FNY Photographie captures the high-octane sprint beasts of Glemseck… Last month was the 17th annual edition of the Glemseck 101, said to be the largest outdoor motorcycle festival in all of Europe. Each year, more […]
Tag: Drag Bikes
Hunting Werewolves: “Silver Bullet” Suzuki TL1000 Sprint Racer
From Bully Performance: V-Twin Drag Bike Built for Glemseck 101… In the late 90s, Ducati’s desmo V-twins were dominating short circuits around the world, and the Japanese Big Four knew they had to respond […]
Event Report: 2024 Glemseck 101
Event report and photos from our man on the ground, Roman Juriš, who brought his Yamaha XS400 “Roadster” more than 1000 kilometers from his home country of Slovakia to attend. From Roman: All café racer […]
The Black Falcon: Vincent Black Shadow Custom
A Look Back at “The Black” — A Vincent-Powered Custom by Falcon Motorcycles… At the inaugural Handbuilt Show LA last month, a great many eyes were drawn to a pair of customs from Falcon Motorcycles: […]
Wheels & Waves 2024: Punk’s Peak!
By BikeBound photographer and correspondent, Kati Dalek (@kayadaek_photography)… W&W begins with a traditional highlight, the “Punk’s Peak Race,” a mountain race in the foothills of the Spanish Pyrenees. The wild sprint bikes streak over the […]
Rough & Ready: “World’s Quickest Indian Streetbike”
JSR Speed & Performance: 9-second Indian Scout Bobber… In 2017, Indian introduced the Scout Bobber, a blacked-out variant of the standard Scout with lower suspension, chopped fenders, solo seat, headlight cowl, and other changes […]
Rock’t Roller: 407cc / 88-hp 1958 Vespa Drag Racer!
Two-Stroke Scooter Racing with Rocket Race Club… While our focus here at BikeBound might be motorcycles, we have a soft spot for just anything with two wheels — especially if it’s fast. In our coverage […]
“Flamänko” Dragster: Ducati XDiavel Sprint Racer
Miami-Themed XDiavel from Vengine x Helmade… Launched in 2016, the Ducati XDiavel is a more cruiser-oriented version of the Diavel (Italian for “Devil”), with a stretched-out riding position and belt-drive. Don’t let the forward controls […]
Hercules II: BMW R1250RS Sprint Racer
“Hercules II” Rocket Racer from Kraftstoffschmiede x Man & the Machines… The BMW R1250RS is one of the world’s best sport-touring machines, built around a 1254cc shift-cam flat-twin that makes 134 bhp and 105 […]
2Crazy: Supercharged Indian Chieftain Drag Bike!
1811cc Supercharged Indian by PM American Cycles… Introduced in 2014, the Indian Chieftain is the top of the line Chief, a full-spec touring model with an air-cooled 100-hp “Thunderstroke” V-twin engine, three riding modes / […]
