Cafe Racers, Scramblers, Trackers, and Bratstyle
Thornton Hundred builds a 200+bhp, 10-second Bobber… The Triumph Bonneville Bobber debuted in 2017, featuring an adjustable solo seat, softail-style monoshock suspension, and a 1200cc liquid-cooled “high-torque” (HT) parallel twin good for 77 hp and […]
In the late 1970s, the Husqvarna 390 OR (Off-Road) was the king of the desert, a two-stroke monster that reigned supreme from the Mojave Desert to the distant tip of the Baja Peninsula. Said the […]
“You’ve spotted the turbo then?” These were the unforgettable words heard by our friend Dave Solomon of Butchered Classics as he stood outside his local Kawasaki bike shop at the impressionable age of 11 years […]
The Yamaha XT500 is one of our favorite bikes of all time. The twin-shock, four-stroke single-cylinder enduro came out in 1976, a street-legal version of the TT500 introduced a year earlier. Yamaha USA had realized […]
For Sale: 1000cc V-Twin “FTVR” from Francis Von Tuto… In the 1990s, Carl Fogarty had been putting the hammer down on the Japanese fours in World Superbike, piloting his booming Ducati to four championships. Riders […]
I love the smell of Bel-Ray in the morning… Here at BikeBound, if there’s one type of vintage racing we love most to watch and participate in, it’s probably vintage motocross. It’s hard to beat […]
Transforming a Slash-5 from “tame touring bike into a bit of an animal.” In 1970, BMW introduced the Slash-5 series, which included the R50/5 (500cc), R60/5 (600cc), and the R75/5 (750cc). The bikes were a […]
Jesse Davis builds a tribute to his father’s famous “Lurch” — Kevin Schwantz’s first pro ride! Here’s a piece of motorcycle racing trivia for you. Did you know the bike that Kevin Schwantz rode in […]
Throwback Thumper: Yamaha WR155 gets a retro makeover… The Yamaha WR is the company’s series of liquid-cooled four-stroke enduro / dual-sport motorcycles. WR indicates a wide-ratio gearbox, which is better-suited for street and trail use […]
The Powerful One: Animal Motor Company x Amarillo Motorcycles In 2008, Harley-Davidson released the XR1200, the most performance-tuned Sportster the factory had ever produced. Inspired by the legendary XR750 — “the most successful race bike […]
