A Victory-powered Super Hooligan racebike from Got Your 6 Racing… “Hooligan racing” got its start in the 1960s and 70s, when flat-track racers would bring out their street bikes to compete for fun and bragging […]
Tag: Race Bikes
Erzberg Hammer: KTM 890 SX-F Dirt Bike!
From JZ Handmade: 120-hp / 290-lb Duke-Powered Dirt Bike… In 2019, we featured the KTM 1290 “Super Enduro R” of legendary Czech off-road racer Jiří Heiník — a 180-bhp off-road monster built to compete in […]
Slabside Thunderbike: ’88 Suzuki GSX-R1100 Racer
Road-Legal Racer: Haxch Moto’s Ex-TT GSX-R… When Suzuki released the original GSX-R in 1984, it was a revolution in sport bikes — the closest thing to a racebike with lights ever to emerge from the […]
Vintage Thunder: Harley-Davidson XR1000 BOTT Racer
Battle of the Twins Veteran: 1983 Harley-Davidson XR1000 Race Special… Launched in 1983, the Harley-Davidson XR1000 was conceived as a road-going version of the mighty XR750 — the most successful race bike in the history […]
Muscle Thumper: Yamaha SR400 Race Bike
Prama Motorworks builds a race-winning custom…in just four weeks! Introduced back in 1978, the Yamaha SR400 would remain in production all the way until 2021, earning a cult following for its simplicity, ruggedness, and quick-revving […]
Blown Beauty: Supercharged ’56 Triumph 750 Drag Bike
Weems Motor Co.’s alcohol-fueled, fuel-injected, supercharged 1956 Triumph drag bike… In 1950, drag racing pioneer C.J. “Pappy” Hart began renting an unused runway at the Orange County Airport for street racers to compete in a […]
Ready for Liftoff: 1450cc Harley-Davidson Hillclimber
Josh Mueller’s 120-hp Sportster hillclimber… On the Founders Terrace of the Harley-Davidson Museum stands The Hill Climber, a 16-foot-tall welded bronze monument to the “slant artists” of the early American hillclimbing era. One of the […]
Rally Monster: Suzuki V-Strom 1050RR “Desert Express”
Hessler Motorsport’s “Yellow Rally Monster”… In 2002, the Suzuki V-Strom 1000 (DL1000) hit the market as a large-displacement dual-sport / adventure bike boasting a 996cc liquid-cooled 8-valve DOHC 90° V-twin originally designed for the TL1000 […]
The Beast: KTM 990 Rally Bike!
“Crazy Race Animal” — Loko Dream Factory’s KTM rally bike… The KTM 990 Adventure was one serious dual-purpose machine, offering the 999cc LC8 V-twin engine from the fire-breathing Super Duke in a bike with more […]
Honda NSR500: Street-Legal 500cc GP Bike!
Like Shaving with a Chainsaw: David Howard Racing builds a 500cc Grand Prix bike…for the road. In the modern era of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, nothing can compare to the dominance of the Honda NSR500, […]
