In the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, professional road racer Jake Holden set the fastest time ever up the mountain on a carbureted motorcycle. The bike was a custom Kawasaki “ZRX1224RR” built by James […]
Tag: Muscle Bikes
Bike Shed Show 2026: Muscle Bikes & Streetfighters
Streetfightin’ at London’s Bike Shed Moto Show… Merry Old England has a long heritage of muscle bikes, and the streetfighter craze was largely born on the streets of London. The story goes that young riders […]
BOLT #100: Kawasaki ZRX1200 Restomod
BOLT Motor Company’s 100th Build… Back in 2001, Kawasaki released the ZRX1200R, a neo-retro muscle bike that carried on the style of the ZRX1100 and original KZ1000R Eddie Lawson Replica. It had a beefy double-cradle […]
Boosted Classic: Bandit-Powered Kawasaki Z1000 Turbo
Dave Solomon of Butchered Classics puts a Bandit’s Heart in his Zed Turbo… It’s always a treat to hear from old buddy Dave Solomon, founder of Butchered Classics — an online community that “pays homage […]
Maverick Spec: 140-hp Kawasaki GPz900R Restomod
Top Gun-inspired Ninja 900 built by an experienced pilot and friends… When the Kawasaki GPz900R (Ninja 900) appeared in 1984, it was nothing short of revolutionary. The first of the iconic Ninja series, the 900R […]
KICKBACK 2026 Round I: Muscle Bikes, Restomods, Butchered Classics
Straight from Great Malvern: Turbos, Big Bores, Drag Bikes, and More… Earlier this month, the 33rd Kickback Custom Classic Bike Show took place at the Three Counties Showground in Great Malvern, UK. The 2026 event […]
La Numéro 24: Suzuki GSX1100 Café Racer
Big-Bore Café Racer from Xavier Uhl… When the Suzuki GSX1100 (aka GS1100E) hit the market in 1979, it was the world’s quickest production motorcycle with a quarter-mile time of 11.1 seconds at 120 mph — […]
All The RAGE: Suzuki GS750 “Elemento”
GT Super-inspired 750 GS from RAGE / Cus’Tom Motorcycles… In 1977, Cycle World declared the Suzuki GS750 “the best handling big production bike on the road.” At the time, the boys in Hamamatsu had been […]
Zed Ain’t Dead: Moto Martin Z1000J “Ghost 8”
Ride and Restore builds a Zed-powered Moto Martin for a Game of Thrones star… In 1970, Georges Martin — a French industrial designer who drew his inspiration from 1970s competition race bikes — founded Moto […]
Top 10: Best Muscle Bikes & Streetfighters of 2025
Over the past several years, we’ve seen happy to see muscle bikes gaining ever more traction in the customs world. These machines offer big torque, intimidating presence, and staggering straight-line performance, often paired with styling […]
