Queen of the Desert: Vendetta Racing’s 192-whp Ducati Turbo Land Speeder… If there’s one place in the world where one-off two-wheeled ingenuity meets purpose-built performance, it’s the storied Bonneville Salt Flats just west of […]
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Handbuilt: Yamaha “XSTT 750” Street Tracker
Big-Bore Yamaha XS650 “Steeplechase Champion” by Will Bastas… From April 12-14, our friends at Revival Cycles hosted the 2024 edition of the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show in Austin, Texas, paired as always with MotoGP weekend at […]
Knievel: Honda CB360 Scrambler
If You Build it, They Will Come: “Knievel” from Freeland Motorcycles… The Honda CJ360T appeared in 1976 as a stripped-down bare-bones version of the CB/CL360 twins. It had a five-speed transmission instead of six, no […]
Handbuilt Show 2024: Bobbers & Choppers
From Handbuilt 2024: Choppers, Bobbers, and Wild Things… From April 12-14, Revival Cycles hosted the 10th annual edition of the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show in Austin, Texas — a perfect pairing with MotoGP weekend at Circuit […]
Cafe Gixxer: Suzuki GSX-R750 Custom
Down the Rabbit Hole: Dwight Mason’s 1990 GSX-R750 Custom… In 1985, the original GSX-R750 revolutionized the world of sporting motorcycles, setting the superbike standard for years to come. The old heavy steel frames and comfortable […]
Custom Fighter: Honda Hornet 600 Custom
FVT 12: Twin-Seat CB600F from Francis Von Tuto… In 1998, Honda launched their CBR600F-powered naked bike, the Hornet 600. Built in Italy, the bike featured a re-tuned version of the last-gen CBR supersport engine, a […]
Handbuilt Show 2024: Scramblers & Trackers
From Handbuilt 2024: Scramblers, Trackers, Dirt Bikes, ADVs, and More… During MotoGP weekend at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas, Revival Cycles hosted the 10th annual edition of the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show — […]
Handbuilt Show 2024: Café Racers!
From Handbuilt 2024: Café Racers, Sport Bikes, and Race Machines… This year marked the 10th annual edition of the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show in Austin, Texas, hosted by Revival Cycles during MotoGP weekend at Circuit of […]
Ill-Fated Kustom: Yamaha XS650 Café Racer
Yamaha XS650 from Calgary’s Ill-Fated Kustoms… There are those dark moments in life when misfortune strikes and fate seems against us, fixed and irreversible. But such moments, if we’re open to them, can also be […]
Ex-Zero: Kawasaki Z250 Café Racer
Kawasaki 250 Café Racer by Batakastem Workshop… The Kawasaki Z250 (twin) was basically a lightweight naked version of the Ninja 250R, packing a 31-bhp version of the fuel-injected liquid-cooled twin that powered its fairing-clad sibling. […]
