What if BMW still produced their G450X enduro bike? In 2008, BMW Motorrad unveiled a machine few expected: a hardcore, race-ready 450cc enduro designed to compete with the Japanese and European dirt machines. Although the […]
Custom Motorcycles
The Gromlin: 28-hp Street-Legal Two-Stroke Minibike
Dan Corkin’s home-built, 134-lb mini street tracker… Since the introduction of the Honda Grom (MSX125) in 2014, we’ve seen a resurgence in the popularity of street-legal minibikes. Honda’s “miniMOTO” lineup now includes the Monkey 125, […]
Breaking Away: BMW “R100STR” Scrambler
Xavi Dynamische’s BMW R 12 G/S-inspired Airhead… In recent years, we’ve seen a ton of BMW airheads customized along similar lines: retro flat or tractor seats, black-painted engines, minimalist finishes, and vintage scrambler or café […]
Event Report: Glemseck 101 2026
Roman Juriš reports from Glemseck 2026… This year marked the 19th annual edition of the Glemseck 101, the largest outdoor motorcycle festival in Europe. Some 40,000 motorcycle enthusiasts congregate the first weekend of September at […]
The Good Kind of Dangerous: Full Carbon Yamaha RD350 YPVS
From Brothers Garage: “Black Widow” 300-lb Yamaha RD350 Restomod… In 1983, Yamaha released the RD350 YPVS — aka RZ350 or RD350LC II — a two-stroke giant-killer destined to become one of the most iconic and […]
Suter MMX 500: 195-HP Two-Stroke GP Bike
195 Horsepower, 280 Pounds, Two Strokes: The Spirit of the 500cc “Unrideables” Reborn… For a generation of motorcycle racing fans, the 500cc two-stroke Grand Prix bike represents something close to the ultimate racing motorcycle. The […]
Porsche-Inspired Pink Pig: 1000cc BMW R80 Café Racer
Porsche 917/20-inspired BMW from Germany’s Rindperformance… For the 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans, Porsche worked with French aerodynamics specialist SERA (Société d’Études et de Réalisations Automobiles) to create a one-off prototype that combined the […]
ATK 700 Intimidator: The 78-hp 700cc Two-Stroke Dirt Bike
685cc, 78 Horsepower, 238 Pounds: One of the most outrageous production dirt bikes ever offered in America… There was a time when a 500cc two-stroke motocross bike was the king of the dirt. Honda’s CR500 […]
Back in Black: Kawasaki W650 Scrambler
2001 Kawasaki W650 from WKND Customs… The Triumph Bonneville may get the lion’s share of the attention as the world’s most popular “neo-classic” roadster, but we have a soft spot for the Kawasaki W650. This […]
LOMO 2026: London Motorcycle Film & Photography Festival
The London Motorcycle Film and Photography Festival — better known as LOMO — explores the intersection of motorcycles, film, photography, and the custom world. The two-celebration takes place at the Old Timber Store at Maltby […]
