A Porsche 917-inspired Aprilia Tuono! In 1971, the Porsche 917 is one of the most iconic racing cars of all time, a flat-12 powered prototype that gave Porsche its first overall wins in the 24 […]
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Dune Runner: Honda CX400 Scrambler
LE VAN VAN énervé — The Pissed-off Van Van… The Honda CX500, once derided as the “Plastic Maggot,” would go on to achieve cult status as a nearly unbreakable instrument of the two-wheeled professional: “It […]
French Smoker: Suzuki GT380 Street Tracker
A father/son street smoker from France! Introduced in 1971, the Suzuki GT380 was the smallest sibling of the mighty GT750 “Water Buffalo.” Known as the Sebring on American shores, the 371cc air-cooled triple made 38 […]
BAAK to The USA!
French workshop BAAK Motocyclettes comes to America… One of our favorite European builders is BAAK Motocyclettes, a French workshop based out of Lyon that founder Rémi Reguin started in his grandmother’s garage in 2013. Since […]
COCO: Suzuki DR650 Street Tracker by Seb’s Atelier
Introduced in 1990, the Suzuki DR650 has now been in production for more than 30 years, developing a reputation for bulletproof reliability and toughness in a range of climates and terrain. The air/oil-cooled single-cylinder engine […]
Super Single: Suzuki DR600 Supermono Café
Eddy Cuccaro’s super single cafe racer for the French Alps… We’ve always been fans of “supermono” motorcycles — a term that came into use to describe a European road racing series for single-cylinder machines with […]
SRC 475 V3: A Modern Two-Stroke Sportbike
Sunday Ride Classic creates a 309-lb, 88-rwhp, two-stroke sportbike… By the 1980s, the days of street-legal two-stroke sportbikes were limited. A combination of emissions regulations, noise ordinances, and the continued evolution of four-stroke performance engines […]
Beach Cruiser: Black Petrol’s 1200 Sportster
The Harley-Davidson Sportster has now been in production for more than 60 years, an air-cooled 45° V-twin machine that’s served as the company’s most performance-oriented offering for most of its run. In 1986, the Evolution […]
Big Bore Restomod: Honda XL600R by Motorieep
In 1983, Honda introduced the XL600R (aka 600 XLR), a big-bore dual-purpose machine with nearly 11 inches of ground clearance, 8+ inches of suspension travel, and 45 horsepower on tap. Like other open-class dual-sports of […]
Californian Scrambler: Royal Enfield 650 Interceptor
Le Motographe builds a classy beach scrambler… In 2018, Royal Enfield introduced the Interceptor 650, an air/oil-cooled parallel twin with Bosch fuel injection, slipper clutch, frame-mounted oil cooler, and a solid 46 bhp on tap. […]
