The Yamaha FZ750 Ténéré (0U26): Yamaha’s Radical Dakar Experiment… Before Super Ténéré, before big twins ruled the desert, before Dakar logic fully settled in, there was the sportbike-powered FZ750T. The 1986 Yamaha FZ750 Ténéré (0U26) […]
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The Fastest Two-Stroke Dirt Bikes
The Fastest, Most Powerful 2-Stroke Dirt Bikes of All Time… Two-stroke dirt bikes represent the rawest form of off-road speed: massive power-to-weight ratios, explosive throttle response, minimal rotating mass, and a riding experience that rewards […]
Desert Freight Train: Yamaha XTZ850R Paris-Dakar Rally Bike
The big twin that ruled the desert at the height of the Paris-Dakar era… In the early and mid-1990s, Yamaha dominated the Paris-Dakar Rally, the toughest off-road endurance race on the planet. At the heart […]
What’s the Motorcycle in Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance?
The Flaming Host Machine of the Sequel, Explained… In the first Ghost Rider film (2007), Johnny Blaze’s hellfire motorcycle was famously turned into a demonic, skeletal version of a Harley-Davidson Panhead chopper — a supernatural […]
BikeBound Guide: US Military Motorcycles
What Motorcycles the U.S. Military Uses (Past & Present)… Motorcycles have played an important — though often overlooked — role in U.S. military history. From messenger bikes in World War I to reconnaissance machines in […]
BikeBound Guide: Super Hooligan Bikes
Modern Road Racing, Flat Track Heritage… What’s a Super Hooligan bike? Super Hooligan motorcycles represent a unique fusion of retro flat-track styling and contemporary road-racing performance. Although the term originated in dirt-track competition, today’s Super […]
Desert Queen: Honda NXR750 Paris-Dakar Rally Bike
Honda’s NXR750: Queen of the Desert… Few motorcycles in history can claim to have dominated the most brutal race on earth the way Honda’s NXR750 did. Built specifically to conquer the Paris-Dakar Rally, the NXR750 […]
BikeBound Guide: MotoGP Bikes
MotoGP Bikes: The Fastest Racing Prototypes on Earth… MotoGP is the pinnacle of motorcycle road racing — the two-wheeled equivalent of Formula 1. Every machine on the grid is a pure prototype, built not for […]
BikeBound Guide: Dakar Rally Bikes
What Bikes are Used in the Dakar Rally? The Dakar Rally is the most brutal motorsport event on Earth — thousands of miles across deserts, dunes, rocks, rivers, camel grass, and uncharted terrain. Riders face […]
BikeBound Guide: Isle of Man TT Bikes
What bikes are used in the Isle of Man TT? The Isle of Man TT is the most demanding, dangerous, and mythic motorcycle race on Earth — 37.73 miles of public roads, 200+ mph […]
