Slipstream Creations’ first Kawasaki build… When Honda released the CB750 in 1969, Kawasaki head engineer Ben Inamura didn’t focus on rivaling Honda’s 750cc four, but beating it. Three years later, the 900cc Kawasaki Z1 appeared…and […]
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American Smoker: Harley-Davidson SX175 Flat Tracker
From Kaleb Zink: Harley-Davidson Tracker for Flat Out Friday… In the early 1960s, Harley-Davidson saw the rising popularity of smaller displacement bikes like Honda’s OHC twins and cut a deal to purchase half of Italian […]
Retro Roadster: Honda CB360 Custom
Slipstream Creations turns out a CB360 retro roadster… While the Honda Fours of the 1970s enjoyed the lion’s share of media attention, the CB/CL350 twins sold like hotcakes, topping 250,000 sales between 1968 and 1973. […]
Slipstream Creations: 1974 Honda CL200 Scrambler
As most of you are well aware, the CL series was Honda’s line of CB-based “street scramblers,” which often featured larger diameter front wheels, higher fenders, high-mount exhausts, and dual-purpose tires. While the larger displacement […]
Grandfather’s Axe: Honda “CX650” Custom
A GL650-powered CX from Brick House Builds… In recent years, the Honda CX500 has gone from being a quirky favorite of motorcycle couriers and commuters to a darling of the customs world. It’s one of […]
Slipstream Creation: 1974 Honda CL360 Scrambler
Slipstream Creations builds a leaner, more refined CL… From 1974-76, the Honda CL360 was available as the street scrambler version of the CB360. While these lightweight twins shared the same 34-hp / 356cc engine and […]
Save Blip Roasters: Win a Custom Yamaha XV750 Virago
Sweepstakes: Enter to win this custom Virago 750 and support one of the great motorcycle havens… Since opening its doors in 2015, Blip Roasters has become one of the world’s great motorcycle havens. Located in […]
Suzuki GS450 Scrambler by Brickhouse Builds
A father’s bike reborn and transformed… We can say from experience, there’s something special about owning and riding a bike your father owned — particularly if the man has passed on. So it was for […]
Yamaha XS850 Restomod by Brick House Builds
“Triple Trouble”…a three-cylinder Yamaha with modern upgrades… One of our favorite young builders in the country — nay, the world — is Bj English of Missouri’s Brick House Builds. Bj has a penchant for building […]
Honda CB360 Tracker by Slipstream Creations
The Honda CB360, built from 1974-1976, was the successor of the venerated CB350. The parallel twin machine offered 34 horsepower at a dry weight of just over 350 pounds, and served as an alternative to […]
