Reborn: “Flacheisen” (Flat Iron) from Radical Speedshop… For nearly 30 years, the Bronold family of Germany’s Radical Speedshop has been building, customizing, and racing Moto Guzzi machines. Truly, you can hardly speak of Guzzi performance […]
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“Flamänko” Dragster: Ducati XDiavel Sprint Racer
Miami-Themed XDiavel from Vengine x Helmade… Launched in 2016, the Ducati XDiavel is a more cruiser-oriented version of the Diavel (Italian for “Devil”), with a stretched-out riding position and belt-drive. Don’t let the forward controls […]
Dähne Daily: 1065cc BMW Scrambler
Dähne-framed Daily Rider from Kradhaus Bikes… Born in 1944, Helmut Dähne is a BMW motorcycle racing legend. As a teenager, he went to work for BMW Motorrad as a mechanic and later went to German […]
Bavarian Hot Rod: Kaczor BMW R60/7 Café Racer
From Kradhaus Bikes: Short-stroke BMW with a Kaczor racing frame… In 1965, Ferdinand “Ferdi” Kaczor, a young engineer and motorcycle racer, designed and built his own chassis around the BMW R50/2 engine, creating a 500cc […]
Hercules II: BMW R1250RS Sprint Racer
“Hercules II” Rocket Racer from Kraftstoffschmiede x Man & the Machines… The BMW R1250RS is one of the world’s best sport-touring machines, built around a 1254cc shift-cam flat-twin that makes 134 bhp and 105 […]
Event Report: Glemseck 101
From Leonberg with Love, Drag Races, and Rock… The Glemseck 101 is the largest motorcycle event in all of Europe. This year, more than 40,000 visitors rode, drove, and flew to the former “Solitude” racetrack […]
Rally Monster: Suzuki V-Strom 1050RR “Desert Express”
Hessler Motorsport’s “Yellow Rally Monster”… In 2002, the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 (DL1000) hit the market as a large-displacement dual-sport / adventure bike boasting a 996cc liquid-cooled 8-valve DOHC 90° V-twin originally designed for the TL1000 […]
A Leaner Bull: “Muccastretta” Ducati 999 Café Racer
Rind Performance streamlines the 999… In 2001, Ducati introduced their new Testastretta (“Narrow Head”) L-twin engine, featuring narrower 25-degree angles between the inlet and exhaust valves, which corresponded with modern F1 four-valve theory. The narrow […]
Junkyard XT: Yamaha XT500 Scrambler
Junk to Jewel: Resto-modded XT500 from Workshop43… The Yamaha XT500 remains one of our favorite single-cylinder motorcycles of all time. The big air-cooled enduro won the inaugural Paris-Dakar Rally, swept the podium in the second […]
Marlboro Missile: Ducati 848 Café Racer
Motocrew builds an 80s-inspired 848 Evo… Introduced in 2010, the Ducati 848 Evo was a road-legal track weapon, boasting a 126-hp Testastretta engine, Brembo Monobloc calipers from the 1198R, and a non-adjustable steering damper: “This […]
