1123cc Honda Restomod from AC Sanctuary… In 1983, the Honda CB1100F arrived as the company’s king sport bike, designed to battle head-on with the 1100-class superbikes from Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha — bikes that were […]
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Huskypower: Husqvarna 630 Street Tracker
Satset Garage turns back the clock on a modern sumo… Introduced in 2011, the Husqvarna 630 SMR was one beast of a supermoto — a fuel-injected big-bore street version of the bikes that had won […]
SuperBusa: 382-bhp Supercharged Hayabusa!
Supercharged GSX1300R “SuperBusa” from TTS Performance x Kar Design… Back in ’99, the original Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa hit the motorcycling world like a cruise missile, claiming the coveted title of the world’s fastest production motorcycle. […]
Wreck to Racetrack: Yamaha Fazer 600 Café Racer
El Cancro Motors resurrects an FZS600… Introduced in 1998, the Yamaha Fazer 600 (FZS600) would become one of the most popular, most capable middleweight all-rounders ever produced. The bike sported a 599cc 16-valve inline four […]
Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Triumph Speed Twin Custom
A&J Cycles builds a high-performance retro roadster… The 2022 Triumph Speed Twin has been called the best Bonnie of the lot, featuring a new 43mm Marzocchi fork, Brembo M50 monobloc calipers, 320mm discs, and 99 […]
Monster Zed: Kawasaki Z1-R Restomod
AC Sanctuary’s “Radical Construction Manufacture” Z1-R… In the world of high-powered Japanese restomods, one name has long stood apart: AC Sanctuary. Founder Hiroyuki Nakamura opened his shop in the 1990s. Since then, they’ve built a […]
Rally Monster: Suzuki V-Strom 1050RR “Desert Express”
Hessler Motorsport’s “Yellow Rally Monster”… In 2002, the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 (DL1000) hit the market as a large-displacement dual-sport / adventure bike boasting a 996cc liquid-cooled 8-valve DOHC 90° V-twin originally designed for the TL1000 […]
Viva Vinduro! Yamaha DT400 Restomod
Purpose Built Moto builds a two-stroke ripper… The Yamaha DT400 is one of our favorite two-stroke enduros of the 1970s — a wolf in wolf’s clothing and a howling fury to ride. The factory bike […]
Gulf Special: Yamaha RD350 YPVS F2 Café Racer
Bolt Motor Co. builds a stunning two-stroker… At its unveiling in 1982, the Yamaha RD350 YPVS — known as the RZ350 in North America — was called “the nearest thing to a road going racer […]
Retro Muscle: Kawasaki “GPz1136” Restomod
A Blood Red Big Block from Atlanta Motorcycle Works… In 1981, Kawasaki introduced the GPz1100, which would be the ultimate evolution of the mighty air-cooled Zed fours born from the legend itself, the Z1. Before […]
