“The 1988 Honda NX250 was a gem of an Adventure Bike that never got the appreciation it deserved.” This is what ADV Pulse had to say of the 26-hp, liquid-cooled thumper, available in the United […]
Custom Motorcycles
Suzuki GN250 Scrambler by Purpose Built Moto
It’s easy to lose sight of one of the crucial elements of building and riding custom bikes: fun. This little Suzuki GN scrambler promises a huge dose of pure, full-throttle entertainment. “A purpose-built fun machine.” […]
Honda XR600R Street Tracker
At BikeBound, we love dual-sport street trackers, and Daniel Lucero’s creation rocks our boat. Working at home, on his back patio, he turned a basket case 1994 Honda XR600R into a beautiful and classic tracker. […]
Yamaha XS1100 Cafe Racer
“The XS is a Rolls Royce with a blown Chrysler Hemi motor…” So said Cycle Magazine of the Yamaha XS1100, aka the XS Eleven or XS11. When it was introduced in 1978, the XS1100 was […]
Honda FX650 Cafe Racer by Iz Meccanica
We’ve been seeing a wealth of Honda NX650 Dominator customs in recent years. It makes sense: Honda’s big dual-sport is cheap, fun, and lends itself to customization. The lesser-known SLR650 was basically a more road-oriented […]
Harley-Davidson Sportster Dirt Bike
Make Sportsters Great Again. That’s the slogan we’ve been seeing from the likes of Sportster-builders like Rusty Butcher and TrackerDie. You might say Sportsters were always great — well, sure, but who wants to put […]
Suzuki TL1000R Cafe Fighter by Magnum Opus
Ah, the Suzuki TL1000R — introduced in 1998 to be Japan’s mighty V-twin Superbike, designed to rival the dominant Ducatis on the track and in the showroom. The TL1000R would fall short in World Superbike, […]
Triumph TR6 Tiger Desert Sled
The Triumph TR6 is one of the most iconic motorcycles of all time. Built from 1956 to 1973, the “desert sled” carved its name into history competing in — and winning — major off-road races […]
Honda CB1100R Restomod by dB Customs
The CB1100R was Honda’s first homologation special, an exotic, road-legal sportbike built from 1981-1983. Based off the CB900F, the single-seat CB1100R offered 115 horsepower and 72 lb-ft of torque, and was intended to homologate Honda’s […]
Honda Street Cub by Revolt Cycles
You meet the nicest people on a Honda. Such was Honda’s original US advertising campaign for the Honda Super Cub, an underbone motorcycle that’s been called a “step-thru,” a “scooterette,” or even a “moped.” The […]
