Drake’s Speed builds a Trailsport for Syd’s Moped Run… In the early 1970s, Honda’s mini-bikes were selling like hotcakes, and they decided to offer a more off-road focused version of their popular CT model. The […]
Tag: New Zealand
Two-Stroke Gold: Yamaha CT175 Restomod
Drake Speed transforms a farm wreck into CT3 street ripper… The Yamaha CT was the company’s series of 175cc two-stroke enduros, introduced in 1969 and renamed the DT175 in 1974. Here at BikeBound HQ, we’ve […]
Queen of the Desert: Honda XRV750 Africa Twin (RD04)
An original Africa Twin inspired by the Dakar-winning ’89 NXR of Gilles Lalay! In 1982, a single-cylinder XR550R gave Honda their first win in the legendary Paris-Dakar Rally, the world’s most demanding desert race. In […]
“Flat White” Ducati Monster 400 Cafe Racer
A 400cc Monster with bodywork built with fireproof aerospace textile! Max Betteridge spent his childhood in his father’s woodwork before being relegated to the family’s old hen house, where he built his first car: a […]
