From Freeland Motorcycles: “The clean cut brother of a desert sled”… The Triumph TR6R “Tiger 650” was the single-carb version of the mighty Bonneville twin — a bike that had become synonymous with power […]
Tag: Desert Sleds
Handbuilt Show: More Scramblers & Trackers
#HBSATX2024 photos from our man on the ground, Kody Melton! Last month Revival Cycles hosted the 2024 Handbuilt Motorcycle Show in Austin, Texas in conjunction with the MotoGP races at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) […]
Handbuilt: Yamaha “XSTT 750” Street Tracker
Big-Bore Yamaha XS650 “Steeplechase Champion” by Will Bastas… From April 12-14, our friends at Revival Cycles hosted the 2024 edition of the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show in Austin, Texas, paired as always with MotoGP weekend at […]
Knievel: Honda CB360 Scrambler
If You Build it, They Will Come: “Knievel” from Freeland Motorcycles… The Honda CJ360T appeared in 1976 as a stripped-down bare-bones version of the CB/CL360 twins. It had a five-speed transmission instead of six, no […]
Desert Bonnie: Triumph Bonneville Black
A “Bonnie Desert Sled” from Old Tops Garage x Atlantic Custom Studio… For many of us, the golden days of 1960s California desert racing remain one of the most romantic and defining periods of motorcycling […]
Top 10 Scramblers and Dirt Bikes of 2023
Here at BikeBound, we’re big fans of scramblers, desert sleds, dirt bikes, rally bikes, and adventure machines — anything with knobby tires, skid plates, and an appetite for dirt. So are you, our readers, as […]
Desert Scrambler: Royal Enfield Interceptor 650
Interceptor 650 Desert Scrambler Kit from Bonvent Motorbikes… Since 2018, we’ve witnessed the Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 (INT650) charm even the most hardened riders and motojournalists with its vintage style, good manners, and affordability. The […]
Scram Africa: Royal Enfield 650 Rally Bike
OrMotors transforms a wrecked Continental GT into the “Scram Rally.” Our friends at Fuel Motorcycles recently celebrated the 10th running of the Scram Africa rally — a ~10-day, 2500-km ride across the rugged mountains and […]
Baja Red: Honda XR628 Desert Racer
GPgarage Moto builds a ’90s Baja dream racer… Introduced in 1985, the Honda XR600R was destined to become one of the most successful off-road motorcycles in history. In a recent retrospective on the mighty […]
Harley vs The Desert: Sportsters at the Mint 400!
BikeBound sponsors Good Times Racing Family’s Mint 400 “Bajarley”… This weekend is the 55th running of the Mint 400, the “oldest and most prestigious off-road race in America,” held each March in the treacherous foothills […]
