Cafe Racers, Scramblers, Trackers, and Bratstyle
Interceptor 650 Desert Scrambler Kit from Bonvent Motorbikes… Since 2018, we’ve witnessed the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 (INT650) charm even the most hardened riders and motojournalists with its vintage style, good manners, and affordability. The […]
Turbo SRAD: Turbocharged Suzuki GSX-R600 from the UK… In 1996, Suzuki introduced the GSX-R750 SRAD, which would revolutionize the sportbike world just as the original GSX-R had done a decade previously. Gixxers has been gaining […]
For Sale: Matt MacVittie’s 1977 Honda CB550 “Sapphire”… If you had to choose one vintage Japanese motorcycle to serve as the base for a café racer project, you’d be hard-pressed to improve on the Honda […]
“Night Beauties” from FCR Original… In recent years, there’s been a boom in Porsche 911 “Backdates” — newer models transformed to resemble their ancestors. An example would be backdating a 1980 911 SC to resemble […]
Roy Welton’s Custom Triumph Scrambler… In 2006, Triumph introduced the 865 Scrambler, which took inspiration from the machines of the 1960s ISDT (International Six Days Trial) — a time when competitors like Steve McQueen rode […]
STG Tracker builds a Yamaha Ténéré 250 Rally… The Ténéré (Tuareg for “Desert”) is a desert region in the south central Sahara — a vast plain of sand that covers some 150,000 square miles, said […]
Trans-Canadian Custom: Michael Ritzker’s 1976 BMW R90S… In 2015, no less than Peter Egan of Cycle World declared that the BMW R90S, introduced in 1974, was “the BMW that invented sport-touring.” The bike was […]
“Baidykle-2” (Scarecrow-2) by Vytautas Alekna… When it was introduced in 1992, the BMW K1100LT boasted the largest engine ever available in a BMW motorcycle — 1092cc — combined with the 16-valve head from the […]
Speedway-inspired Bobber from Poland’s JasinTom Motorcycles… Introduced in 1979, the Honda CM400 was the forerunner to the long-running, highly successful Honda Rebel series. Powered by a 395cc air-cooled parallel-twin, the CM models shared many parts […]
Magic Middleweights: Two Suzuki GS550s from Poland… In 1977, Suzuki introduced the GS550, a smaller sibling to the GS750, which Cycle World called “a lithe and hot-blooded tiger that’s our pick for Best of Breed, […]
