Bike Shed Moto Show Raffle Bike from Fastec Racing x Bike Shed MotoWorks… In late 2024, Royal Enfield introduced the Bear 650, a retro-style scrambler that utilizes the same 650cc parallel-twin as their Interceptor and […]
Tag: Desert Sleds
Kawasaki Meguro S1 Desert Sled
BSA-Inspired Meguro Desert Sled from LEMBinc… Based on the Kawasaki W230, the Kawasaki Meguro S1 is a tribute to Meguro, Japan’s oldest motorcycle manufacturer, which Kawasaki acquired in the early 1960s to help them enter […]
KICKBACK 2026 Round III: Scramblers, Trackers, Supermotos!
The 33rd KICKBACK Custom Classic Bike Show wasn’t exclusive to superbikes, streetfighters, and cafe racers — many machines with “knobblies” were in attendance, too. Desert sleds, scramblers, street trackers, even a motard or two. We […]
The Tiger: 1973 Triumph TR5T Desert Sled
Trophy Trail Desert Sled from France… Triumph produced the original TR5 Trophy from 1949 to 1958, a 500cc Speed Twin-based machine named in honor of the manufacturer’s team trophy that Triumph brought home (along with […]
Yankee 500Z: 488cc Two-Stroke Twin Enduro
The 488cc Dick Mann-Developed Two-Stroke Twin Desert Racer and Enduro… In the late 1960s, before “adventure bike” was even a phrase, a small company in Schenectady, New York set out to build something radically different: […]
Top 10: Best Scramblers of 2025
Here at BikeBound, we’re big fans of scramblers, desert sleds, dirt bikes, rally bikes, and adventure machines — pretty much anything with knobby tires, skid plates, and an appetite for the dirt. So are you, […]
Patina A-Plenty: 1970 Triumph Trophy T25W Desert Sled
Triumph Trophy 250 Desert Sled from Scott Verrall… The Triumph Trophy T25W (W for ‘Woodsman’) — aka the Trophy 250 — was a lightweight single-cylinder scrambler born from the company’s tight relationship with BSA. The […]
Baja-Spec Honda XR650R from a Factory Dakar Rider
Desert-Ready XR650R from Factory Honda Rally Racer Skyler Howes… Introduced in 2000, the Honda XR650R is widely regarded as the “King of Baja.” Honda developed the machine expressly to dominate desert racing, and dominate it […]
Desert Jaguar: Royal Enfield “Yaguareté” 650 Desert Sled
Interceptor 650 Desert Sled from Argentina’s LBC Motorcycles… The Interceptor 650 — aka INT650 — is Royal Enfield’s modern classic roadster, a British-designed parallel-twin built in India and introduced in 2018. The legendary chassis builders […]
War Machine: Honda XL125S Baja 1000 Racer
Greg Gilson’s 1980 Honda XLS 125 “War Machine”… Today we’re back with a follow-up piece about the 1980 Honda XL125S desert racer of Greg Gilson (@greggils42), whose 2025 Baja 1000 experience we profiled in our […]
