Black Cycles Australia builds a John Player Brick… The BMW K100 — aka the “Flying Brick” — remains one of the more peculiar designs to roll out of the Bavarian Motor Works factory. Conceived […]
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Stay Gold: Honda GL1200 Goldwing Café Racer
Aspencade to Café: Black Cycles Australia’s Goldwing Cafe Racer… Today we think of the Honda Goldwing as the quintessential big touring bike — a roadgoing La-Z-Boy loaded with creature comforts of every kind, capable of […]
Harley-Davidson Pan America “Super Scrambler”
Black Cycles Australia scrambles Harley’s adventure bike… In 2020, the Harley-Davidson Pan America arrived as the first all-American adventure bike, packing a 1250cc 150-hp “Revolution Max” V-twin and electronically-adjustable Showa suspension. The motorcycling world was […]
V-Racer: Harley-Davidson V-Rod Café Racer
The first custom creation to roll out of Donut Garage… In 2002, Harley-Davidson released the V-Rod, the first of the VRSC (V-Twin Racing Street Custom) series — a line of muscle bikes whose 1131cc Revolution […]
Back from the Shed: Honda CB750K Café Racer
Worth the Wait: CB750 from Black Cycles Australia… For every lovely vintage bike you see cruising the backroads, parked up at the local tavern, or racing the track on Sunday, there are scores of abandoned […]
Flying Triple: BMW K75 Custom
Three-cylinder Flying Brick from Black Cycles Australia… The BMW K75 was the 750cc triple-cylinder variant of the company’s K series “Flying Bricks” — nicknamed for the distinct layout of their inline engines. The company wanted […]
Ride the Lightning: Suzuki DR-Z400 Street Tracker
Black Cycles Australia builds a 400cc street tracker… Introduced back in 2000, the Suzuki DR-Z400 remains still one of the most popular dual-sports on the market, boasting an especially strong aftermarket and rider community. While […]
Speed Train: Harley-Davidson Dyna Café Racer
Big Twin Café Racer from Black Cycles Australia… The Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide (FXD) boasted a monster 1450cc Twin Cam 88 V-twin that cranked out 67 hp and a stump-pulling 86 lb-ft of torque at […]
The Night Scrambler: Nightster 1200 Scrambler
The Scrambler We Wish Harley Had Built… Introduced back in 2007, the Sportster XL1200N Nightster was a blacked-out, lowered version of the regular Sportster — something of a “factory custom.” Though it was mainly an […]
Dreamy Duc: 1971 Ducati 250 Café Racer
Black Cycles Australia builds a 250cc Ducati café racer… Starting in 1950s, brothers Joseph and Michael Berliner of the Berliner Motor Corporation were the US importers for Ducati and many other European marquees. As the […]
