Radical Lightness: Touratech Trims the GS for Enduro-Travel… For years, the BMW R1200GS (officially R 1200 GS) was the world’s premier adventure touring platform, a globe-trotting behemoth that Cycle World would deem “the most successful […]
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XL Style Retromod: Honda Tiger 250 Scrambler
A Frame-Swapped Retro-Enduro Scrambler from Solace Motorcycle… The Honda Tiger (GL200) was a ~200cc SOHC machine produced and sold for many years in the Indonesia market. It was intended not as a small commuter, but […]
Desert Racer Reborn: 1956 AJS 18CS Scrambler
Restored 1956 AJS 500cc Scrambler from Toolbox Lifestyle… AJS was founded all the way back in 1909 by the Stevens brothers of Wolverhampton, England, as A.J. Stevens & Co. Ltd (AJS). The company’s first motorcycle […]
From Chaos, Creation: “De Chaos” BSA Boardtracker
Bernard Mont’s Custom-Framed, Hub-Steered BSA Boardtracker… The Glemseck 101 remains one of the wildest two-wheeled events on the planet, a hotbed of speed and creativity where garage-builders race custom-built sprint bikes down an 1/8-mile stretch […]
Lucky Explorer: Cagiva Elefant Paris-Dakar Rally Bike
The Italian Powerhouse That Conquered Dakar… The Cagiva Elefant occupies a unique place in Paris-Dakar history. Where other manufacturers leaned on clinical efficiency or engineering conservatism, Cagiva brought Italian audacity to the table: massive V-twin […]
TDM Power: Yamaha Super Ténéré 850 Sonauto Replica
Scott Verrall’s TDM 850-powered Sonauta Super Ténéré… Introduced in 1989, the Yamaha XTZ750 Super Ténéré sported a new DOHC 5-valve parallel-twin with a 360-degree crankshaft and output of 69 bhp. The styling came from Yamaha’s […]
Dakar Legends: Yamaha YZE750T Super Ténéré
The Bike That Built a Dakar Dynasty… The Yamaha YZE750T Super Ténéré is one of the most important motorcycles in rally-raid history. Purpose-built from the ground up for the Paris-Dakar Rally, it was the machine […]
Supercharged Flat Tracker: JL Meccanica FT900SC
Blown Superbike-Powered Flat Tracker from Finland… There must be something in the water in Finland. Maybe it’s the dark winters, the sisu culture of grit and resilience, or the long history of racing on dirt, […]
Battle Runner: BMW F650 Funduro Rally Bike
‘99 BMW F650 Funduro “Battle Runner” by BCK Motorcycles… In the 1990s, some 50,000 BMW F650 Funduros were produced in partnership with Aprilia and Rotax before BMW brought production in-house in 2000. A bike with […]
EXEET MR Competition: BMW M1000R-Powered Hyperquad
1000cc Street-Legal Quad: “Feels like a Formula 2 car with a motorcycle handlebar – positively crazy…” The BMW M 1000 R is the company’s flagship “hyper-naked,” featuring a 207-bhp ShiftCam engine from the S 1000 […]
