The Altar of Speed: Worship Moto Show 2026… Three years ago, Gary Inman of Sideburn and Dirt Quake fame created what has become one of our favorite motorcycle events on the planet: Worship Moto Show, […]
Tag: Muscle Bikes
For the Love of Go: Worship Moto Show 2026
Fast is Better: Turbos, Nitrous, and Unholy Horsepower… In just three years, Worship Moto Show has become one of our favorite motorcycle events on the planet. Each year, Gary Inman of Sideburn and Dirt Quake […]
Harris 77: Magnum 4 GSX-R1100 Streetfighter
1216cc Harris Magnum 4 from Wolf 77 Custom Motorcycles… In 1979, the original Harris Magnum chassis kit hit the scene, designed to house the most powerful superbike engines on the market. Before the aluminum-frame revolution […]
Münch Mammut 2000: The 260-hp Turbo Bike
Übermoto: 2000cc, Turbocharged, 260 horsepower, and 218 lb-ft of torque… At the turn of the millennium, the motorcycle world was engaged in an escalating superbike arms race. The Suzuki Hayabusa and Kawasaki ZX-12R were pushing […]
Hard as Nails: 200-hp Suzuki Bandit 1340 Turbo
Aluminum-framed, Turbocharged 1340cc Bandit from Colin Worth… Introduced in 1996, the Suzuki Bandit 1200 was destined to become a cult muscle bike of the late 90s and early 2000s. The formula was wickedly simple: take […]
Refined Aggression: Norton Manx V4 Super Naked
The Manx R may be Norton’s flagship superbike, but the regular Manx could be the more intriguing road bike… When Norton revived the Manx name for its new 206-hp V4 superbike, most of the attention […]
Father, Son, and ZRX: Kawasaki ZRX1200S
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 […]
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 […]
