“Performance straight from the World Superbike paddock and the dirtiest soundtrack that ever scraped through noise regulations.” The Aprilia Tuono V4R is the naked version of the RSV4 superbike, sharing the same chassis with slightly […]
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Hello Darkness: Honda CB550 by MONNOM Customs
“It’s easy to make a bike visually scream, it’s much harder to make it sing.” Many enthusiasts regard Honda’s CB550 as the perfect vintage four: light, agile, surprisingly quick, and exquisitely balanced in both handling […]
Dirt Road Ripper: Yamaha XT500 by MotoRelic
“Foot down and elbows up! Braaap!” The Yamaha XT500 is one of the most successful dual-purpose machines of all time, a big-bore four-stroke that proved itself in professional desert racing and on thousands of miles […]
Hayabusa CBX1000 by Roland Skate
Pipe Dreams: Six of them… In 1978, Honda unveiled the CBX, powered by a 1047cc, 24-valve six-cylinder engine that made 105 hp at the crank. At the time, Honda had been making steady progress in […]
XLsinore: Honda XR600R Scrambler
The Honda XR600R was one of the most successful dirt bikes of all time, an air-cooled beast built from 1985 to 2000 — a wildly successful machine in both the desert and the woods. Out […]
Fire in Madrid: “Sport 440” Roadster by XTR Pepo
“My everyday bike for the Madrid Streets.” In 1971, a new Italian motorcycle manufacturer came onto the scene: SV.VM (Sironi Vergani Vimercate Milano), better known as SWM Motorcycles. Based out of Milan, the company produced […]
KEEP IT HONDA: CT70 / Grom by Therapy Garage
A Grom-Powered CT70, ready for town and trails… The Honda CT70 — aka the “Trail 70” — debuted in 1969, featuring a pressed-steel “T-bone” frame, folding handlebars, and a 72cc OHV four-stroke engine good for […]
Hot Rod Enduro: The Motorieep 590TT
The Yamaha TT600RE was an air-cooled, street-legal enduro available from 2003-2007, featuring a 42-hp engine, electric start, and dual-stage carburetion. The engine was essentially an XT600 unit, highly praised for its toughness and torque: “The […]
SHERPA TRIBUTE: Yamaha Scorpio “Tenzing” by Backyard Customs Bali
“Custom bikes are a unique form to express ourselves, you are what you ride.” The Sherpa are a people of Tibetan ancestry, native to the mountainous regions of Nepal and the Himalayas, who are legendary […]
Attack Life: Honda CB750 by Three Daughter Moto
“When you find yourself at a time of uncertainty there is only one way to go: forward.” Missouri’s Brent Becker was in Amsterdam for work when he crossed paths with none other than Eric Kalter, […]
