Introduced in 2014, the BMW R NineT is sometimes called an Oilhead — a reference to the air/oil-cooled engine, which stands in contrast to the first-generation air-cooled Airheads: “The name ‘Oilhead’ comes from the fact […]
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Trophy Bird: 1956 Triumph TR6 Scrambler
Heiwa Motorcycle’s Triumph TR6… In 1956, Triumph launched the TR6 Trophy, a lean and mean street-legal scrambler developed with an eye toward a US market hot for desert racers. The 42-hp 650cc parallel-twin featured Triumph’s […]
BAAK to Adventure: Triumph Scrambler 1200 “Aventures”
BAAK develops an adventure kit for the Scrambler 1200… The Triumph Scrambler 1200 XC / XE may be our favorite production bike currently available, an 89-bhp brute with premium long-travel suspension and plenty of charisma. […]
Gravel Burner: BMW R nineT Gravel Edition
FCR Original’s “BMW NineT Gravel”… Introduced in 2016, the BMW R nineT Scrambler combines the 1170cc, 110-bhp air/oil-cooled boxer engine from the previous version of the R1200GS adventure bike with a 19-inch front wheel, higher […]
Super Special Magazine: Issue 37!
We’re thrilled to have two articles in the new issue of Italy’s premier custom motorcycle magazine, Super Special. One is the 1950 Triumph Preunit from Noel Muller of Black Cycles Australia and Justin Holmes of […]
Raw Doesn’t Lie: Moto Guzzi V65 “Utopia”
7089 Garage’s “Rideable Show Bike”… Introduced in the early 80s, the Moto Guzzi V65 was the company’s 650cc sporting machine, a muscular roadster with plenty of the classic Guzzi charisma, character, and gusto. The signature […]
Lord Drake Kustoms: Yamaha XT600 Scrambler
Introduced in 1984, the Yamaha XT600 would become one of the most venerated big-bore “trailies” of all time — a rugged, no-nonsense dual-purpose machine that performed equally well on grocery runs and trans-African expeditions. “The […]
Old Soul, Modern Tech: Ducati 750SS Café Racer
Bolt Motor Co.’s Ducati 750 Super Sport… The original Ducati 750SS (Super Sport) is one of the most iconic machines ever to emerge from the Bologna factory — a street-legal production version of the Ducati […]
Film: On Any (Other) Sunday — Spoof!
Hoxton Moto’s Hilarious Tribute to Bruce Brown’s iconic On Any Sunday… Bruce Brown’s 1971 film On Any Sunday has to be the most influential and beloved motorcycle film of all time. From the opening sequence […]
Original Superbike, Reborn: 1973 Honda CB750
A Navy helicopter pilot restores his father’s CB… In 1969, Honda stunned the motoring world with the introduction of the CB750 Four, the “Original Superbike.” It’s tough to overstate how revolutionary Honda’s 750/4 was at […]
