“Make a hundred things that will last for a hundred years”… That’s the motto of Japan’s OA 100 Project, an offshoot of OA Proto Corporation, which designs and produces prototype parts for Japanese bullet trains […]
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Event Gallery: Lyon Kustom Factory 2026
The annual Salon du 2 Roues (“Two-Wheeled Show”) is France’s largest motorcycle show, covering 150,000 square meters (1.6 million square feet!) of Lyon’s massive Eurexpo convention center and attracting some 160,000 visitors. That makes it […]
Free Radical: Honda ELF-E Endurance Racer
Honda’s ELF-E: The Radical Experiment That Reimagined Motorcycle Chassis Design In the early 1980s, motorcycle engineering was undergoing a quiet revolution. Aluminum frames were replacing steel. Aerodynamics were becoming more sophisticated. Manufacturers were beginning to […]
Atelier Ewok: “Rainette” Honda CM125 Brat Tracker
A 125cc Frog-Chaser from France’s Atelier Ewok… Built from 1978 to 2002, the Honda CM125 was an air-cooled parallel-twin cruiser that used many engine parts from the 125 Super Dream. The styling was quite funky, […]
Swedish Steel: 1975 Husqvarna 400 CR Restomod
For Sale: ’75 Husky 400 Cross — The World Championship Weapon… In 1975, Husqvarna stood at the absolute summit of the motocross world. The 400 CR wasn’t just another big-bore two-stroke — it was the […]
Remembering a Legend: Steve Wise and his Superbikers RC500
Holy Grail Honda: Steve Wise’s Legacy Lives on at the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum… AMA Motorcycle Hall-of-Famer Steve Wise, who passed earlier this year, has been called the greatest all-around motorcycle racer in American racing […]
Killer Bee: Yamaha TT500 Scrambler
Aluminum-Clad Vinduro from FONK Motorcycle… In the mid 1970s, Yamaha’s market research showed that American ranchers and off-road riders were interested in a replacement for the British single-cylinder scramblers of yesteryear. BSA and the other […]
Zed Ain’t Dead: Moto Martin Z1000J “Ghost 8”
Ride and Restore builds a Zed-powered Moto Martin for a Game of Thrones star… In 1970, Georges Martin — a French industrial designer who drew his inspiration from 1970s competition race bikes — founded Moto […]
Sport-Evolution: BMW R100GS Enduro
Sport-Evolution builds a lighter, more powerful GS… In 1987, BMW unveiled the new evolution of their groundbreaking R80G/S. The original G/S (“Gelande/Strasse,” or Terrain/Street) hadn’t just proven itself in the Paris-Dakar Rally, but helped to […]
Best Bikes for Brat Style Builds
Low. Lean. Unapologetically Simple… Before the “new wave” custom scene of the late 2000s, when there was a cultural shift away from high-dollar reality TV builds to stripped-down shed-built machines, brat-style bikes were already popular […]
