A retro-style superbike for the track… The BMW S1000RR was introduced in 2008 — a 999cc sportbike designed to compete in World Superbike…and compete it did. In the 2010 FIM Superstock 1000 Championship — the […]
Custom Motorcycles
Honda NX650 Dominator Scrambler by Moose Garage
A big single scrambler from Sweden… Back in 2017, we featured the first build from Martin Kvarnhult of Sweden — a 1991 Honda Dominator scrambler that he built to be his daily rider, and which […]
Handbuilt Show 2019: Wild Ones!
For 2019, The Handbuilt Motorcycle Show was bigger and better than ever, showcasing more than 150 hand-built bikes from all over North America and beyond. The show organizers, Revival Cycles, hope to further a cultural […]
Custom Ducati 999 “Paprika” by XTR Pepo
The Ducati 999, built from 2003-2006, boasted a liquid-cooled L-twin Desmodromic engine capable of 138 horsepower and 80 lb-ft of torque. While the 999’s styling — which was the work of South African designer Pierre […]
Yamaha “SR534” Cafe Racer by Yuya Ueda
“Mechanical vibes like an old piston engine fighter…” Few motorcycles have garnered the cult following of the air-cooled, single-cylinder Yamaha SR series. Part of the appeal must be the straightforward, no-frills nature of the SR’s […]
XL1200 Sportster Cafe Racer by Bull Original
Last year we featured the Harley-Davidson “MX1000,” a 1000cc Ironhead dirt bike built by Takuya Yonezawa — “Yone” — the founder of Japan’s Bull Original (www.mc-bull.com). That bike was no mere showpiece — as the […]
Africa Four: Honda CRF1000R by Brivemo
A 145-hp, ADV-inspired rally raider from Switzerland! The Honda CRF1000L Africa Twin is one of the world’s most formidable adventure bikes, a modern revival of the V-twin desert machines that won the Paris-Dakar Rally four […]
“Dusty Classic” Yamaha SR500 by Le Motographe
The Yamaha 500 singles are some of our favorite air-cooled thumpers ever built. The street-oriented SR500, introduced in 1978, was available in the US until 1981 and Europe until 1983, though it remained available in […]
In the Wild: Suzuki “DR790” Scrambler by Jesse Cruze
Big-bore Suzuki “DR790” from Texas… The Suzuki DR650 has been in production for nearly 30 years now, a 46-horsepower big single that’s earned a reputation for ruggedness and do-it-all utility. The air/oil-cooled engine is counterbalanced, […]
Handbuilt Show 2019: Cafe Racers!
The Handbuilt Motorcycle Show never ceases to showcase some of the most stunning custom motorcycles to come out of North America, and the 2019 edition was no exception. The show organizers, Revival Cycles, hosted more […]
