From Stephen Anstis of Motorcycle Mania: Belt-drive Laverda Triple! Introduced in 1976, the Laverda Jota 1000 was destined to be the hot-rod masterpiece from the small Italian firm, a 90-bhp triple-cylinder muscle bike born […]
Custom Motorcycles
Full-Blown Brick: BMW K100 Tracker
Ellaspede goes all-out on a Flying Brick… Introduced in 1983, the BMW K100 was a radical departure for BMW Motorrad, whose entire brand identity and heritage had been based on air-cooled flat-twin “airhead” motorcycles. In […]
Labor of Love: “Natty Daddy” Shovelhead Bobber
A redemption machine from Nigel Mount, just in time for Laconia’s 100th… Back in 2020, we featured a radical Buell Thunderbolt street tracker from Colorado-based builder Nigel Mount (@nigelmadethis), who built the bike for the […]
Turbo Interceptor: Turbocharged Royal Enfield 650 Bobber!
Rodando Sur’s Interceptor 650 Turbo Bobber… Introduced in 2018, the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 is a retro roadster powered by the company’s air-cooled unit-construction 650cc parallel-twin. The bike has been praised widely for its value […]
Ducati ST3 Café Racer
Modern Ducati Café Racer from Jerem Motorcycles… In 2003, Ducati gave their sport touring series a kick in the pants with the introduction of the ST3, which boasted a new and unique three-valve L-twin […]
Baja Red: Honda XR628 Desert Racer
GPgarage Moto builds a ’90s Baja dream racer… Introduced in 1985, the Honda XR600R was destined to become one of the most successful off-road motorcycles in history. In a recent retrospective on the mighty […]
Greasy Hands, Clean Bike: Honda CBX Restomod
Modern Retro CBX1000 from Dubai’s Cafe Rider Customs… In 1978, nearly a decade since releasing the world-beating CB750, Honda unleashed the CBX1000, a brawny six-cylinder superbike with dual overhead cams, six Keihin carbs, and […]
Roid Rage: Suzuki GS1000 Café Racer
“Café racer on steroids” from Simon Kemper… In 1978, Suzuki introduced their first-ever literbike, the GS1000, into a world of fearsome liter-size competition, including the new Yamaha XS11 and six-cylinder Honda CBX1000. While those […]
Streetfighting Machine: Buell XB12 Custom
Matao Buell: From Bike Shed London to Wheels & Waves… In 2002, Buell Motorcycles stopped production of their tube-framed bikes and introduced a new set of bikes, the Firebolt XB9R / XB12R and Lightning XB9S […]
Slovakian Rascal: “Galgan” BMW R100 Custom
Burly BMW Airhead from Earth Motorcycles… In a recent episode of The Grand Tour with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May, the trio take a road trip through Eastern Europe, where they learn […]
