Flash Red: 1985-Style “XR680R” Backdate from Down Under… Introduced some 25 years ago, the Honda XR650R is widely recognized as the greatest Baja bike ever built. Designed to succeed the air-cooled XR600R and dethrone Kawasaki’s […]
Tag: Dirt Bikes
Unique Classic: Yamaha TT500 Restomod
For most of the late 60s and early 70s, two-strokes dominated the off-road market. They were lighter, faster, and simpler than their four-stroke counterparts, and thumper evolution had all but stalled since the British singles […]
Glory Daze 2025: Trackers & Scramblers
Trackers, Scramblers, and Dirt Bikes from Glory Daze Motorcycle Show… We’re back with more coverage from Glory Daze Motorcycle Show 2025, which took place at the 42-acre Pittsburgh Brewing Company campus. Each year in […]
The Silver Surfer: Royal Enfield Himalayan Dirt Bike!
The Weston Beach Race on a Himalayan 411 Motocrosser… Each year the seafront of Somerset’s Weston-super-Mare is transformed to host the UK’s largest off-road motorsport event, the Weston Beach Race. More than 1000 racers and […]
Black Ops Runner: Honda Dominator 650 Adventure Bike
“NX650RX” from BCK Motorcycles… Introduced all the way back in 1988, the Honda Dominator 650 (NX650) placed an electric-start RFVC single-cylinder engine into a light adventure package with bikini fairing, plastic bodywork, heavy-duty sump guard, […]
VMX Restomod: Honda XR600R Enduro
JT-Inspired Vinduro: Built for a National Enduro Vintage Championship… The Honda XR600R might be the most iconic four-stroke dirt bike ever produced. Dirt Bike called it “the definitive off-road bike, not only of a generation, […]
Built for War: Ninja “YZ150R” Dirt Bike
NDUGAL: YZ125-style Dirt Machine from Indonesia… Indonesia has become a glowing hotbed of custom motorcycle culture, spawning some of the most creative, ingenious, and truly hand-crafted machines on two wheels. Whereas many custom bikes are […]
Retro Enduro: Yamaha WR250F Restomod
Gauloises Blondes Edition Yamaha 250 from Holy Moly Motorcycles… The Yamaha WR250F is the off-road / enduro version of the company’s YZ250F motocross bike. In other words, it’s a high-performance trail bike — a race […]
680R 2.0: Honda XR650R Scrambler
When Pigs Fly: Parr Motorcycles’ XR680R Scrambler… Introduced in 1999, the Honda XR650R — aka Big Red Pig (BRP) — was destined to become a legend, winning eight consecutive runnings of the Baja 1000. The […]
Baja-Style Weapon: Honda XR400R
Time Machine with a Modern Twist: Prutti’s XR400R… In 1996, Honda introduced the XR400R — a 266-lb four-stroke destined to become a legend among multiple generations of dirt riders, garnering a cult following. While Yamaha […]
