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 […]
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Honda XL600R “She-Tracker” by Alex Martino
In 1983, Honda introduced the XL600R, a street-legal evolution of the XR500 that could do an honest 100 mph, cruise at 75 on the highway, and then crush fire roads and dirt roads with the […]
“Bone Destroyer” Honda XL600R Flat Tracker
In France, BCKustoms (Breizh Coast Kustoms) continues to turn out of some of our favorite custom flat trackers and street trackers. Founder Yann Le Douche has quite the racing pedigree. He’s worked as a race […]
Honda XL600R Street Tracker by Lloyd Brothers
David and Michael Lloyd of Lloyd Brothers Motorsports (LBM) have been involved in motorcycle racing for more than 25 years, with a heavy emphasis on flat track. In 2005, they campaigned the only Aprilia/Rotax-based flat […]
Honda XL600 Dakar by Andrew Greenland
We have been watching the builds of Andrew Greenland ever since his red Honda Dominator custom was featured on Bike EXIF years ago. Since then, Andrew has turned out a stable’s worth of froth-worthy Honda […]
Honda XL600R Scrambler by Penroyd Garage
There’s little we love more than a dual-purpose, unkillable thumper of 80s vintage. Here where we live, there’s a small group of riders who spend their Sunday afternoons finding trails, fire roads, and urban jumps […]
