From the Land of Motors: Moto Guzzi “Riviera” from Fuchs Workshop… The Italian region of Emilia-Romagna has been christened the “Land of Motors” or “Motor Valley” for its high concentration of car and motorcycle manufacturers, […]
Custom Motorcycles
860cc Kawasaki Z2 Restomod
RCM-617 from AC Sanctuary, inspired by Aitsu to Lullaby… Most of us know the story of the Kawasaki Z1. Introduced in 1972, the 903cc UJM superbike was the fastest and most powerful Japanese four-cylinder ever […]
Back from the Dead: Yamaha TX650 Cafe Racer
RAAF Veteran’s 1974 Yamaha 650… In 1973 and ’74, Yamaha renamed the XS650 the “TX650” in order to maintain a uniform designation for their four-stroke models, as they’d just introduced a new flagship model, […]
GSX-R1100 Power: Suzuki Inazuma 7/11 Café Racer
GSX-R1100-Powered Inazuma 750 from Moto Adonis… The Suzuki GSX750 Inazuma (Japanese for “Lighting” or “Thunderbolt”) was a retro-inspired UJM with a steel cradle frame, twin shocks, conventional forks, and a detuned 86-bhp version of the […]
Bahn Burner: BMW K1100RS Café Racer
Bolt 80: 16-Valve K-Bike from Bolt Motor Co… The BMW K1100RS was the most technologically advanced “Flying Brick” to emerge from Berlin, featuring the 16-valve head from the K1, Paralever rear end, Motronic EFI […]
EnduroBoxer: BMW R100GS Restomod Enduro
Street-Legal GS Enduro Racer from SWT-Sports… The BMW R80G/S, which helped spawn the adventure bike class and dominated several early years of the Paris-Dakar Rally, owed much to the “Red Devil” of BMW engineer Laszlo […]
Yard Built for Good: Yamaha XSR900 Retromod
Win this FZR750-inspired XSR from Yamaha Yard Built x CROIG x Strange Industries! In recent years, several major motorcycles manufacturers have become more deeply involved in the custom scene, mainly through commissioning some of the […]
World’s Smallest V-Twin Motorcycle: Honda “SS100”
99cc Honda SS50 V-Twin from Allen Millyard… Introduced in 1967, the Honda SS50 was a schoolboy’s dream. The 49cc OHC four-stroke featured a long race-style tank, gorgeous heat-shielded high-line exhaust, and even a café-style bum […]
King Kenny Edition: Yamaha XJR1300 TR
Kenny Roberts Tribute: 1300 XJR Street Beast from Tumulte… If we had to make a list of 21st-century bikes we wish were sold in North America, the Yamaha XJR1300 would be near the top. Introduced […]
Freddie Spencer CB750F 6-Hour Endurance Replica
John Froude’s Faithful Replica of Fast Freddie’s CB750F Endurance Racer… “Fast Freddie” Spencer is one of the greatest motorcycle racers America has ever produced. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, he was a prodigy who began […]
