From Chris Matthews of The History Channel’s American Restoration. In 1911, brothers William and Tom Henderson founded the Henderson Motorcycle Co. in Detroit, Michigan. A year later, they unveiled the 1912 Henderson Four, featuring a […]
Vintage Motorcycles
All Parts Fun: ’66 Triumph T100C from Tamara Raye
A Disneyland engineer and rockstar bassist builds a desert Tiger… While the 650cc Bonneville may have been the big seller for Triumph in the 1960s, the 500cc Tiger 100 range remained extremely important to the […]
History at 100 MPH: 1951 Norton Manx
The Norton Manx (or Manx Norton) is one of the most successful British racing motorcycle in history. Developed to win the Isle of Man TT, the “Manx Gran Prix” model was originally a special racing […]
Queen of Dakar: ZZ Moto’s 1981 Yamaha XT500 Resto
The Yamaha XT500 is one of our favorite bikes of all time. The twin-shock, four-stroke single-cylinder enduro came out in 1976, a street-legal version of the TT500 introduced a year earlier. Yamaha USA had realized […]
Endless Summer: Vintage Motocross Race
I love the smell of Bel-Ray in the morning… Here at BikeBound, if there’s one type of vintage racing we love most to watch and participate in, it’s probably vintage motocross. It’s hard to beat […]
Slash-5 Animal: Motobrix BMW R75/5
Transforming a Slash-5 from “tame touring bike into a bit of an animal.” In 1970, BMW introduced the Slash-5 series, which included the R50/5 (500cc), R60/5 (600cc), and the R75/5 (750cc). The bikes were a […]
Queen of the Desert: Honda XRV750 Africa Twin (RD04)
An original Africa Twin inspired by the Dakar-winning ’89 NXR of Gilles Lalay! In 1982, a single-cylinder XR550R gave Honda their first win in the legendary Paris-Dakar Rally, the world’s most demanding desert race. In […]
Vintage Warhorse: 1973 BSA B50MX
“This bike is like a owning a horse…. Whisper softly to her and she might get you home.” The BSA B50MX was the motocross version of the beloved B50, which would be the last of […]
Bud Ekins Desert Sled by Ace Classics
Ace Classics builds a faithful replica of Bud Ekins’s desert sled… James Sherwin “Bud” Ekins was an accomplished motocross, desert, and enduro racer from Southern California who would become one of Hollywood’s most famous stuntmen, […]
Holly Honda: CB175 Café Racer by Chris Harter
A young airline pilot builds a sweet CB175… The Honda CB175 came to the U.S. market in 1969, an air-cooled twin that offered 20 hp at 10,000 rpm, a top speed of 86 mph, and […]
