Cafe Racers, Scramblers, Trackers, and Bratstyle
Hot Rod-inspired Bonneville Brat from Brittany’s RV Workshop Motorcycles… In 2008, Triumph introduced fuel injection to the 865cc parallel-twin of their neo-classic mainstay, the Bonneville. The T100 was the up-spec version of the standard Bonnie, […]
Small Displacement, Big Adventure: Suzuki DR125SE from BCK Motorcycles… Built from 1985 to 2001, the Suzuki DR125 was a simple air-cooled dual-sport popular as a learner’s machine in the UK and Continental Europe. The DR125S […]
Highly Customized CX650 from Irishman Daragh Heffernan… In recent years, the Honda CX series has become an unexpected darling of the customs world. With its transverse liquid-cooled pushrod V-twin, the CX was a bit of […]
Buell Firebolt-Powered Street Tracker from Hot-Dock Custom Cycles… Keiji Kawakita of Hot-Dock Custom Cycles has nearly six decades of riding experience under his belt. In 1984, at the age of 30, he founded his Tokyo-based […]
Desert Fury from a Reborn American Brand… In 2022, the revived Buell Motorcycles stunned enthusiasts by unveiling one of the wildest concept machines of the modern era: the Buell 1190 DR Dune Racer. Equal parts […]
A 250-powered XL125 Restomod from 1008 Moto Garage… In 1982, Honda replaced the beloved XL125S with the XL125R — a similar dual-sport machine but with Pro-Link single-shock rear suspension, 12-volt electrics, and new styling. These […]
Inspired by the VFA-31 “Tomcatters” squadron… The BMW R nineT might be the commonly customized modern bike of the last decade. BMW intentionally built the 1170cc air/oil-cooled retro roadster as a “blank canvas” for custom […]
“Make a hundred things that will last for a hundred years”… That’s the motto of Japan’s OA 100 Project, an offshoot of OA Proto Corporation, which designs and produces prototype parts for Japanese bullet trains […]
The annual Salon du 2 Roues (“Two-Wheeled Show”) is France’s largest motorcycle show, covering 150,000 square meters (1.6 million square feet!) of Lyon’s massive Eurexpo convention center and attracting some 160,000 visitors. That makes it […]
A 125cc Frog-Chaser from France’s Atelier Ewok… Built from 1978 to 2002, the Honda CM125 was an air-cooled parallel-twin cruiser that used many engine parts from the 125 Super Dream. The styling was quite funky, […]
