Tim & Cheryl Oakley’s home-built 2.2-liter radial engine custom… The recent KICKBACK Classic Custom Show in Great Malvern, UK, proved an absolute treasure trove of two-wheeled creativity and ingenuity. The United Kingdom has a long […]
Recent Posts
Kawasaki Meguro S1 Desert Sled
BSA-Inspired Meguro Desert Sled from LEMBinc… Based on the Kawasaki W230, the Kawasaki Meguro S1 is a tribute to Meguro, Japan’s oldest motorcycle manufacturer, which Kawasaki acquired in the early 1960s to help them enter […]
KICKBACK 2026 Round IV: Bobbers & Choppers Galore
Chops, Bobs, and Wild Things… The 33rd KICKBACK Custom Classic Bike Show had something for everyone, with hundreds of bikes spread across six indoor exhibition halls of the Three Counties Showground in Great Malvern, […]
Maverick Spec: 140-hp Kawasaki GPz900R Restomod
Top Gun-inspired Ninja 900 built by an experienced pilot and friends… When the Kawasaki GPz900R (Ninja 900) appeared in 1984, it was nothing short of revolutionary. The first of the iconic Ninja series, the 900R […]
Resto Enduro: Honda “XXL600” Restomod
Francesco Paura resurrects a legendary thumper… In 1983, Honda released the original RFVC (Radial Four Valve Combustion) single-cylinder dirt bikes, which were destined to become icons of a generation. With a hemispherical combustion chamber, centrally […]
KICKBACK 2026 Round III: Scramblers, Trackers, Supermotos!
The 33rd KICKBACK Custom Classic Bike Show wasn’t exclusive to superbikes, streetfighters, and cafe racers — many machines with “knobblies” were in attendance, too. Desert sleds, scramblers, street trackers, even a motard or two. We […]
Bigger Than Bikes: Ducati 749 Custom
Race-Inspired Ducati 749 from Bigger Than Bikes… In 2003, the Ducati 999 appeared as a complete redesign of the company’s flagship superbike. The outgoing 916/996/998 series, designed by Massimo Tamburini, had become nothing short of […]
KICKBACK 2026 Round II: Café Racers!
Two-Strokes, Tritons, and Italian Twins… We’re back with another gallery of shots from the 2026 Kickback Custom Classic Bike Show, which took place April 11-12 at the Three Counties Showground in Great Malvern, UK. This […]
Project Cobra: ’72 Suzuki T500 Street Tracker
Vic Shield helps a good mate ride again… The Suzuki T500 — known as the Cobra, Titan, or Charger — appeared in 1968, marketed as the “the sports cycle that couldn’t be made.” At the […]
KICKBACK 2026 Round I: Muscle Bikes, Restomods, Butchered Classics
Straight from Great Malvern: Turbos, Big Bores, Drag Bikes, and More… Earlier this month, the 33rd Kickback Custom Classic Bike Show took place at the Three Counties Showground in Great Malvern, UK. The 2026 event […]
