“Absolute Blast” — Guerrilla 450 SM from Fast Glass Media… In 2024, Royal Enfield released the Guerrilla 450 — a modern roadster with the liquid-cooled Sherpa engine from the Himalayan 450 adventure bike, starting at […]
Custom Motorcycles
Genuine Yamaha Tuning: 1968 Yamaha DT-1 250 GYT Motocrosser
From Enduro to MX: Yamaha DT-1 GYT Motocross Conversion from DG2 Motorsportz… Before there was a YZ, before monoshock, before the production moto wars, there was the DT-1. When Yamaha introduced the DT-1 250 […]
Desert Bomber: BMW R80G/S Paris-Dakar Rally Bike
The Boxer That Changed the Desert Forever… In 1981, the Paris-Dakar Rally was still raw — more expedition than sport, more survival than spectacle. Riders crossed the Sahara on machines that were barely adapted from […]
Sorbo’s Thunderbike: Honda Dominator 650 Flat Tracker
From Fuchs Workshop: Niko Sorbo’s Honda Thunderbike, “Rusinella”… More than two decades ago, Massimo Rinchiuso of Italy’s Fuchs Workshop began preparing track bikes. Today, his Ravenna-based workshop specializes in hand-shaped aluminum bodywork, 3D design, CNC […]
Yamaha SR250 Type 4: The End of a Journey
Raw and Honest: The Final SR250 from Trinta&Um Motorcycles… It’s always to treat to hear from a builder or workshop for the first time in a few years. So we were thrilled to receive a […]
40th Anniversary Artbike: 1985 Suzuki GSX-R750 Slabside
Mother of the Modern Sportbike: 40th Anniversary GSX-R from NCC x Fuzzy Racing x Woefie-Art… When the Suzuki GSX-R750 appeared in 1985, it was nothing short of revolutionary. Suzuki had created the first real race […]
Motor Bike Expo 2026: King of Custom
The Motor Bike Expo (MBE), held annually in Verona, Italy, is the world’s largest motorcycle exhibition and trade show. At the 2026 edition last month, a total of 180,000 visitors passed through the 120,000 square-meter […]
The Dirtster: Ironhead Sportster Street Tracker
“Retirement planning should include cool hobbies…” There are those who work their whole lives looking forward to retirement, only to realize they don’t know what to do with their newfound free time. Jeff Holsey of […]
Lightweight Boxer: BMW “R100R改” Scrambler
“A lightweight Airhead BMW that an ‘old guy living in the countryside’ could use to explore nearby mountains…” The new-for-1992 BMW R100R was a classic-style roadster built on the BMW R100GS adventure bike platform. The […]
Hooligan V-Twin: Honda NV400 Scrambler / Tracker
A V-Twin Honda Hooligan from GDZH Custom Cycle… The Honda NV400 was a small-displacement V-twin cruiser sometimes known as the Steed or Shadow 400. The liquid-cooled 52-degree V-twin produced 33-35 horsepower, and the bike weighed […]
