Moto Adonis builds a tall man’s scrambler… Introduced in 1994, the BMW R1100GS was the first member of the storied GS lineage to eschew the old type 247 “airhead” engine for a more modern […]
Custom Motorcycles
Sinister Restomod: 1216cc Suzuki Katana
Blacked-out Super Kat from dB Customs… When the Suzuki GSX1100 Katana appeared on the scene in 1981, it looked like nothing else on two wheels. Suzuki had enlisted German designer Hans Muth to design […]
Build Like a Girl: Women’s Motorcycle Show 2023!
“The event features custom, race, rare, and restored motorcycles built by and for women and is open to all attendees.” We’re thrilled to hear that the 8th annual edition of the Women’s Motorcycle Show is […]
Barnfind Racer: Honda CG125 Café Racer
Belgian-Built Café Racer from Bruthaus Classics… Joris Vander Borght is a man with no shortage of passion. The Belgian artist and motorcycle builder rode his first motorcycle at the age of 12, when his […]
40th Anniversary Edition: 2023 Yamaha RZ350!
What if Yamaha and Bimota teamed up to build a 40th anniversary RZ350? That’s the question San Francisco-based engineer and road racer Julian Farnam asked himself. Of course, that would entail combining the legendary liquid-cooled, […]
Pick ‘N’ Gixx: Suzuki GSX-R 7/11 Slingshot
Torques Moto’s 1100-powered GSX-R750 Slingshot… Legend has it, the original Suzuki GSX-R “7/11” (GSX-R1100 motor shoehorned into a GSX-R750 frame) was featured in the September 1992 issue of Performance Bikes. The bike was said to outperform […]
Swedish Super Duke: KTM 990 Tracker
Super Tracker: A Swedish Champion’s Thunderbike… In 2005, KTM unleashed the 990 Super Duke, a 999cc V-twin naked bike nothing short of ferocious. With 120 horsepower and razor-sharp handling, it was a fire-breathing, tire-burning, wheelie-making […]
Retro Superbike: Suzuki GSX-R1000 “Slabshot”
Slabside + Slingshot = Slabshot by Haxch Moto… Introduced in 2009, the Suzuki GSX-R1000 K9 was the first all-new machine in the model’s history, featuring a new short-stroke engine and lighter weight chassis, suspension, and […]
Carbon Airhead: Teen-Built BMW R75/7 Custom
’77 Slash 7: Built by a 16-year-old! In the 1970s, BMW produced their 750cc R75 airhead as the R75/5 (early 70s), the R75/6, and finally as a one-year-only model, the 1977 R75/7. For many airhead […]
Go Time: 1969 Triumph T120 Trackmaster
Vintage Flat Tracker from Caleb Grisson of Storagebuilt… In 1967, Triumph enlisted renowned race tuner Ray Hensley to create a series of lightweight frames purpose-built for flat track racing. These streamlined Trackmaster frames featured race-specific […]
