Street-Legal Slingshot 1100K Racer from Nigel’s Creative Customs… Our new friend Nigel “Nigello” Weber of Germany had quite the auspicious start for a racer and motorhead: “My passion started very early, you could say […]
Tag: Cafe Killers
Café Killer: Suzuki GSX-R1100 “Street King”
As Seen at Hanger Zéro 1: 1100 GSX-R from Seb Kustom Motorcycles… In 1984, Suzuki introduced the original GSX-R750 — a lightweight, street-legal race replica that revolutionized performance motorcycling and set the pattern for generations […]
One Moto Show 2024: Superbikes!
Last month was the 15th annual One Motorcycle Show in Portland, Oregon, hosted by the good people at See See Motorcycles. Over the years, the show has grown bigger and wilder, but the spirit remains […]
Cafe Gixxer: Suzuki GSX-R750 Custom
Down the Rabbit Hole: Dwight Mason’s 1990 GSX-R750 Custom… In 1985, the original GSX-R750 revolutionized the world of sporting motorcycles, setting the superbike standard for years to come. The old heavy steel frames and comfortable […]
Keep the Dream: Suzuki Katana GS1000S
100,000 miles on a GS1000S Katana: “She’s family, that makes her priceless…” In 1982, a 1000cc version of the Suzuki Katana 1100 was introduced to qualify for AMA Superbike racing. The bore was sleeved […]
Radicalized: Suzuki Katana 1100 Restomod
Final Edition Katana, Radicalized by AC Sanctuary… In 1980, the original Suzuki Katana 1100 rocked the motorcycling world with its angular, space-age design. It was the vision of legendary German designer Hans Muth, who’d been […]
Born on the Track: Suzuki GSX-R1100 Restomod
The 34: Jean Damien’s 1988 GSX-R1100 Kevin Schwantz Tribute… The original GSX-R was nothing short of a motorcycling revolution, a road-legal rocket that blew away old notions of what a street-going sportbike could be. Every […]
Skoal Bandit Special: ’86 Suzuki GSX-R1100 Restomod
Big-Bore 80s Superbike from Drew Halliday… These days, we’re seeing a rise in the popularity of so-called “Youngtimer” superbikes from the late 1980s and 1990s. What’s a Youngtimer motorcycle? These are generally bikes that are […]
Slabside Thunderbike: ’88 Suzuki GSX-R1100 Racer
Road-Legal Racer: Haxch Moto’s Ex-TT GSX-R… When Suzuki released the original GSX-R in 1984, it was a revolution in sport bikes — the closest thing to a racebike with lights ever to emerge from the […]
Resto-Monster: Honda CB1100F Restomod
1123cc Honda Restomod from AC Sanctuary… In 1983, the Honda CB1100F arrived as the company’s king sport bike, designed to battle head-on with the 1100-class superbikes from Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha — bikes that were […]
