The 2025 Handbuilt Show in Austin, Texas was another one for the books. Nearly 150 of the most interesting, rare, and custom-built bikes from builders all over the nation and beyond…not to mention some really […]
Tag: Adventure Bikes
Airhead Enduro: 1070cc BMW “EnduroBoxer”
From SWT-Sports: Dirt-Ready Boxer for an Enduro veteran… The BMW R80G/S is well-known as the grandfather of the modern adventure bike. True, there was no shortage of strange looks when the original G/S was […]
Queen of the Desert: Suzuki DR-Z400 “Sirocco”
Desert DR-Z: Aluminum-framed 400 from Giorgio de Angelis and Marco Graziani… La Ruta del Nabab is an annual desert rally that stretches across 1000+ kilometers of Moroccan Sahara. In many ways, the La Ruta […]
Handbuilt Show 2025: Scramblers, Trackers, & More!
Scramblers, Trackers, Dirt Bikes, and More from Handbuilt Show 2025 The 2025 edition of the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show coincided with the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas just last weekend. Handbuilt Show […]
Enduro Dominator: Honda NX650 “EDNA”
“Enduro-ized” Dominator from Guido Gerretti… The NX650 Dominator may have gone out of production over two decades ago, but it remains a favorite among adventure riders and custom builders alike. This is particularly true in […]
Dust Trail: Himalayan 450 Rally Bike
From OrMotors: Hima 450 for Portugal’s “Dust Trail”… In 2024, Royal Enfield launched an all-new 450 version of their popular Himalayan adventure bike. The new Himalayan 450 features Enfield’s first-ever liquid-cooled engine, the Sherpa […]
EnduroBoxer: BMW R100GS Restomod Enduro
Street-Legal GS Enduro Racer from SWT-Sports… The BMW R80G/S, which helped spawn the adventure bike class and dominated several early years of the Paris-Dakar Rally, owed much to the “Red Devil” of BMW engineer Laszlo […]
Dakar Dream: Germany to Dakar on 2-Valve Boxers!
Reliving the Paris-Dakar Rally route with SWT Sports… In 1978, 182 vehicles embarked from Paris’s Place du Trocadéro bound for the Senegalese capital of Dakar, a 10,000-kilometer journey that would take them across Algeria, Niger, […]
Sonauto Edition: Yamaha XTZ750 Super Ténéré
Dakar-inspired Super Ténéré 750 from BIKE Factory… In 1947, famed French racing driver Toto Veuillet founded Saône-Auto (Sonauto), which would become France’s first importer of Porsche cars and Yamaha motorcycles. Sonauto was involved in many […]
G/S Rally Adventure: BMW R80GS Restomod
For Sale: BMW R80GS “Rally Adventure” from Codex Moto… Introduced in 1980, the BMW R80G/S is widely considered the world’s first “Adventure Bike.” While early naysayers questioned the use of a 400-lb multi-cylinder machine built […]
