A Brotherly Bullet from Red Hot Chili Customs (RHCC)… In 1984, Yamaha introduced the XJ600 (designated the FJ600 in the US), which featured a 72-bhp air-cooled DOHC inline four engine. For the first nine months […]
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Red Tail Redux: Honda CB750 Café Racer
Joe Flores resurrects a tribute to a 33-year Air Force veteran… The Tuskegee Airmen were the USA’s first African-American military aviators, best-known for their signature red-tailed P-51 Mustangs, which flew heavy bomber escort as part […]
Little Martha: ’88 Allman Brothers Tribute Chopper
Eat a Peach: Caleb Swiney’s tribute to a Southern rock legend… Founded in 1969 and based out of Macon, Georgia, the Allman Brothers Band have been called the godfathers of Southern rock, famous for their […]
Yamaha XJR1300 Café Racer: “Kojirō”
Dezmembrez Moto builds a high-tech XJR — and it’s for sale! If we had to choose one model of the modern era that we wished we received here in North America, the Yamaha XJR1300 would […]
“Smoke, Noise, Speed” — Suzuki GT250 Street Tracker!
Tough Tracker builds a two-stroke ripper! In the 1970s, competition in the 250 two-stroke class was especially fierce, as 17-year-olds could ride 250cc machines in the UK — and of course, every budding street racer […]
Quarter Miler: ’52 Vincent Rapide Drag Bike!
Vincent drag bike with an engine by Hall of Famer Marty Dickerson! The origin story of the Vincent V-twin is legendary. Designer Phil Irving, while working at his office in Stevenage in 1936, noticed two […]
Built from Zero: Yamaha XJ750 “Bathara”
“Low, Burly, Roaring” — Jowo Kustom’s scratch-built custom… Usually, when we ask a builder what bike served as the donor of a particular project, it’s clear that some major part of the original frame remains […]
A Leaner Bull: “Muccastretta” Ducati 999 Café Racer
Rind Performance streamlines the 999… In 2001, Ducati introduced their new Testastretta (“Narrow Head”) L-twin engine, featuring narrower 25-degree angles between the inlet and exhaust valves, which corresponded with modern F1 four-valve theory. The narrow […]
Black Bird: ’56 Triumph Thunderbird Desert Sled
A Triumph 6T Thunderbird desert sled from Japan! On one of his trips to oversee Triumph operations in the States, Edward Turner — the legendary designer and director of Triumph Motorcycles — had the idea […]
Budget-Built: Yamaha XJ600 Café Racer
Rascal Motorcycles builds an XJ / FJ600 shop bike… Introduced in 1984, the Yamaha XJ600 — sold in North America as the FJ600 — was a middleweight four-cylinder sports bike with a 72-bhp air-cooled engine. […]
