“Like Riding a Dragon” — CBX1100 from Cid Motorcycles… The Honda CBX grew out of the Japanese superbike wars of the 1970s. At the time, manufacturers kept putting ever larger and more powerful air-cooled […]
Custom Motorcycles
Event Report: 2024 Glemseck 101
Event report and photos from our man on the ground, Roman Juriš, who brought his Yamaha XS400 “Roadster” more than 1000 kilometers from his home country of Slovakia to attend. From Roman: All café racer […]
Stealth Bomber: Harley V-Rod “Nighthawk”
Drag-style “Nighthawk” from RW Motorcycles… Back in 2001, Harley-Davidson introduced the VRSC (V-twin Racing Street Custom), better known as the V-Rod. While it may have looked like just another low-slung cruiser of the era, it […]
1700cc Single: Hackel-Wright Chopper
Terror & Euphoria: Al Hackel’s 1700cc Single-Cylinder Chopper… The Wright R-975 Whirlwind was a family of 9-cylinder 975 cubic-inch radial aircraft engines designed by Wright Aeronautical and produced from 1929 until the 1950s. Each […]
Tarmac Attack: BMW R1250GS Supermoto
Swiss Supermoto Champion Builds a Tarmac-Focused GS1250… In late 2018, the much-awaited R1250GS began to arrive at BMW dealerships. A replacement for the outgoing R1200GS, this new evolution of the venerable GS series boasted […]
American Supermoto: Indian FTR Supermotard
Indian FTR 1200 SM from Trail Découverte Concept… In 2019, Indian Motorcycle launched the FTR 1200. Though the FTR (“Flat Track Racer”) was inspired by Indian’s championship-winning 750cc flat trackers, it was more of a […]
Desert Shred: Custom Ducati Desert Sled
Scram Africa Sled from Cid Motorcycles… When the new Ducati Scrambler hit the market in 2015, it received a warm reception as a retro street bike, but it was no off-roader. As with many of […]
Straight Outta Sanctuary: Honda CB1100R Restomod
Possibly the Last: Honda CB1100R from AC Sanctuary… In 1980, Honda unveiled their first-ever homologation special, the CB1100R. Based on the CB900, the single-seat sport bike boasted a 1062cc 16-valve DOHC inline-four producing 120 bhp […]
More Malle: The Malle Mile 2024, Part II
A few weeks ago was the 10th annual edition of The Malle Mile, “the British Inappropriate Motorcycle Race & Festival in Motion” hosted by the good folks at Malle London. This celebration of the speed, […]
The Black Falcon: Vincent Black Shadow Custom
A Look Back at “The Black” — A Vincent-Powered Custom by Falcon Motorcycles… At the inaugural Handbuilt Show LA last month, a great many eyes were drawn to a pair of customs from Falcon Motorcycles: […]
