“You’ve spotted the turbo then?” These were the unforgettable words heard by our friend Dave Solomon of Butchered Classics as he stood outside his local Kawasaki bike shop at the impressionable age of 11 years […]
Tag: Muscle Bikes
Lurch Reborn: Yamaha XV920RJ Vintage Superbike
Jesse Davis builds a tribute to his father’s famous “Lurch” — Kevin Schwantz’s first pro ride! Here’s a piece of motorcycle racing trivia for you. Did you know the bike that Kevin Schwantz rode in […]
Race Kat: Suzuki GSX1100 Katana Race Bike
Team Classic Suzuki builds an 1170cc Katana for Endurance Legends… In 1980, Suzuki unveiled the original GSX1100S Katana — a 110-hp machine that would give the world a radical new vision of what a sports […]
Butchered Classics: Moriwaki Tribute!
“Looks that take you right back to 1981 and a powerplant that even Wayne Gardner would’ve been happy with…” Moriwaki Engineering is one of the great names in motorcycle racing, closely entwined with the […]
Torque Monster: Yamaha MT-01 Stage 2
Danish locomotive driver builds a true Master of Torque… The Yamaha model designation “MT” stands for “Master of Torque,” and the mighty MT-01 was designed as the flagship of the series. Available from 2005-2012, the […]
The Beast: Yamaha V-Max by MotoRockers Garage
The original Yamaha V-Max remains one of the most beastly two-wheeled production bikes ever conceived, a 145-hp V4 cruiser that could blast down the 1/4 mile in a shade under 11 seconds. Unlike a […]
Urban Fighter: Yamaha V-Max by Motocrew
Old-school V4 muscle meets 21st-century style… Introduced in 1984, the original Yamaha V-Max was the ultimate muscle bike, a two-wheeled hot rod boasting an 1198cc liquid-cooled V4 that made a pavement-buckling 145 horsepower and 90 […]
American Streetfighter: Buell XB12S by ROD Motorcycles
American muscle meets Czech passion… The Buell XB12S Lightning has to be one of the most interesting modern motorcycles ever to come out of the USA, an American streetfighter developed by the two-wheeled visionary Eric […]
Samurai Style: Yamaha XJR1300 “Kintarō” by Sculpt Moto
A big bore café inspired by Japanese folklore… The Yamaha XJR1300 was a modern incarnation of the air/oil-cooled muscle bikes of the 70s and 80s, a 1251cc brute that boasted twin shocks, a braced swingarm, […]
The One: Yamaha MT-01 by Titan Motorcycles
“You don’t need a therapist if you ride a Titan…” Available from 2005-2012, the Yamaha MT-01 was a modern muscle bike, combining the stump-pulling power of the Warrior XV1700 V-twin with forks and brakes […]
