Enggal Modified builds a 250cc Ninja-powered BMX Cub! In last few years, we’ve seen the rise of “BMX Cubs,” hybrid builds that combine the engine and wheels of a Honda Cub with BMX-style frames, handlebars, […]
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Marlboro Missile: Ducati 848 Café Racer
Motocrew builds an 80s-inspired 848 Evo… Introduced in 2010, the Ducati 848 Evo was a road-legal track weapon, boasting a 126-hp Testastretta engine, Brembo Monobloc calipers from the 1198R, and a non-adjustable steering damper: “This […]
Top Gun: BMW K100 Café Racer
Flying Brick to Top Gun: Jet-inspired K100 from Jerem Motorcycles… Introduced in 1987, the BMW K100 was quite unlike any motorcycle BMW Motorrad had ever produced — or any other company, for that matter. At […]
Report from Japan: Custom World Scrambler
12 Custom Scramblers from Heiwa Motorcycle! Words and photos by Kazuo “Kaz” Matsumoto (@steeldog_photo)… From July 16th to August 28th, “Custom World Scrambler” was held at the large commercial facility “Pacela” in Hiroshima, Japan, for […]
Two-Stroke Giant-Killer: Yamaha RD443LC Hybrid
Mark Goulding builds one wicked “Elsie”… In 1980, the Yamaha RD250LC arrived, a liquid-cooled 247cc / 35-bhp two-stroke street machine destined to become one of motorcycling’s great hooligan machines. In the UK, the “Elsie” satisfied […]
Turbofan V-Twin: Yamaha XV1000 “TR1-R”
Ortolani Customs builds a race-inspired TR1… Introduced in 1981, the Yamaha XV1000 TR1 was the biggest V-twin to roll out of Japan at the time, sporting a 980cc / 69-hp 75° V-twin. With the motor […]
Silenzio, Bruna! Triumph Bonneville Street Tracker
Tamarit Motorcycles creates their “craziest bike” yet… In the 2021 Pixar film Luca, loosely based on Italian myths and folklore, the main character, Luca, tells his friend Alberto that he’s afraid to launch their rickety […]
NYC Trackmaster: Norton Street Tracker
A Commando-powered street tracker from NYC Norton… Kenny Cummings began restoring a 1974 Norton Commando in the mid-1990s, registering the domain nycnorton.com to document the project. He was visiting his father when he mentioned that […]
KC900: KullyCo’s Ironhead Street Tracker
AFT fabricator builds a Ti-framed Harley street tracker… If you’ve got an eye on the two-wheeled world, you’ve certainly noticed the meteoric rise in popularity of American Flat Track (AFT) in recent years. The racing […]
The Royal Slide: Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 Street Tracker
FCR Original transforms their first Royal Enfield… In 2018, Royal Enfield introduced the Interceptor 650, known as the INT 650 here in the States. For a bike that starts at $5999, this retro-styled middleweight has […]
