Cafe Racers, Scramblers, Trackers, and Bratstyle
Stripped-down scrambler from Argentina’s LBC Motorcycles… Buenos Aires has long been known as “The Paris of South America” for its striking architecture, style, fashion, and culture. It’s also a hotbed for custom motorcycles, particularly lightweight […]
The original Yamaha V-Max remains one of the most beastly two-wheeled production bikes ever conceived, a 145-hp V4 cruiser that could blast down the 1/4 mile in a shade under 11 seconds. Unlike a […]
Rolling South, Part II: “RS 2.0” Beta Street Tracker from Buenos Aires! Argentina has become one of the great hotbeds of the 21-century custom motorcycle scene. Perhaps it’s no surprise that a country with […]
Built in 7 days for the Argentinian Builders Challenge! The Beta Motard 200 is a street-legal 200cc four-stroke supermoto the Italian manufacturer offered in the South American market, particularly Argentina. It sported twin 17-inch wheels, […]
In 1976, Kawasaki introduced the KZ750 Twin, meant to compete against large-bore vertical twins like the Triumph Bonneville, Yamaha XS650, and the bygone British twins of yesteryear. But the KZ was no throwback — the […]
Retro Enduro built by Argentina’s Low Budget Customs… The Honda XR250 Tornado was a Latin American equivalent of the XR250L, sporting an air/oil-cooled 4-valve DOHC tuned for better low-end torque and slightly less peak power […]
An Argentine Triumph… Introduced in 2006, the new Triumph Scrambler took its design cues from the legendary Triumph TR6C Trophy Special — a machine built at the request of the US distributor, who wanted a […]
The BMW R NineT has been called a “blank canvas” for customization — a modern machine designed for ease of modification, with separate chassis/engine wiring harnesses, removable subframe, and accessories that can be replaced with […]
Two-stroke tracker from a professional BMX rider… The Yamaha RD400, built from 1976 to 1979, was a lightweight giant-killer, a 44-horsepower two-stroke twin capable of embarrassing many of the era’s larger four-strokes. The bike simply […]
The “Full Aluminum Flat Tracker” from Argentina… The Suzuki DR-Z400, introduced in 2000, has become one of the most popular middleweight dual-sports in the world. The Australian Army uses a slightly modified version for their […]
