Motorsport Tribute: FCR Original’s Classic Heritage NineT… Produced from 1955 to 1969, the BMW R50/2 was the 500cc workhorse of the /2 (“Slash-2”) series — essentially a pre-war design with a strengthened version of engineer […]
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Vinduro Supreme: Restored 1985 Honda XR600R
New Older Garage restores a first-year XR600R… Produced from 1985 to 2000, the Honda XR600R was one of the most successful enduros of all time, a big-bore four-stroke that proved itself on a wide variety […]
Tribute to Timelessness: “Grey & Chrome” Triumph T120
FCR Original’s “Grey & Chrome” Bonneville… The Triumph T120 Bonneville has been produced in its current form from the 2016 model year onward — a 1200cc retro roadster that couples classic charm with a host […]
World’s Cheapest Café Racer? Yamaha XJ600 Diversion
Elcancro Motors builds a 1000€ Café Racer…and Scrambler! The Yamaha XJ600S Diversion, better known as the Seca II here in the States, appeared in 1992 as a no-frills middleweight commuter with a 61-bhp air/oil-cooled eight-valve […]
Catching Freedom: Serge’s 1973 Triumph Tiger 750
A British Tiger, German Friends, and One French Beach… We love motorcycles themselves — the sight, sound, speed, sensation, even the smell — but if we had to pick one thing that makes this two-wheeled […]
One of One: Suzuki GSX-R750W Streetfighter
Alexandre Bonaccorso’s Water-cooled Weapon… Introduced in 1985, the Suzuki GSX-R750 would come to be known as one of the most uncompromising, aggressive sport bikes on the market — a street-legal replica racer that proved itself […]
THE Norton: Commando 750 “Domiracer”
Vintage Meets Modern: Rusty Motor’s Commando Café Racer… In 2014, Norton unveiled the Commando 916 Domiracer, a limited-edition special born from their new Donington factory and named for the Dominator-based race bikes of the 1960s: […]
Street to Surf: Kawasaki KZ400 Café Racer
The Okinawa Project: KZ400 from Jerem Motorcycles… Introduced in 1974, the Kawasaki KZ400 would be built both in Japan and Lincoln, Nebraska — in fact, the latter made Kawasaki the first foreign motorcycle manufacturer to […]
Mud Ripper: KTM 390 Scrambler!
Ormotors builds KTM 390 Adventure Scrambler… In 2013, the KTM 390 Duke hit the market as a welterweight version of the beloved Duke, packing a 44-hp single-cylinder engine and WP suspension. There was nothing else […]
Wreck to Racetrack: Yamaha Fazer 600 Café Racer
El Cancro Motors resurrects an FZS600… Introduced in 1998, the Yamaha Fazer 600 (FZS600) would become one of the most popular, most capable middleweight all-rounders ever produced. The bike sported a 599cc 16-valve inline four […]
