32-Valve, 15,000-rpm V4: Honda’s attempt to build a V8…without technically building one… In 1992, Honda put one of the strangest engines ever developed for Grand Prix racing into a road-going motorcycle. The resulting Honda NR750 […]
Tag: Extreme Bikes
Suter MMX 500: 195-HP Two-Stroke GP Bike
195 Horsepower, 280 Pounds, Two Strokes: The Spirit of the 500cc “Unrideables” Reborn… For a generation of motorcycle racing fans, the 500cc two-stroke Grand Prix bike represents something close to the ultimate racing motorcycle. The […]
ATK 700 Intimidator: The 78-hp 700cc Two-Stroke Dirt Bike
685cc, 78 Horsepower, 238 Pounds: One of the most outrageous production dirt bikes ever offered in America… There was a time when a 500cc two-stroke motocross bike was the king of the dirt. Honda’s CR500 […]
Bimota Vdue: 500cc Two-Stroke GP Bike for the Road
Bimota’s first homegrown engine powered one of the wildest superbikes of the 1990s: a featherweight 500cc V-twin smoker with direct fuel injection, carbon bodywork, and GP aspirations… Imagine walking into a motorcycle dealership in the […]
Crighton CR700W: 220-hp, 286-lb Rotary Superbike
The culmination of Brian Crighton’s four-decade obsession with rotary race bikes makes 220 horsepower from 690cc — and weighs less than a Yamaha R3… The Crighton CR700W is one of those motorcycles whose specifications make […]
2WD Dakar Legend: Yamaha WR450F 2-Trac
Remembering Yamaha x Öhlins’ Hydraulic 2WD Enduro… Every so often, a motorcycle appears that seems to point toward an entirely different future. The Yamaha WR450F 2-Trac was one of those machines. At first glance, it […]
Kinetic Art: Brough Superior RMB01
Brough Superior and Watchmaker Richard Mille join forces on a work of kinetic art… One of the most striking machines at ArtRide 2026 in Biarritz, France, was the Brough Superior RMB01. Built in collaboration with […]
Up for Auction: Allen Millyard’s 500-hp Viper V10 Motorcycle!
The 8000cc, 500-bhp Millyard Viper V10 crosses the auction block this month… There are custom motorcycles, and then there’s the Millyard Viper V10. Built by legendary British engineer Allen Millyard, this 8000cc V10-powered road-legal motorcycle […]
Veloce Ethereal: 500cc Two-Stroke Café Racer
145-hp 500cc Two-Stroke Ethereal from Veloce Motorcycles… In the modern world, a 500cc two-stroke intended for road use seems almost unthinkable. However, that’s exactly what Oxfordshire-based Veloce Motorcycles is promising with the Ethereal — a […]
Veloce Aperion: 280-BHP 1000cc Two-Stroke Café Racer!
Veloce Motorcycles unveils a 1000cc X8 two-stroke café racer! Built by Oxfordshire-based Veloce Motorcycles, the Aperion is a 1000cc, eight-cylinder, two-stroke naked bike — or perhaps more accurately, an engineering provocation with lights, wheels, and […]
