The Triumph Scrambler 400 XC is the company’s new, more dirt-focused 398cc scrambler. The TR series short-stroke liquid-cooled single, which makes about 40 bhp and powers the Speed and Scrambler 400, has received strongly positive […]
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Hot Rod Bonnie: Brat-Style Triumph T100 Special Edition
Hot Rod-inspired Bonneville Brat from Brittany’s RV Workshop Motorcycles… In 2008, Triumph introduced fuel injection to the 865cc parallel-twin of their neo-classic mainstay, the Bonneville. The T100 was the up-spec version of the standard Bonnie, […]
Dusty Lizard Runner: Suzuki DR125 Restomod
Small Displacement, Big Adventure: Suzuki DR125SE from BCK Motorcycles… Built from 1985 to 2001, the Suzuki DR125 was a simple air-cooled dual-sport popular as a learner’s machine in the UK and Continental Europe. The DR125S […]
Kláwn Dara: Honda CX650 Eurosport Café Racer
Highly Customized CX650 from Irishman Daragh Heffernan… In recent years, the Honda CX series has become an unexpected darling of the customs world. With its transverse liquid-cooled pushrod V-twin, the CX was a bit of […]
Absolute Weapon: “Patriot” Buell Street Tracker
Buell Firebolt-Powered Street Tracker from Hot-Dock Custom Cycles… Keiji Kawakita of Hot-Dock Custom Cycles has nearly six decades of riding experience under his belt. In 1984, at the age of 30, he founded his Tokyo-based […]
Baja Superbike: Buell 1190 “Dune Racer” Concept
Desert Fury from a Reborn American Brand… In 2022, the revived Buell Motorcycles stunned enthusiasts by unveiling one of the wildest concept machines of the modern era: the Buell 1190 DR Dune Racer. Equal parts […]
Little Red: 250cc Honda XL125R Restomod
A 250-powered XL125 Restomod from 1008 Moto Garage… In 1982, Honda replaced the beloved XL125S with the XL125R — a similar dual-sport machine but with Pro-Link single-shock rear suspension, 12-volt electrics, and new styling. These […]
Honda ELF-2: The Radical Hub-Center GP Racer
Honda’s 500cc Two-Stroke V3 Forkless Grand Prix Racer… In the early 1980s, the ELF motorcycle project was one of the most ambitious engineering experiments ever attempted in racing. Backed by the French petroleum company […]
Fighting 31: BMW R NineT Neo Café Racer
Inspired by the VFA-31 “Tomcatters” squadron… The BMW R nineT might be the commonly customized modern bike of the last decade. BMW intentionally built the 1170cc air/oil-cooled retro roadster as a “blank canvas” for custom […]
“Smoke Oil Everyday” – 1983 Yamaha IT175 Resto
Two-Stroke Woods Weapon from a Former Factory MX Race Mechanic… The IT (International Trial) series was Yamaha’s range of two-stroke enduro motorcycles, based largely on the YZ motocrossers but tailored for enduro competition, hare and […]
