Crossing The Block: Ultra-Rare Excelsior Board Track Racer… On December 30, 1912, a California Class B racer named Lee Irving Humiston became the first motorcyclist to break the 100-mph barrier on a production-based machine, riding […]
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Soul Machine: BMW K100 “Alma”
Anathem Garage breathes soul into a forgotten Flying Brick… Giancarlo Noe of Anathem Garage has one of the most impressive two-wheeled resumes in the custom bike world. He worked as a race mechanic in both […]
Simplify, Then Add Lightness: Ducati 748 Track Bike
Championship Cycles builds a Ducati 748 track bike with retro vibes… The Massimo Tamburini-designed Ducati 916 remains one of the most iconic sporting motorcycles ever made. Introduced in 1994, the Desmoquattro-powered machine won four Superbike […]
Born Free: 1961 Triumph Pre-Unit Duplex Digger “Stretch”
Duplex Digger: Karl Ardo’s Pre-Unit Triumph Chopper… In 1960, the twin-carb Bonneville 650 received a new “Duplex” frame whose twin front downtubes corrected the “Whip Iron” wobble of the original bike. Today, the 1960-62 Triumph […]
Two-Stroke Racer: Honda “MT250R” Race Bike
Big Dream: What if Honda had built a 250cc version of the MT125R racer? It’s well known that Soichiro Honda — Mr. Honda himself — was no fan of two-stroke engines. It’s said he found […]
Retro Enduro: Yamaha XT600 Vinduro
VMX-Style XT600 from Garage Esquinita… Back in 1984, Yamaha introduced the XT600, their new “go-anywhere, do-anything flagship. The 595cc dual-purpose machine could be traced back to the iconic XT/TT500 models, which had proved their […]
49-Cylinder Two-Stroke Kawasaki
Guinness World Record Holder: “Tinker Toy” by Simon Whitelock… Recently we showcased the 7-cylinder Kawasaki two-stroke built by the UK’s Simon Whitelock, who’s been building custom motorcycles specials since 1985. He says the Kawasaki Triples […]
Monster Triple: Triumph Speed Triple 955i
Rover-inspired “Monster Triple” from Cus’Tom Motorcycle… When Triumph made their Hinckley factory comeback in the early 1990s, they opted for a modular production plan that allowed them to manufacture a wide range of models […]
Malle Mile 2025: Round 1
“The British Inappropriate Motorcycle Race & Festival in Motion…” From July 18-20th, the 2025 Malle Mile Festival — aka “the greatest and most inappropriate motorcycle race and festival in the country” — returned to […]
Retromotard: Honda XR650L Supermoto
Rothmans-inspired Retromotard from Parr Motorcycles… Back in 2018, we featured the first build from a young Indiana builder named Spencer Parr. The bike? A Suzuki DR650 “Retro-Moto” inspired by the RM motocross models of yesteryear. […]
