XL-Size Enduro: Marc Pfaffl’s Retrofitted Transalp… In the late 80s, Honda unveiled the XL600V Transalp as a “Rally Tourer” that could combine street performance, off-road capability, and long-distance touring comfort. At its heart was a […]
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Hot-Rod Mini: Honda “ST140” Scrambler
In the early 1970s, Honda introduced the ST90 (“Sport Trail” or “Trailsport”) as a machine that could split the middle between their minibikes and full-size street-legal enduro machines. Like the models of the closely-related CT […]
Honda NR750: The Oval-Piston Superbike
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 […]
Tornado Rally: Honda XR250 Tornado Enduro
From Chopper to Rally Bike: Honda Tornado 250 from Argentina’s Industria Chernobyl… Introduced in 2001, the Honda XR250 Tornado (Tornado 250) was a lightweight air-cooled 250cc dual-sport developed mainly for Latin American markets and produced […]
REZ Industries: Honda Monkey 125 Chopper
125cc Mini Chopper from REZ Industries… When Honda released the original Z100 and Z50 Mini Trail in the early 1960s, no one knew the Honda Monkey would become one of the most iconic, beloved platforms […]
BOLT #008: 1995 Honda CB750 Café Racer
By the mid 1990s, the Honda CB750 — aka the Nighthawk 750 — had morphed into a retro-style UJM with twin shocks and an air-cooled DOHC inline-four with 75 ponies at the ready. At the […]
Up for Auction: 1970 Honda CB750 Police Bike
Honda’s CB750P Police Special: A lesser-known chapter in the story of the SOHC CB750… When we think of police motorcycles in the United States, Harley-Davidson and Kawasaki tend to loom largest in the imagination: big […]
Resurrected: Honda CL360 Scrambler
Slipstream Creations brings a 1975 Honda CL360 back to life… As many of you know, the CL series were Honda’s factory scramblers, basically street bikes outfitted with high-mounted or upswept exhausts, cross-braced handlebars, larger front […]
British Style, Limited Edition: Northman GB350S
The “Northman” Honda GB350S from Jonathan Hull & Son… The Honda GB350S, a 348cc air-cooled single-cylinder retro, has been getting great reviews since it hit the UK and European markets in late 2024. It was […]
MAEB #1: Honda CB750F1 Café Racer
“Two steps forward, one step back” — Matthias Ebenhoch’s 1978 Honda CB750F Super Sport… In the customs world, it can often be said that bikes are built of other bikes. Both in a material sense, […]
