The Yamaha XS650 has been called the “best British bike never made” — a tongue-in-cheek reference to the large debt the bike owes to the British twins of the 1950s and ’60s — and the […]
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A Lighter Goose: Moto Guzzi California 1100 Cafe Racer
In 1971, Moto Guzzi introduced the very first California — an Italian V-twin cruiser originally developed for the Los Angeles Police Department’s Traffic Division, featuring a bulletproof Lexan windshield, sirens, radio, lights, and a left-foot […]
Baja Commander: Honda XL500R Baja
GPgarage Moto builds a Baja restomod! The XL500R was Honda’s 500cc dual-sport in the early 1980s, a mono-shock (Pro-Link) evolution of the twin-shock XL500S, featuring a 32-hp SOHC engine with counterbalancers, long-travel suspension, and a […]
Butchered Classics: Moriwaki Tribute!
“Looks that take you right back to 1981 and a powerplant that even Wayne Gardner would’ve been happy with…” Moriwaki Engineering is one of the great names in motorcycle racing, closely entwined with the […]
BMW R NineT Urban Scrambler by Parr Motorcycles
A big-single king rolls out his first twin! Back in 2018, we had the honor of showcasing the first build from a young builder in Indiana, Spencer Parr, a full-time police investigator who built a […]
NorHD: Norton-Harley Café Racer
Twenty-year-old Makai Wink and family build a Harley-Norton Featherbed barn special! The legendary Norton Featherbed frame has its origins in Northern Ireland during WWII, where brothers Cromie and Rex McCandless developed a rear subframe for […]
Dark Science: Honda NX650 “Petrology Tracker”
Petrology builds a sleek, dark tracker… When you look past the plastic bikini fairing and street-oriented tires of the stock Honda NX650 Dominator, you’ll find it’s a very close cousin to the venerable XR650L — […]
Johnny Campbell Tribute: Honda XR628R Baja!
Desert King: GPgarage Moto builds a tribute to the King of Baja… Johnny Campbell is a living legend of off-road racing, a man known as “The King of Baja” for his 11 Baja 1000 victories […]
The One Moto Show 2021!
Nearly 200 bikes from this year’s One Moto Show! The first weekend of this month was the 12th annual edition of The One Moto Show in Portland, Oregon, created by the fine folks at See […]
