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Cumpert 01: “Little Honda” FTR223 Street Tracker
The Honda FTR223, introduced in 2002, is a dirt track-inspired production bike popular in the Japanese Domestic Market — an interesting mashup of utilitarian commuter and flat tracker. The bike sports twin 18-inch wheels with […]
Yamaha YZ400F Flat Tracker
The Yamaha YZ400F was a true game-changer, the first 4-stroke production motocrosser that could compete directly against the 2-stroke competition — and win. The YZF weighed 250 pounds — about 20 more than the 2-strokes […]
Devastating Power: KTM 1290 “Super Enduro R”
180-hp Erzberg Rodeo Weapon… The KTM Super Duke R is a simply staggering hyper-naked bike, housing the most powerful version of the company’s renowned 75-degree V-twin LC8 engine ever built. Motorcyclist named the 177-horsepower SDR […]
Race Derived: Yamaha RD350 Cafe Racer by MotoExotica
A 1984 (!) Yamaha RD350 from the Himalayan foothills… The Yamaha RD350 is one of our favorite two-stroke street bikes, a parallel-twin standard that boasted 39 horsepower, Autolube oil injection, best-in-class brakes, and lovely colors […]
Supermoto Agricole: Yamaha XT500 by Y.C. Design
A “rural supermoto” from an elite French firefighter… The Yamaha XT500 is one of our favorite vintage Japanese motorcycles, and one of the greatest multipurpose bikes ever created. We’ve seen a varied assortment of customized […]
Quarterstack: Kawasaki Ninja 250R by Joe Flores with Fitz & Flores
“Blackthumb” Ninja built for the Atlanta streets… For years, the Kawasaki Ninja 250R — aka the EX250 — was America’s best-selling sport bike, offering a 37-hp liquid-cooled parallel twin engine and 6-speed transmission cradled in […]
Valkyrie Power: GL1000 Goldwing Cafe Racer
“Breathless” — a Valkyrie-Powered ’77 Goldwing from Dragon’s Motorcycles Photos courtesy of Diego Bermúdez of Revival of the Machine and builder Pablo Sebastián. The Honda GL1000 Goldwing may not seem like the best candidate for […]
Faro Way: Triumph Bonneville Brat
Last year, we had the pleasure of road-tripping across Portugal — a nation where custom motorcycle culture is truly taking flight. Given the stunning riding roads along the coast and in the hills, it’s no […]
Fat Brat: Yamaha XS650 from Kuna Customs
Built a stone’s throw from where the turbojet engine was invented! Introduced in 1969 as the XS-1, the Yamaha XS650 would boast one of the most advanced engines of the class, a 654cc parallel twin […]
