Australia’s Twisted Fate Builds unveils a stunning, blacked-out Flying Brick… When it appeared in 1991, the BMW K1100LT had the largest engine ever fitted into a BMW motorcycle, a 1092cc inline four that produced nearly […]
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Project Flat Track: “Unobtainium” KTM 500 SX-F Tracker
KTM Race Team Mechanic Michael Carusi builds a “Wishlist” Flat Tracker… In our opinion, some of the best racing in the world right now is happening in the American Flat Track AFT Singles class, where […]
Win This: Husky Vitpilen 401 Street Tracker
Purpose Built Moto is giving away this Husqvarna Vitpilen 401! The Husky Vitpilen 401 sports the same single-cylinder engine as the KTM 390 Duke, wrapped in a lightweight steel-trellis frame and four-piece plastic body kit […]
Parts Bin Special: “Green & Gold” Yamaha SR400
For Sale! A #coronavirusbikebuildoff Yamaha from Francis Von Tuto… The Yamaha SR400 is one of the world’s best-loved singles, an air-cooled Universal Japanese Motorcycle that’s been in production for some four decades. The engine is […]
Electric Street Tracker: Concept Z by Ed Motorcycles
Former fighter jet tech develops an electric street tracker… We’re living through one of the most exciting eras of motorcycle development, particularly in the realm of electric technology. MotoGP now hosts the FIM MotoE™ World […]
Hayabusa CBX1000 by Roland Skate
Pipe Dreams: Six of them… In 1978, Honda unveiled the CBX, powered by a 1047cc, 24-valve six-cylinder engine that made 105 hp at the crank. At the time, Honda had been making steady progress in […]
She-Wolf: Yamaha XT550 “La Lupa” by Francis Von Tuto
A modernized classic, elegant and streamlined… The Yamaha XT550 debuted in 1982, a successor of the beloved XT500 — itself one of the most successful “thumpers” of all time, highly regarded by pro racers and […]
Big Twin Cafe Racer: “The Flying Duck”
Sometimes a motorcycle becomes so deeply involved and entangled with our personal history that it becomes a part of our life story — an integral part of who we are. Such is the case with […]
Yamaha XT250 “Dragonfly” by Francis Von Tuto
A dragonfly built from a $150 box of parts… Introduced in 1980, the Yamaha XT250 quickly became a popular workhorse on farms and ranches, earning a bit of notoriety in 1982 as Rambo’s getaway bike […]
2-Smoker: Yamaha RD350 by Marc Martin
“Don’t feel bad. You’re not the first 750 rider to get blown off by a Yamaha 350.” That was the headline of a 1975 magazine advertisement for the Yamaha RD350, and it was true. Introduced […]
