Street-Legal GS Enduro Racer from SWT-Sports… The BMW R80G/S, which helped spawn the adventure bike class and dominated several early years of the Paris-Dakar Rally, owed much to the “Red Devil” of BMW engineer Laszlo […]
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Yard Built for Good: Yamaha XSR900 Retromod
Win this FZR750-inspired XSR from Yamaha Yard Built x CROIG x Strange Industries! In recent years, several major motorcycles manufacturers have become more deeply involved in the custom scene, mainly through commissioning some of the […]
World’s Smallest V-Twin Motorcycle: Honda “SS100”
99cc Honda SS50 V-Twin from Allen Millyard… Introduced in 1967, the Honda SS50 was a schoolboy’s dream. The 49cc OHC four-stroke featured a long race-style tank, gorgeous heat-shielded high-line exhaust, and even a café-style bum […]
King Kenny Edition: Yamaha XJR1300 TR
Kenny Roberts Tribute: 1300 XJR Street Beast from Tumulte… If we had to make a list of 21st-century bikes we wish were sold in North America, the Yamaha XJR1300 would be near the top. Introduced […]
Freddie Spencer CB750F 6-Hour Endurance Replica
John Froude’s Faithful Replica of Fast Freddie’s CB750F Endurance Racer… “Fast Freddie” Spencer is one of the greatest motorcycle racers America has ever produced. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, he was a prodigy who began […]
The One Moto 2025: Las Vegas!
Viva La One Moto Vegas! After 15 years of successful shows in Portland, The One Motorcycle Show made their Vegas debut earlier this month at The Western, a historic hotel and casino on Fremont Street, […]
XR750-Inspired Dual-Carb Sportster Street Tracker
XR1200 Street Tracker from Romain Leclerc of Pirates Moto Crew… The Harley-Davidson XR750 remains the most successful racing motorcycle of all time. Introduced in 1970, it won 29 of 37 AMA Grand National Championships […]
Shed Zed: 1396cc Kawasaki Z1 “Super Six”
Six-Cylinder Z1 from Allen Millyard… Lately we’ve been highlighting a few of the mind-blowing shed-built specials from one of the world’s most legendary builders, Allen Millyard. As many of you know, Millyard is a […]
Dakar Dream: Germany to Dakar on 2-Valve Boxers!
Reliving the Paris-Dakar Rally route with SWT Sports… In 1978, 182 vehicles embarked from Paris’s Place du Trocadéro bound for the Senegalese capital of Dakar, a 10,000-kilometer journey that would take them across Algeria, Niger, […]
The Fancy DR: 670cc Suzuki DR650 Supermoto
“Looks like a DR650, handles like a 125 supermoto.” -The Lurkshop The Suzuki DR650 has been in continuous production since 1990, earning a reputation for go-anywhere ruggedness and reliability. The 640cc engine of the first-gen […]
