Hot-Dock Custom Cycles builds a 150-hp street tracker… Introduced in 2006, the Buell XBRR was a factory-built, turn-key racebike intended to give buyers a one-way ticket to closed course road racing. The monster 1339cc Thunderstorm […]
Tag: Japan
Harley-Davidson XR750 “Streetclone”
An XR750 “streetclone” built by a Special Forces combat veteran… Introduced in 1970, the Harley-Davidson XR750 would become the most successful racing motorcycle in history, winning 29 of 37 AMA Grand National Championships in its […]
Knuckle Power: Harley “VFL” Beach Racer
Hammer Sycle builds a Knucklehead-powered Harley VL racer… In 1936, Harley-Davidson introduced their first full production overhead valve V-twin engine: the “Knucklehead,” as we know it today — a reference to the distinctive shape of […]
Endless Summer: Vintage Motocross Race
I love the smell of Bel-Ray in the morning… Here at BikeBound, if there’s one type of vintage racing we love most to watch and participate in, it’s probably vintage motocross. It’s hard to beat […]
Devil’s Made ‘Busa: Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa
Introduced in 1999, the 174-hp Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa took the title as the fastest production motorcycle of the 20th century, hitting up to 194 mph in unrestricted form. Hayabusa is Japanese for peregrine falcon — […]
Harley FXR Twin Cam Street Tracker by VIDA Motorcycle
Japanese master Takuya Okubo builds a Twin Cam FXR like no other… In 1971, Harley-Davidson unveiled the FX (Factory Experimental) Super Glide, one of the world’s first production customs that mated the smaller Sportster forks […]
“XR39” Sportster Street Tracker by BelAir Custom
A Japanese-built Sportster inspired by American Flat Track racing… Since its introduction in 1957, the Harley-Davidson Sportster has become and remained one of the motorcycling world’s most popular platforms for customization. Sportsters have been chopped, […]
A Sharper Shovel: ’75 Harley-Davidson Shovelhead
Yuji Maeda of MMM Products streamlines the Shovel he’s owned for 22+ years… The Harley-Davidson Shovelhead engine appeared in 1966, the Motor Company’s third OHV V-twin after the Knucklehead and Panhead. The new engine […]