Last week was the 32nd annual Mecum Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction in Las Vegas, and it was quite the show. North of 1800 motorcycles crossed the auction block, including bikes from 15+ storied private […]
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World’s Cheapest Café Racer? Yamaha XJ600 Diversion
Elcancro Motors builds a 1000€ Café Racer…and Scrambler! The Yamaha XJ600S Diversion, better known as the Seca II here in the States, appeared in 1992 as a no-frills middleweight commuter with a 61-bhp air/oil-cooled eight-valve […]
Best of MBE ’23: BMW R 18 Custom
Best of MBE: 911MX Factory x XTR Pepo’s R 18 BMW… When the BMW Motorrad launched the R 18 in 2020, we can’t say we were all that enthused. Yes, it’s powered by the largest […]
Sold for $935,000: 1908 Harley-Davidson Strap Tank!
This past week, January 24-28, was the 32nd annual Mecum “Vintage & Antique Motorcycle Auction” in Las Vegas, held at the South Point Hotel & Casino. Nearly 2000 motorcycles crossed the auction block, including bikes […]
Ural Flat Tracker: 1955 M-72 Flathead Boxer
Hammer Bike builds the “Very First” Ural Flat Tracker… In 1939, alarmed with Hitler’s ambitions in Europe, the Soviet Union decided they needed a new heavy-duty motorcycle as part of their military rearmament. In order […]
Pyrenees Pony: Street-Legal Honda XR600R
A Living Legend from ZZ Moto… Introduced in 1985, the Honda XR600R was destined to become one of the most iconic dirt bikes of all time, remaining in production as a dirt-only model until 2000. […]
Old School Meets New: BMW R100 “Sport Bobber”
JAX Garage builds an aggressive Airhead… BMW Airheads may have covered more miles in more different countries than any other European motorbike. They were once the go-to machine for two-wheeled circumnavigators, and they proved themselves […]
The Nitron Special: Honda CB900F Restomod
The “Daichi CB900F” from Japan’s Team CB’s… Introduced in 1979, the Honda CB900F was a 95-hp DOHC roadster based on the company’s European Endurance Championship racer, thus the “Bol d’Or” (Golden Bowl) name the […]
Catching Freedom: Serge’s 1973 Triumph Tiger 750
A British Tiger, German Friends, and One French Beach… We love motorcycles themselves — the sight, sound, speed, sensation, even the smell — but if we had to pick one thing that makes this two-wheeled […]
One of One: Suzuki GSX-R750W Streetfighter
Alexandre Bonaccorso’s Water-cooled Weapon… Introduced in 1985, the Suzuki GSX-R750 would come to be known as one of the most uncompromising, aggressive sport bikes on the market — a street-legal replica racer that proved itself […]
