A Record-Setting Ascot TT Special from the 60s… In 1962, Honda released the CL72 Scrambler 250 with an eye toward the American market, where high pipes, semi-knobby tires, and an off-road attitude were fast becoming […]
Tag: Exclusives
“Cascabel” Ducati Panigale Café Racer
A “Super Café” from Luuc Muis Creations… The Cascabel (Crotalus unicolor) is a highly endangered pit viper native to the Caribbean island of Aruba off the coast of Venezuela. The venomous rattlesnake lives in thornscrub […]
Norton Commando 850 Café Racer
A Franco-British Café Racer from FCR Original… French workshop FCR Original specializes in modern neo-retro bikes like the BMW R nineT, Triumph Bonneville, and Royal Enfield twins. So this latest build from the Chauvigny-based shop […]
Wheels & Waves 2024: El Rollo Flat Track
In the words of Gille Leenknegt (@gilleee | www.theroadshow.es)… The El Rollo flat track race took place in the Hypodromo De San Sebastian in Spain, a really cool location in the middle of a one-mile sand […]
Wheels & Waves 2024: Vintage Enduro Rally!
In the words of organizer Gille Leenknegt (@gilleee | www.theroadshow.es)… When you sign up for a vintage enduro race there’s only one thing you can do: Go all in! You choose your vintage weapon and you […]
Wheels & Waves 2024: The Race of The Lords
By BikeBound photographer and correspondent, Kati Dalek (@kayadaek_photography)… Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome The Race of the Lords. This time at Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle, in the hills behind Biarritz. On a 300-metre-long bumpy sand track, with a […]
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 […]
Wheels & Waves 2024: Artride and More!
Part 1 from Wheels & Waves 2024… Last month was the 13th annual edition of the Wheels & Waves Festival, which takes place in the gorgeous French seaside town of Biarritz and the surrounding countryside. […]
Chequered Past: BSA Lightning Street Tracker
Aldana-Inspired BSA A65 Street Tracker from Richard Bloomfield… In 1964, BSA introduced the Lightning as a sporting roadster, a hotter version of the company’s A65 twin. The bike’s twin-carb unit construction engine was lighter and […]
El Jalapeño: Suzuki GN125 Desert Sled
A 125cc Desert Sled from BCKustoms, perfect for the Spanish desert… The quintessential desert sled is a post-war British twin stripped to the barest essentials with a high exhaust, skid plate, metal fenders, fat […]
