30+ Scramblers, Beach Bombers, and Adventure / Dirt / Rally Bikes from Bike Shed Moto Show… Last week we featured a host of 25 cafe racers from the 2026 Bike Shed Moto Show, which boasted […]
Tag: Dirt Bikes
Simple, Honest, Timeless: Honda XL600R Paris-Dakar
For Sale: Incredibly well-preserved XL600R Dakar from Italy’s Ruote Celeri… By the mid-1980s, the Paris-Dakar Rally had become a global phenomenon, and the big manufacturers were working feverishly to outpace one another across the Sahara […]
Baja Superbike: Buell 1190 “Dune Racer” Concept
Desert Fury from a Reborn American Brand… In 2022, the revived Buell Motorcycles stunned enthusiasts by unveiling one of the wildest concept machines of the modern era: the Buell 1190 DR Dune Racer. Equal parts […]
“Smoke Oil Everyday” – 1983 Yamaha IT175 Resto
Two-Stroke Woods Weapon from a Former Factory MX Race Mechanic… The IT (International Trial) series was Yamaha’s range of two-stroke enduro motorcycles, based largely on the YZ motocrossers but tailored for enduro competition, hare and […]
Swedish Steel: 1975 Husqvarna 400 CR Restomod
For Sale: ’75 Husky 400 Cross — The World Championship Weapon… In 1975, Husqvarna stood at the absolute summit of the motocross world. The 400 CR wasn’t just another big-bore two-stroke — it was the […]
Maxi-Enduro: Ducati “MX 900 Tributo”
From GPMmotogarage: 100-hp V-twin Ducati Motocross Tribute… In early 2024, Ducati made their much-heralded entry into the world of motocross with their specially-developed Desmo450 MX machine. The bike won its first-ever race in the Italian […]
Sand Queen: Jessie Grondin’s 1996 KTM 250 SX Sand Racer
The KTM 250 of French Sand Motocross Championship Vintage Champion Jessie Grondin… Though the color orange has become synonymous with KTM, it was only 1996 when the company’s motocross machines began wearing the signature hue. […]
Genuine Yamaha Tuning: 1968 Yamaha DT-1 250 GYT Motocrosser
From Enduro to MX: Yamaha DT-1 GYT Motocross Conversion from DG2 Motorsportz… Before there was a YZ, before monoshock, before the production moto wars, there was the DT-1. When Yamaha introduced the DT-1 250 […]
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: […]
AJS Stormer 370: Two-Stroke British Motocrosser
Before European and Japanese motocross machines reshaped the sport in the 1970s, a handful of British manufacturers were still pushing hard to stay competitive. One of the most interesting — and often overlooked — examples […]
