Graham Watson follows his father’s tire tracks at the 2023 Helsington Scramble! Back in 2021, we featured the unique Cheney / Triumph “Cantilever Cub” of Graham Watson. In the 1970s, Graham’s father wanted to build […]
Tag: Dirt Bikes
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 […]
“Mai Tai 125” Honda CR125 Restomod
Bender Built’s Polynesian-inspired Play Bike… There’s little on two wheels as smile-inducing as a two-stroke dirt bike. In fact, with the motocross world shifted to four-strokes, more and more riders are picking up old-school premix […]
Smoky Runner: Yamaha DT125R Restomod
BCKustoms returns to his two-stroke roots… The original Yamaha DT-1 250 Enduro and the long line of successors it spawned remain some of the most popular, influential motorcycles to come out of the 1960s. Here […]
The One Moto 2023: Trackers, Scramblers, and More!
We’re back with another segment from The One Motorcycle Show 2023! Last time, we featured The One Moto Show 2023: Café / Sport / Road Racers. Now it’s time to veer from the tarmac to […]
Triple XL: Three Honda XL500 Motocrossers!
GPgarage Moto builds a trio of four-stroke Honda motocrossers… Introduced in 1979, the Honda XL500 would become one of the most successful dual-purpose bikes of the era, combining a 32-hp version of the XR500 engine […]
Erzberg Hammer: KTM 890 SX-F Dirt Bike!
From JZ Handmade: 120-hp / 290-lb Duke-Powered Dirt Bike… In 2019, we featured the KTM 1290 “Super Enduro R” of legendary Czech off-road racer Jiří Heiník — a 180-bhp off-road monster built to compete in […]
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 […]
Baja Monster: Honda XR667 Desert Racer
GPmoto Garage recreates Honda’s 1991 “Stealth Boomer”… In the 1990 Baja 1000, Honda’s XR600R entry ran a near flawless race against the mighty Kawasaki KX500 two-strokes…and still lost, keeping pace in the rough sections but […]
Vinduro Supreme: Restored 1985 Honda XR600R
New Older Garage restores a first-year XR600R… Produced from 1985 to 2000, the Honda XR600R was one of the most successful enduros of all time, a big-bore four-stroke that proved itself on a wide variety […]