“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, […]
Tag: Dual Sports
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, […]
Retromotard: Yamaha XT600 Supermoto
Yamaha XT600 “Funbike” from Warkot Motorcycles… The Yamaha XT600 is one of those big, beefy single-cylinder dual-sports that’s as likely to survive the apocalypse as anything on two wheels. The XT featured 10 inches of […]
The Feral Princess: KTM 690 Enduro R Scrambler
Home Sweet Home: David Nast Cole’s Adventure Rig… In 2009, KTM introduced the 690 Enduro R, a more aggressive off-road version of the company’s 690 adventure bike. At its core, the Enduro R is a […]
Moto Guzzi “Gran Sasso 750” Adventure Bike
For Sale: Guzzi ADV Bike from Officine Rossopuro… Moto Guzzi launched the NTX 750 in 1988 as a shaft-drive adventure bike with the Mandello factory’s signature transverse 90° V-twin. The X Publicca Amministrazione (X PA) […]
Retro Enduro: Yamaha XT600 Vinduro
VMX-Style XT600 from Garage Esquinita… Back in 1984, Yamaha introduced the XT600, their new “go-anywhere, do-anything flagship. The 595cc dual-purpose machine could be traced back to the iconic XT/TT500 models, which had proved their […]
Retromotard: Honda XR650L Supermoto
Rothmans-inspired Retromotard from Parr Motorcycles… Back in 2018, we featured the first build from a young Indiana builder named Spencer Parr. The bike? A Suzuki DR650 “Retro-Moto” inspired by the RM motocross models of yesteryear. […]
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 […]
Ultra Lightweight 500: TT-Powered Yamaha XT500 Street Tracker
From Eric Dean Design: Yamaha XT500 Meets Suzuki TL1000R… The street-legal Yamaha XT500 and its off-road sibling, the TT500, quickly made a name for themselves in the late 1970s. Not only did they win […]
Yasuke: Yamaha XT600E Street Tracker
Retro-futuristic XT600 from WKND Customs… Introduced in 1984, the Yamaha XT600 was the last of the Yamaha single-cylinder four-stroke XT lineage that began with the legendary XT500, winner of the first running of the […]





