100,000 miles on a GS1000S Katana: “She’s family, that makes her priceless…” In 1982, a 1000cc version of the Suzuki Katana 1100 was introduced to qualify for AMA Superbike racing. The bore was sleeved […]
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Dream Rider: Yamaha XS650 Brat Tracker
“Karbu” from Le Cent Vingt Cinq… At one time, few motorcycles could compete with the British twins for power, performance, and style. The 650 parallel-twins from BSA, Norton, Triumph, and others were just the ticket […]
Fat Kat: Suzuki Katana “GSX1230” Restomod
Andy Harriman’s 1230cc Katana… In 1980, the Suzuki GSX1100S Katana came flashing across the motorcycle world just like its sharp-edged namesake, revealing a whole new vision of what a superbike could be. While the […]
Le Mans Metal: Moto Guzzi V100 Café Racer
All-Aluminum Guzzi from Moto Furia x Apiata Metalshaping… The Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello “Aviazione Navale” (Naval Aviation) is a limited edition machine from the iconic Italian manufacturer that pays tribute to the naval heritage […]
Rally Raider: Honda Dominator 650 Rally Bike
NX650 Desert Thumper from Manara Artwork… We’ve long said that many of our favorite bike-builders have racing backgrounds. Motorcycle racers tend to have a deep knowledge of geometry and mechanics, but racing doesn’t always […]
Primo Brown: Honda NX650 Scrambler
Patina Pony: Dominator 650 Scrambler from Emporio Elaborazioni Meccaniche… Surely no one at Honda knew the Honda NX650 Dominator — a single-cylinder, plastic-clad adventure bike — would become a darling of the customs scene […]
Super Thumper: Husqvarna 701 Supermoto
Classy Hooligan: Husky 701 SM by ASE Custom Motorcycles… When the Husqvarna 701 Supermoto launched in 2014, it was the most powerful production thumper ever built, boasting 74 horsepower and 54 pound-feet of torque […]
Coming Soon: Gryffin 450 Scrambler!
The Gryffin 450 Scrambler from Janus Motorcycles… Recently we featured the 1000th Halcyon 250 special produced by Janus Motorcycles of Goshen, Indiana — a small-batch maker of 250-450cc motorcycles with hand-crafted components and highly customizable […]
Electric Boogie: Yamaha XT500 Restomod
Electric Start, Air-Cooled: Motogadgets’ 1980 Yamaha XT500… By the early 1970s, the big single-cylinder four-stroke off-roader was thought a species all but extinct. After all, the great British 500 singles like the BSA B50 […]
Radicalized: Suzuki Katana 1100 Restomod
Final Edition Katana, Radicalized by AC Sanctuary… In 1980, the original Suzuki Katana 1100 rocked the motorcycling world with its angular, space-age design. It was the vision of legendary German designer Hans Muth, who’d been […]
