A modern tribute to the post-war bobbers of the 1940s-50s… The Triumph Bonneville Bobber debuted in 2017, featuring a high-torque engine and WWII-era aesthetics. It was dead handsome, looking like a modernized version of the […]
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Burnout Special: 1940 Crocker Big Twin
Born in 1882, Albert Crocker was an American inventor and engineer whose innovations would have a profound influence on the world of motorcycling. After graduating from Northwestern University with an engineering degree, he went to […]
Loyal Companion: Yamaha Bronco 225 by DOTi Motorcycle
More than just a motorcycle… For some of us, there are motorcycles that become much more than transportation, adventure, or even personal expression — they become companions, even friends. Such is this case for of […]
Super V: Aprilia RSV Mille Special by Jett Design
Jett Design builds a lightweight Aprilia restomod… In 1998, Aprilia unveiled their first large displacement sports motorcycle, the RSV Mille — a 998cc V-twin superbike whose liquid-cooled, fuel-injected Rotax engine boasted 128 horsepower and 78 […]
Voodoo Interceptor: BMW R1150GS Hooligan
Voodoo Garage transforms an aging GS into an urban assault machine… The BMW R1150GS Adventure was the 1999-2004 evolution of the famed BMW GS series. Introduced in 1980, the original R80GS (Gelände/Straße, German for “Off-road/Road”) […]
Triumph Scrambler 1200: Steve McQueen Edition!
A retro scrambler inspired by the King of Cool himself… In 2019, Triumph launched the Scrambler 1200 XE — one of the few factory production scramblers to be worthy of the name. The engine is […]
Super Sportster: “TS-05” Harley XR1200
Ching Tsung Custom Bikes puts the “Sport” in Sportster… Inspired by the legendary XR750, the Harley-Davidson XR1200 was the most performance-oriented Sportster ever produced, a factory street tracker whose 1202cc high-compression V-twin put down 91 […]
Legends of Boost: 1980 Honda CBX1000 Turbo
“I was disappointed with the power of the standard CBX.” These were the words of one Colin Baker of Cheltenham, UK, when asked why he built his Honda CBX turbo in the 1980s — the […]
Knuckle Power: Harley “VFL” Beach Racer
Hammer Sycle builds a Knucklehead-powered Harley VL racer… In 1936, Harley-Davidson introduced their first full production overhead valve V-twin engine: the “Knucklehead,” as we know it today — a reference to the distinctive shape of […]
Torque Monster: Yamaha HL500 by Se7en Six Collective
“This motor effortlessly lifts the front in 3rd while ploughing 3-inch furrows at the rear…” The Yamaha HL500 — aka the “Aberg Yamaha” — is one of the most fascinating motocross bikes of the 1970s. […]
