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Moto Guzzi V7 Cafe Racer

Red Devil: Moto Guzzi V7 Café Racer

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 […]

Yamaha WR250F Restomod

Retro Enduro: Yamaha WR250F Restomod

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 […]

Ironhead drag bike

“Warthog” Ironhead Sportster Drag Bike

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 […]

BMW R nineT Hypermotard Supermoto

9T Hypermotard: BMW R nineT Supermoto

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 […]

Kawasaki 250 Scrambler

Ochre Dreams: Kawasaki 250TR Scrambler

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 […]

BMW R12 NineT Custom

New Base, New Vision: BMW R12 nineT Custom

FCR Original Reimagines BMW’s Retro Boxer…   Last year, BMW Motorrad introduced the R12 nineT, the next evolution of their popular R nineT neo-classic roadster. The engine remains the same eight-valve 1170cc 109-bhp boxer twin, but […]