Rusty Butcher Racing builds a desert-ready Sportster… Introduced in 1957, the Harley-Davidson Sportster has long remained the most versatile machine in the Motor Co.’s lineup. It’s been used as everything from a learner bike to […]
Tag: Enduro
Big Red Baja: Honda XR680R Desert Racer
From 1988 to 1996, the big-bore Kawasaki two-strokes ruled the Baja 1000, ripping across the desert chaparral at more than 100 mph, covering the 1000-mile race in 10-20 hours. However, their arch-rival, Honda, has never […]
Baja Husky: 1985 Husqvarna 430 Baja Racer
Scott Sinclair restores a rare Husqvarna Baja racer to full glory… Back in the 1970s and early 80s, if you stood along the Baja 1000 race course in the dead of night, waiting for the […]
Harley Enduro: XL1200 Sportster “Adventure Sport”
Jake Vintage builds a 70s enduro-style Sportster for city and trail… In 2020, we featured one of our favorite bikes of all time, a 1936 Norton V-Twin Special powered by a monstrous 1320cc J.A.P. V-twin […]
70s-Style Yamaha XT600 “Arbiana” Scrambler
Rivertown Custom Cycles salvages a botched XT… Back in 2019, we featured a Buell XB12-powered Sportster drag bike from the likes of Mirko and Nena Nicic, the husband/wife duo behind Croatia’s Rivertown Custom Cycles. They […]
Retro-Mod: Yamaha SR400 “VMX” by Garage94
One reason that we love the Yamaha SR400 so much is that it’s a throwback to an older, simpler era of motorcycling, when bikes were air-cooled with carburetors, twin shocks, and no magic button to […]
Two-Stroke Time Machine: KTM 300 Enduro
Retro-Mod KTM: Vintage style, modern performance… Innovation and development in the world of electric motorcycles is happening at a lightning pace, with electric bikes getting closer and closer to traditional gas-powered in terms of performance. […]
“Jappalachian” Yamaha RT360 Scrambler by Redtail Works
Redtail Works builds a dirt-ready two-stroke enduro… Introduced in 1968, the Yamaha DT-1 would change motorcycling forever, offering the world a lightweight and affordable 250cc two-stroke dirt bike that was street-legal — the “godfather enduro,” […]
Barn Find: 1970 Sachs Boondocker Enduro
In 1894, Ernst Sachs began making bicycle parts in his home country of Germany, mainly hubs and bearings. A decade later, the company made the natural leap into motorcycles, focusing mostly on the production of […]
Balinese Blaster: Yamaha Scorpio 225 “Daini”
Enduro meets Bobber in this Bali-born custom… The Yamaha Scorpio Z has become one of the most popular custom donors in Oceania, especially Bali and the rest of Indonesia. From the factory, it’s a standard […]
