Alchemy Motorcycles builds a show-stopping silver-grey CB… The Honda CB500 Four made quite the splash when it debuted at the London Racing and Sporting Motorcycle Show in early 1972. Described as “one of the “show […]
Vintage Motorcycles
NYC Trackmaster: Norton Street Tracker
A Commando-powered street tracker from NYC Norton… Kenny Cummings began restoring a 1974 Norton Commando in the mid-1990s, registering the domain nycnorton.com to document the project. He was visiting his father when he mentioned that […]
Still in the Crate: 1995 BMW R100GS Paris Dakar Classic!
Moto Borgotaro presents a rare GS Paris Dakar…still in the crate! The BMW R100GS PD (Paris Dakar) is one of the most sought-after vintage adventure bikes, a 980cc boxer-powered beast that proved itself capable of […]
Project Lethe: BMW R100 Cafe Racer
For many of us, building and riding motorcycles is crucial to our mental and emotional health. Whether it’s the ability to swing a leg over the saddle and crack open the throttle, letting the wind […]
Australian Triumph: 1950 TR5 Bobber
Black Cycles x PopBang Classics build a Pre-unit Bobber… In the first half of the 20th century, the traditional way to build a motorcycle involved bolting together a separate engine and gearbox via a third […]
Indigo Racer: Suzuki GS750 by Crows Performance
“Don’t Postpone Joy…Ride an Iron Horse!” This is the motto of Crows Performance, a workshop in Nasukarasuyama City, Japan, run by our new friend Yoshiki Sawamura. Though they offer a wide range of services — […]
Rare Alchemy: 1974 Honda CB750K Café Racer
“Chalk” — a minimalist CB750 from Alchemy Motorcycles… Back in 2018, we featured the ’77 CB550K “Grey Ghost” from Michel Valle of San Diego’s Alchemy Motorcycles — one of the most elegant, most memorable CB […]
Czech Yourself: Honda CB550 “Respect”
A Prague-built 550 Four from Gas & Oil Bespoke Motorcycles… While the CB750 may have grabbed the world’s attention as the “Original Superbike,” many Honda SOHC enthusiasts will tell you they actually prefer the CB550 […]
Uncommon X: Honda CBX1000 Custom
Mike Common’s six-cylinder rocket ship… For many lifelong motorcycle lovers, true love was sparked on a humble Honda Z50 — a minibike with an outsized impact on the hearts of entire generations of motorcyclists. Such […]
Tokyo Rose, Reborn: A Legend’s Honda CB750 Drag Bike
“This was saving a piece of drag racing history.” In 2020, motorcycle racing lost one of its legendary builders and fabricators, Todd Schuster. Schuster got his start doing pre-delivery inspections for Oscar Liebmann’s renowned racing […]
