Introduced in 1975, the Honda CG125 was designed to survive the harsh conditions of developing countries, where maintenance intervals could be infrequent and dirt roads the norm. Instead of the overhead cam (OHC) top end […]
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Built for Good: Harley Sportster Forty-Eight by CROIG
CROIG.co brings together a dream team of builders for a great cause… (Written by Keith Baskett of Combustion Collective.) Across the world, motorcycles mean different things to different people. In some places, they are utilitarian; […]
Suzuki GS850 Café Racer by MCafeGarage
Sardinian workshop builds a burly shaft-drive café… The Suzuki GS850 combined a bored-out version of the GS750 inline four, the shaft drive from the GS1100, and naked styling reminiscent of the 70s superbikes. While it […]
Vulture Moto’s Vintage 500 Series
A pair of 500 thumpers from Germany’s Vulture Moto! The 500cc “big single” remains one of the best, most versatile all-around engine configurations in motorcycling history, from the British 500 singles of yesteryear to the […]
Functional Form: Ducati Scrambler Icon
Mark Kelley of Magna Form builds himself the perfect Scrambler… In 2015, Ducati introduced the Scrambler 800, a modern reincarnation of the single-cylinder Ducati Scrambler series of the 1960s-70s. The new model sported a 75-hp […]
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 […]
Two-Stroke Hybritza: Yamaha 350 YPVS Cafe Racer
A project dream for 30+ years! At the Cologne Motorcycle Show in late 1982, Yamaha unveiled their new RD350 YPVS, featuring the breakthrough Yamaha Power Valve System, which utilized a servo motor to change the […]
Race Kat: Suzuki GSX1100 Katana Race Bike
Team Classic Suzuki builds an 1170cc Katana for Endurance Legends… In 1980, Suzuki unveiled the original GSX1100S Katana — a 110-hp machine that would give the world a radical new vision of what a sports […]
BMW R80 “Nightmare” by NIKS Motorcycles
The BMW airheads, powered by their flat-twin boxer engines and shaft drives, have become icons in the motoring world. Airheads have won the Paris-Dakar Rally, the AMA Superbike Championship, and circumnavigated the globe countless […]
