The Honda XR600R is a legend among dirt bikes, a big-bore four-stroke dirt weapon that reigned supreme in the 1980s and 90s, from the wide western deserts to the thick eastern woods. Introduced in 1985, […]
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1969 BSA Firebird Scrambler by Don Harrell
“Nothing brought a smile to his face like a one-kick start.” From 1968-1971, BSA imported their A65FS Firebird Scrambler, a 650cc parallel-twin street scrambler with gaitered forks, double-leading-shoe front brake, twin 32mm Amal Concentric carbs, […]
EARNED: Keith Hale’s Ducati 750 Super Sport
The unlikely story of the 100,000-mile race bike… EARNED: The Story of Keith Hale’s Ducati 750SS is a new documentary film directed by Roberto Serrini and produced by Peter Boggia of Moto Borgotaro. It’s the […]
Triumph “Bobber Moon” by BAAK USA
A modern tribute to the post-war bobbers of the 1940s-50s… The Triumph Bonneville Bobber debuted in 2017, featuring a high-torque engine and WWII-era aesthetics. It was dead handsome, looking like a modernized version of the […]
Burnout Special: 1940 Crocker Big Twin
Born in 1882, Albert Crocker was an American inventor and engineer whose innovations would have a profound influence on the world of motorcycling. After graduating from Northwestern University with an engineering degree, he went to […]
Loyal Companion: Yamaha Bronco 225 by DOTi Motorcycle
More than just a motorcycle… For some of us, there are motorcycles that become much more than transportation, adventure, or even personal expression — they become companions, even friends. Such is this case for of […]
Super V: Aprilia RSV Mille Special by Jett Design
Jett Design builds a lightweight Aprilia restomod… In 1998, Aprilia unveiled their first large displacement sports motorcycle, the RSV Mille — a 998cc V-twin superbike whose liquid-cooled, fuel-injected Rotax engine boasted 128 horsepower and 78 […]
Voodoo Interceptor: BMW R1150GS Hooligan
Voodoo Garage transforms an aging GS into an urban assault machine… The BMW R1150GS Adventure was the 1999-2004 evolution of the famed BMW GS series. Introduced in 1980, the original R80GS (Gelände/Straße, German for “Off-road/Road”) […]
Triumph Scrambler 1200: Steve McQueen Edition!
A retro scrambler inspired by the King of Cool himself… In 2019, Triumph launched the Scrambler 1200 XE — one of the few factory production scramblers to be worthy of the name. The engine is […]
Super Sportster: “TS-05” Harley XR1200
Ching Tsung Custom Bikes puts the “Sport” in Sportster… Inspired by the legendary XR750, the Harley-Davidson XR1200 was the most performance-oriented Sportster ever produced, a factory street tracker whose 1202cc high-compression V-twin put down 91 […]
