BIKE Factory resurrects a wrecked Super Ten… Back in 1989, Yamaha introduced a Paris Dakar-inspired adventure bike, the XTZ750 Super Ténéré. The Super Ten’s engine was a 749cc liquid-cooled parallel-twin with five valves per cylinder […]
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Retromotard: Yamaha XT600 Supermoto
Yamaha XT600 “Funbike” from Warkot Motorcycles… The Yamaha XT600 is one of those big, beefy single-cylinder dual-sports that’s as likely to survive the apocalypse as anything on two wheels. The XT featured 10 inches of […]
Obsidian Rawline 400: Honda CM400 Bobber
Clean, Raw, and Light: 400cc Bobber from JasinTom Motorcycles… One thing we don’t see as much as we’d like are small, lightweight bobbers perfect for blasting around town or city. In fact, we were just […]
Gold Nickel 400: Suzuki GN400 Bobber
Suzuki 400 Bobber from Poland’s JasinTom Motorcycles… Introduced in 1980, the Suzuki GN400 was the 396cc version of the company’s SOHC single-cylinder streetbike. It’s exactly the kind of bike we love for a custom […]
Sonauto Edition: Yamaha XTZ750 Super Ténéré
Dakar-inspired Super Ténéré 750 from BIKE Factory… In 1947, famed French racing driver Toto Veuillet founded Saône-Auto (Sonauto), which would become France’s first importer of Porsche cars and Yamaha motorcycles. Sonauto was involved in many […]
Chesterfield Edition: Yamaha XTZ750 Super Ténéré
Dakar Tribute: Smoking Hot Super Ténéré from BIKE Factory… The 1980s were a heady time for the Paris Dakar Rally and other African rally raids. Machines like the Yamaha XT600 Ténéré and BMW R80GS had […]
Featherweight Funduro: BMW F650 “City Tracker”
Minimalist BMW Thumper from Versor Przemek… In 1993, just over 30 years ago, BMW introduced the F650 Funduro, their first single-cylinder (and chain-drive) motorcycle since the the 1960s. The bike was developed in partnership […]
Ducati Bastardo: 996-Powered Custom Bike
Motocicletta Unica: “Ducati Bastardo” from Poland’s Moto Meccanica 2M… Few marques in the history of motoring inspire passion like Ducati. The motorcycles of the Bologna-based brand just feel alive in a way few machines […]
Speedway Cowboy: Honda CM400 Bobber
Speedway-inspired Bobber from Poland’s JasinTom Motorcycles… Introduced in 1979, the Honda CM400 was the forerunner to the long-running, highly successful Honda Rebel series. Powered by a 395cc air-cooled parallel-twin, the CM models shared many parts […]
Marfil Moto: Suzuki GS550 Resto-Customs
Magic Middleweights: Two Suzuki GS550s from Poland… In 1977, Suzuki introduced the GS550, a smaller sibling to the GS750, which Cycle World called “a lithe and hot-blooded tiger that’s our pick for Best of Breed, […]
