A scrambler built for the deserts of Tatooine! “Rescue, Rebuild, Recycle.” This is the motto of Tempe, Arizona’s AspiRe Cycle. Founder Chris Elliot certainly put those words into action with this 1978 Kawasaki KZ400, which […]
Tag: Desert Sleds
Triumph T100 “Street Sled” by Modulus Moto
A street-legal Triumph built for trophy truck territory… Dave Guerrant of San Francisco’s Modulus Moto has one of our favorite mission statements in the industry: “We are pushing boundaries. Maybe even farther than they should […]
Yamaha XT600 Desert Sled by Pancake Customs
“All purpose stealth scrambler…even James Bond would be stoked to ride.” Boy Janssen of Pancake Customs is a full-time, self-taught builder who builds original, high-quality customs out of his small shop in Rheden, in the […]
Kawasaki W650 Custom by Pancake Customs
A Dutch-built Kawasaki W650, designed for a veteran BMX rider… We first ran across this amazing Kawasaki W650 custom when our friends Rusty Gold Motorshop of Amsterdam snapped a shot of the bike sitting outside […]
Honda CL360 Scrambler by Offset Motorcycles
A $1000 Dirtbag Chopper gets turned into a Big Sur banger… Jason Lisica of San Francisco’s Offset Motorcycles has been involved with the city’s Dirtbag Challenge. The challenge, which has been the subject of two […]
Honda NX650 Scrambler by Moose Garage
The Honda NX650 has become one of our favorite platforms for curb-jumping urban enduros and weekend service road blasters. Enter Martin Kvarnhult (Moose Garage) of central Sweden, who built this NX650 scrambler — his first […]
Sportster Desert Sleds by El Solitario
Article by Rick Brown of BikeBound.com. Most people would not select Milwaukee iron as their first choice to tackle crossing the Sahara, but David Borras of El Solitario (The Lone Wolf) definitely travels to the […]
Triumph T100 Scrambler by Purpose Built Moto
Tom Gilroy of Purpose Built Moto started his business in 2015 to design, build, and sell parts for custom bikes. Previously we featured his Suzuki GN250 scrambler. Now the man is back with another bike […]
Triumph TR6 Tiger Desert Sled
The Triumph TR6 is one of the most iconic motorcycles of all time. Built from 1956 to 1973, the “desert sled” carved its name into history competing in — and winning — major off-road races […]
Kawasaki KLR650 Tracker by Droog Moto
Droog Moto is a husband/wife team out of Phoenix who build some of the baddest, post-apocalyptic desert sleds ever to chase rattlesnakes and jump curbs. It was only a matter of time before the duo took on a KLR650 build. This one they are calling their KLR650 Trackster, and she’s a desert-burning doozy.