Dakar Legends: Last Roar of the Desert Bombers… In the late 1990s and early 2000s, BMW found itself at a turning point in rally-raid racing. The boxer twin had already written one of the most […]
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Fangster’s Drag-Style Twin-Cam Breakout Bobber… In 2012, Harley-Davidson CVO (Custom Vehicle Operations) division launched the original Softail Breakout. “Pictures do not convey the beauty of this new model. Harley’s CVO group prides itself on creating […]
Faber Beezer: 1968 BSA B44 Victor Competition Scrambler
500cc Pre-68 Scrambles Bike from Chopping Paint & Body… In 1966, BSA released the B44 series, which featured a new 441cc four-stroke engine developed by the company’s Competition Department. They’d taken the 343cc B40, which […]
The Honda EXP-2: The Two-Stroke Desert Racer
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Best Bikes for Chopper Builds
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The Daredevil’s Stuntman: The Motorcycle Collection of AMA Hall-of-Famer Gary Davis
AMA Hall-of-Famer Gary Davis has been called the “Daredevil’s Stuntman” for serving as Evel Knievel’s stunt double in the 1977 film “Viva Knievel!” But that’s just a small slice of this two-wheeled legend’s resume. Gary’s racing […]
What Motorcycles Are in The Batman (2022)?
The Batman Bikes: The Drifter, the Batcycle, and the Catcycle… The Batman (2022) took a more grounded, gritty approach to the Caped Crusader’s world, and that sensibility carried over to the two-wheeled machines seen on […]
A Lighter T7: Custom Yamaha Ténéré 700
From Superslab to Singletrack: A Lightweight Yamaha T7 from SPKS Lab… The Yamaha Ténéré 700 (T7) represents something of an answered prayer for ADV riders who’d been wishing for a modern, affordable, streamlined middleweight adventure […]
Suzuki BS125 “MANTA” Two-Stroke Street Tracker
A 10-Year Odyssey: The ZeroVector S1 MANTA… We love seeing a somewhat forgotten, unexpected platform targeted for a full transformation. That’s certainly the case with this Suzuki BS125, a single-cylinder two-stroke that was made and sold […]
