Tumulte transforms a family heirloom for a factory Mercedes AMG driver! Introduced in 1988, the Honda Shadow 600 — aka the VT600 or VLX — was a liquid-cooled V-twin cruiser with a 35° rake and […]
Tag: Cruisers
Italian Beach Cruiser: Moto Guzzi 1100 “Mentol”
Gas & Oil Motorcycles builds a 60s-style beach cruiser… For 2001, Moto Guzzi introduced the California Stone, a stripped-down Italian cruiser built around the company’s 1064cc / 74-bhp V-twin, complete with Magneti Marelli fuel injection […]
The One Moto Show 2022: Choppers & Bobbers!
We’re back with our third segment from The One Motorcycle Show! Last time, we featured The One Moto Show 2022: Trackers & Scramblers. Now it’s time to steer toward the wild side, with the choppers, […]
Harley FXR Twin Cam Street Tracker by VIDA Motorcycle
Japanese master Takuya Okubo builds a Twin Cam FXR like no other… In 1971, Harley-Davidson unveiled the FX (Factory Experimental) Super Glide, one of the world’s first production customs that mated the smaller Sportster forks […]
The Beast: Yamaha V-Max by MotoRockers Garage
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 […]
Queen of Heaven: Honda CB550 “Inanna” by Unik Edition
The Honda CB550 is one of our favorite Honda Fours. While it was largely overshadowed by its larger sibling, the CB750, it was much more than a run-of-the-mill middleweight. In fact, it struck an elusive […]
The FU Pan: ’57 Harley Panhead by Schmidt Motos
A Panhead chopper with one-off stainless steel frame and springer forks… The Harley-Davidson “Panhead” engine was produced from 1948-1965, earning its nickname for the signature rocker covers, which resemble a pair of pie pans. Available […]
Meet “Karen” — ’77 Ironhead by RoastWorthy Cycles
Baby Dresser to Dirt Road Ripper in $2000 … Way back in 1957, the very first Harley-Davidson Sportsters to roll out of the factory were powered by the now-iconic Ironhead engine, a two-valve push-rod V-twin […]
Beach Cruiser: Black Petrol’s 1200 Sportster
The Harley-Davidson Sportster has now been in production for more than 60 years, an air-cooled 45° V-twin machine that’s served as the company’s most performance-oriented offering for most of its run. In 1986, the Evolution […]
