Cafe Racers, Scramblers, Trackers, and Bratstyle
Dave Gillery’s NC450S-Powered Caballero Scrambler… Beginning in 1968, Italian manufacturer Fantic Motor began producing dual-sports, motards, mopeds, and trials motorcycles out of their factory in Casier, Italy. In 1972, the company’s 50cc machines began arriving […]
Cloud Racer: “Pikes Peak contender meets Super Hooligan brawler…” The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) — “The Race to The Clouds” — began in 1916 after entrepreneur Spencer Penrose converted a narrow carriage road […]
570 ‘Berg + Boost: Alex Silversjö’s Turbo Supermoto Sleeper… When Cagiva purchased Husqvarna’s motorcycle division in 1987, a team of former Husky engineers decided to break out on their own, forming Husaberg in early 1988. […]
Home Sweet Home: David Nast Cole’s Adventure Rig… In 2009, KTM introduced the 690 Enduro R, a more aggressive off-road version of the company’s 690 adventure bike. At its core, the Enduro R is a […]
The Bike Guzzi Should’ve Built: Shaun Boulter’s Le Mans-Style V7… In the last two decades, there’s been a huge upswell of interest in retro-style bikes that bring classic styling from the 60s and 70s to […]
Gauloises Blondes Edition Yamaha 250 from Holy Moly Motorcycles… The Yamaha WR250F is the off-road / enduro version of the company’s YZ250F motocross bike. In other words, it’s a high-performance trail bike — a race […]
Built for War, Best in Show: 70s Ironhead Harley Drag Bike… In 1957, Harley-Davidson released the Sportster in response to stiff competition from British rivals like Triumph and Norton, whose twins were lighter, faster, and […]
Lightweight Guzzi 500 Café Racer from Revel Customs… In the mid 70s, Moto Guzzi decided they needed to add a midsize bike to their lineup. The resulting machine, the V50 II, featured a Tonti frame […]
Bavarian Bulldog from Lord Drake Kustoms… When Ducati introduced the concept of a twin-powered “Hypermotard” in 2006, their website literally crashed from the flood of interest about the new machine. The idea was a bike […]
250cc Scrambler from Heiwa Motorcycle… The Kawasaki 250TR is a 250cc air-cooled single-cylinder retro commuter that harks back to simpler days, when fuel injection, liquid cooling, and onboard computers were reserved for only the most […]
