“Midnight Dancer” from Cherry’s Company… Introduced in 2008, the BMW HP2 Sport was quite the machine, a modern German sportbike whose 1170cc flat-twin (Boxer) engine made 128 hp — the most powerful Boxer engine ever […]
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Alternate Reality: Kawasaki-Meguro KZ79SP Raven
CROWS Performance injects Meguro soul into the KZ1000… Founded in the Shinagawa Ward of Tokyo in 1924, Meguro was a prestige brand that supplied Japanese military and police motorcycles, coming to be known as the […]
The Handbuilt Motorcycle Show 2023: 120+ Bikes!
The Handbuilt Show Builders’ Gallery: All the Bikes! The 2023 Handbuilt Motorcycle Show was held last month at the Austin American-Statesman on historic South Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas — the same weekend as the […]
Sense of Speed: Royal Enfield GT650 “Kai”
AN-BU Motors builds a Custom World street racer… As a young man, Koichi Fujita of AN-BU Custom Motors was a driver in the Formula Race/FJ1600 and F4 series held at Suzuka Circuit, where he won […]
Step-Through Smoker: RM-Inspired Suzuki FA50 Vinduro!
Off The Wall: 50cc Smoker from Carneros Negros Custom… Introduced in 1980, the Suzuki FA50 was a 50cc case-inducted two-stroke “noped” (no pedals) highly popular in South America as a beginner bike and commuter. Though […]
Lightweight Giant-Killer: Yamaha R5 350 Café Racer
Crane Moto’s 295-lb two-stroke giant-killer… In 1970, Yamaha introduced the R5 350, featuring a steel duplex cradle frame derived from the company’s Grand Prix chassis and a 36-hp two-stroke parallel-twin engine — features that made […]
The One Moto Show 2023: Bobbers & Choppers
We’re back with another segment from The One Motorcycle Show! Last time, we featured The One Moto Show 2022: Trackers and Scramblers. Now it’s time to steer toward the wild side, with the choppers, bobbers, […]
Light to Black: “Lucenera” Ducati Monster 600 Special
LUCENERA: A tribute to the “Shape” of Light… Luca Pozzato is the headman of GP Design, a Turin-based workshop known for creating turning motorcycles into jewels of contemporary design. His recent Ducati 1260 Diavel “Mu” […]
The One Moto 2023: Trackers, Scramblers, and More!
We’re back with another segment from The One Motorcycle Show 2023! Last time, we featured The One Moto Show 2023: Café / Sport / Road Racers. Now it’s time to veer from the tarmac to […]
Perfect Balance: Honda CB1100 Custom
Modern Classic Masterpiece from Wedge Motorcycle… In 2009, forty years after the introduction of the CB750 Four, Honda introduced the CB1100 as a spiritual successor to that iconic machine. The 1100 had many hallmarks of […]
