Bolt Motor Co. builds a 500cc weapon… The Yamaha RD350 is one of the most iconic sporting motorcycles ever produced. The original air-cooled 350cc two-stroke parallel-twin was produced from 1973-1975, and the RD quickly became […]
Custom Motorcycles
The Lions of Leonberg: Glemseck 101 in Photos
FNY Photographie captures the high-octane sprint beasts of Glemseck… Last month was the 17th annual edition of the Glemseck 101, said to be the largest outdoor motorcycle festival in all of Europe. Each year, more […]
Un-LTD-ed: Kawasaki KZ750 Street Scrambler
Slipstream Creations’ first Kawasaki build… When Honda released the CB750 in 1969, Kawasaki head engineer Ben Inamura didn’t focus on rivaling Honda’s 750cc four, but beating it. Three years later, the 900cc Kawasaki Z1 appeared…and […]
Trigger: Yamaha FZ-09 Street Tracker
Triple-Cylinder Super Hooligan Street Tracker from Triston Rue… In 2014, Yamaha introduced the original FZ-09, a naked middleweight packing a feisty three-cylinder crossplane “CP3” engine good for 100+ horsepower and 60 pound-feet of torque. Known […]
Rally-Made: Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 Rally Bike
Himalayan 450 Rally from OrMotors… In 2016, Royal Enfield launched the original Himalayan, featuring a 411cc single-cylinder air/oil-cooled engine developed from the ground up for the midsize adventure bike. The bike generally received strongly […]
The Mandalorian: Ducati Streetfighter Custom
Star Wars-inspired Ducati by Jerem Motorcycles… At the 2008 Milan show, Ducati unveiled their Streetfighter 1100, a “super naked” machine featuring the 90° Testrastretta V-twin from the 1098 superbike. The 1099cc engine was tuned […]
Twin Triples: Triumph T509 Speed Triple Restomods
“A hair-raising noise…” Introduced in 1994, the Triumph Speed Triple became the first factory-built streetfighter, a naked bike with a triple-cylinder engine from the British brand’s Daytona 900 sportbike. “The naked bike phenomenon became popular […]
XS Monster: “deXSter” Yamaha XS650 Scrambler
A Vinduro-Style XS from Rendy Rides x D73 Custom… The Yamaha XS650 remains one of the best-loved vintage Japanese motorcycles of the 1970s ane early 80s. When the company began developing the bike, most of […]
Renngixxer: Suzuki GSX-R1100 Restomod
Street-Legal Slingshot 1100K Racer from Nigel’s Creative Customs… Our new friend Nigel “Nigello” Weber of Germany had quite the auspicious start for a racer and motorhead: “My passion started very early, you could say […]
Rocinante: Honda CB400N Expedition Special
“You can go fast, I can go anywhere…” Rocinante is the famed horse of Don Quixote, the Spanish knight-errant known for tilting at windmills and generally trying to single-handedly revive chivalry in the famous Miguel […]
