Bender Built’s Polynesian-inspired Play Bike… There’s little on two wheels as smile-inducing as a two-stroke dirt bike. In fact, with the motocross world shifted to four-strokes, more and more riders are picking up old-school premix […]
Tag: Oregon
Go Time: 1969 Triumph T120 Trackmaster
Vintage Flat Tracker from Caleb Grisson of Storagebuilt… In 1967, Triumph enlisted renowned race tuner Ray Hensley to create a series of lightweight frames purpose-built for flat track racing. These streamlined Trackmaster frames featured race-specific […]
Super Hooligan: KTM 790 Duke Flat Tracker
The One: Andy DiBrino’s Race-Winning Super Hooligan… Introduced in 2017, the KTM 790 Duke was the Austrian company’s first parallel twin, a 799cc naked middleweight that quickly earned the nickname “The Scalpel.” The engine boasted […]
Unholy Roller: ’86 Suzuki GSX-R750
Cole Parnell resurrects a first-gen GSX-R750 Slabby… In 1985, the world received the original Suzuki GSX-R750, a lightweight aluminum-framed race replica that would set the standard for modern inline-four sportbikes. “With a clean sheet of […]
The One Moto Show 2021!
Nearly 200 bikes from this year’s One Moto Show! The first weekend of this month was the 12th annual edition of The One Moto Show in Portland, Oregon, created by the fine folks at See […]
Strictly Business: ’67 Triumph Bonneville Scrambler
Not a Desert Sled: Street-legal vintage Triumph motocrosser! In 1963, the Triumph T120 Bonneville received an all-new 650cc unit-construction engine — it was lighter, stronger, easier to build/maintain, and remains one of motorcycling history’s best-looking […]
On The Prowl: 1972 Arctic Cat Prowler
A rare, two-stroke minibike from the Arctic Cat! In 1960, Minnesota’s Edgar Hetteen — today known as the “father of the snowmobile” — led a 1200-mile trek across the Alaskan wilderness to prove the ruggedness […]
WKND Virago: Yamaha XV750 by De Stijl Moto
A JDM-inspired Virago from Portland… Introduced in 1981, the Yamaha XV750 Virago was the company’s first foray into the market for V-twin cruisers, featuring mono-shock rear suspension, shaft-drive, and an air-cooled 75° V-twin producing 55 […]
The One Moto Show 2020!
Last weekend was the 11th annual edition of The One Moto Show in Portland, Oregon, created by See See Motorcycles. Since its inception in 2009, “The 1 Moto” has become one of the world’s best-known […]
“The Blue Duck”: Custom Yamaha YZ125 by Max Miille
On the pipe: Custom two-stroke dirt bike from Oregon… The Yamaha YZ125, introduced in 1974, boasts the longest production run of any motocross bike in the world. The liquid-cooled, 125cc two-stroke has evolved over the […]