“Come Pray to the Gods of Speed…” The UK’s Worship Motorcycle Show might just be our favorite new event in the world of two wheels. Organized by Gary Inman of DirtQuake and Sideburn fame, […]
Tag: Muscle Bikes
Ride the Lightning: 1700cc Moto Guzzi “Saetta Racer”
940 No More: Radical Speedshop’s “Saetta Racer” 1700… The Moto Guzzi Bellagio 940 appeared in 2007 as the company’s new cruiser, sporting a fuel-injected 935cc Guzzi V-twin with 74 brake horsepower and 57 foot-pounds of […]
Le Projet FZ1000R: Thunderace-Powered Yamaha FZ750
Coming to Worship Moto Show: Manu Piddiu’s “FZ1000R” Track Special… Introduced in 1985, the Yamaha FZ750 was the company’s first machine to feature the liquid-cooled 20-valve “Genesis” inline four engine — a revolutionary design at […]
Spirit of ’78: 1230cc Suzuki GS750E Restomod
Big-Bore 1100EFE-Powered Dream Machine from Jon Lilley… In the animal kingdom, young animals form a strong attachment to the first moving object they see, usually a parent — a process called “imprinting.” In the motorcycle […]
Raw Beast: EMESCO SB-11 Prototype
180-bhp 1340cc Gixxer-Powered Beast from EMESCO Designs… In 1986, Suzuki introduced the GSX-R1100, which added big-bore power to the revolutionary lightweight aluminum chassis of the GSX-R750. The 16-valve, oil-cooled 1100 engine boasted 130 horsepower, and […]
King Kenny Edition: Yamaha XJR1300 TR
Kenny Roberts Tribute: 1300 XJR Street Beast from Tumulte… If we had to make a list of 21st-century bikes we wish were sold in North America, the Yamaha XJR1300 would be near the top. Introduced […]
2300cc Zed: Kawasaki Z2300 V12 Motorcycle
2.3L Kawasaki KZ2300 V12 Special from Allen Millyard… If you love motorcycles and haven’t been living under a rock for the last quarter century, you likely know the name Allen Millyard. The UK-based shed builder […]
Clockwork Orange: Buell M2 Cyclone Custom
A Shed-Built Buell Bruiser from Tony Lloyd… When it appeared in 1996, the Buell S1 Lightning shocked the motorcycle world. It was $2000 less expensive than previous Buells, boasted 10:1 compression and 91 horsepower from […]
Butchered Classic: Kawasaki Z1327 Restomod
NÖHLINS: Dave Solomon’s 1327cc “Winter Hack”… Dave Solomon is the mad Englishman who founded Butchered Classics around a decade ago — an online community that “pays homage to all motorcycles registered 1990 or before, with […]
Touch Too Much: 1428cc GSX-Powered Harris Magnum II
Keeping the Dream Alive: Jacko’s All-Motor Magnum… In the history of motorcycling, the United Kingdom is famed not just for its legendary marques but its small-batch chassis builders as well. Certain names are spoken […]
