Oldschool Classics builds the perfect backroad burner… The BMW R100RS was Motorrad’s 980cc sport-tourer, built around a 70-hp version of the two-valve flat-twin boxer engine. Even in its heyday, the Bavarian boxer wasn’t as fast […]
Tag: Austria
Yamaha SR500 Tracker from “Kid McQueen”
A 70s-inspired SR500 tracker from 20-year-old Moritz Bree… Back in 2016, a 12-year-old custom phenom from Austria, Moritz Bree, came onto the scene. He was involved in designing custom bikes for Free Spirits and Zaeta, […]
Austrian Bulldog: Yamaha BT1100 Custom
BT1100 Bulldog from Martin Buchmayr x i-flow… Introduced in 2002, the Yamaha BT1100 Bulldog was quite an interesting machine, a hard-to-classify V-twin roadster with Italian roots: “The Bulldog has been conceived, developed and assembled by […]
The Cosmic Rider: Yamaha RD350 YPVS
For Sale: Blechmann’s Two-Stroke Stunner! Bernhard “Blechmann” Naumann is one of Europe’s most highly regarded builders, known especially for his metal-shaping skills. Hence his nickname, “Blechmann” — The Tin Man. Bernhard grew up in a […]
Blechmann “Drecksbecher” — Yamaha XV1100 Virago
Street-legal Blechmann special, rebuilt by Martin Buchmayr… Bernhard “Blechmann” Naumann is one of the world’s most respected customizers, renowned for his hand-shaped aluminum and sheetmetal work. In the customs world, he’s known simply as “Blechmann” […]
The Hope: Harley-Davidson XL1200 Sportster
Mayerl Motorcycles builds a Sportster for the Styrian mountains… The Erzberg (“ore mountain”) is a massive open-pit siderite mine located in Eisenerz, Styria, in the central-western part of Austria. Once a year, the mine plays […]
Ducati Flat Track Monster: Monster 900 I.E.
Reier Motors builds one bad Ducati flat tracker… The Ducati Monster has been called the bike that saved the Bologna factory from extinction. The bike was the vision of designer Miguel Galluzzi, who was actually […]
Prototype 1: Moto Guzzi V50 Cafe Racer
Vienna’s Horizontal Moto builds one sleek middleweight Guzzi… The Moto Guzzi V50 was a half-liter model developed in the mid-1970s. The company was in dire straits at the time and needed a model that could […]
The One: Yamaha MT-01 by Titan Motorcycles
“You don’t need a therapist if you ride a Titan…” Available from 2005-2012, the Yamaha MT-01 was a modern muscle bike, combining the stump-pulling power of the Warrior XV1700 V-twin with forks and brakes […]
Devastating Power: KTM 1290 “Super Enduro R”
180-hp Erzberg Rodeo Weapon… The KTM Super Duke R is a simply staggering hyper-naked bike, housing the most powerful version of the company’s renowned 75-degree V-twin LC8 engine ever built. Motorcyclist named the 177-horsepower SDR […]
