring Mark Wahlberg and directed by Antoine Fuqua, one machine steals the spotlight during the film’s […]
Downright Evil: GasGas SM 700 Turbo Supermoto
For Sale: 108-hp 700cc Turbo Supermoto: “Make CR500s look like mopeds…” GasGas calls their SM 700 a “Red Hot Super Single,” which is a rare case of truth in marketing in the modern moto world. […]
