570 ‘Berg + Boost: Alex Silversjö’s Turbo Supermoto Sleeper… When Cagiva purchased Husqvarna’s motorcycle division in 1987, a team of former Husky engineers decided to break out on their own, forming Husaberg in early 1988. […]
Tag: Motards
9T Hypermotard: BMW R nineT Supermoto
Bavarian Bulldog from Lord Drake Kustoms… When Ducati introduced the concept of a twin-powered “Hypermotard” in 2006, their website literally crashed from the flood of interest about the new machine. The idea was a bike […]
Retro Enduro: Yamaha “XT155” by Treasure Garage
Throwback Thumper: Yamaha WR155 gets a retro makeover… The Yamaha WR is the company’s series of liquid-cooled four-stroke enduro / dual-sport motorcycles. WR indicates a wide-ratio gearbox, which is better-suited for street and trail use […]
Restomod Thumper: Yamaha SR400 by DOTi Motorcycle
JDM Motard: A big single streetbike from Vietnam… The Yamaha SR400 has been available in the Japanese Domestic Market (JDM) since 1978, originally developed as a street-oriented spinoff of the legendary XT500 enduro. To comply […]
Back in Black: Beta 200 Street Tracker by Rodando Sur
Rolling South, Part II: “RS 2.0” Beta Street Tracker from Buenos Aires! Argentina has become one of the great hotbeds of the 21-century custom motorcycle scene. Perhaps it’s no surprise that a country with […]
Tarmac Smoker: Yamaha DT175 “Calima” Supermoto
A road racer rebuilds his father’s forgotten enduro into a tarmac smoker… The Yamaha DT175 was a two-stroke, street-legal enduro that debuted in 1973. It weighed just 218 pounds dry, and the reed-valve induction engine […]
For Sale: Triumph “Knucker” by Mr Martini
Triumph Thruxton 900 “Knucker” by Italy’s Mr Martini… The original Triumph Thruxton was a production-class racer based on the T120 Bonneville, hand-built in the company’s factory race shop. In 2004, Triumph brought back the Thruxton […]
BMW R1100GS Supermoto by Toro Moto
Full Motard: Big Bavarian adventure-tourer turned supermoto… The BMW R1100GS, introduced in 1994, was the first of the “oilhead” GS bikes, offering an oil/air-cooled engine with 80 horsepower and stump-pulling 72 lb-ft of torque. GS, […]
