100,000 miles on a GS1000S Katana: “She’s family, that makes her priceless…” In 1982, a 1000cc version of the Suzuki Katana 1100 was introduced to qualify for AMA Superbike racing. The bore was sleeved […]
Tag: Restomods
Fat Kat: Suzuki Katana “GSX1230” Restomod
Andy Harriman’s 1230cc Katana… In 1980, the Suzuki GSX1100S Katana came flashing across the motorcycle world just like its sharp-edged namesake, revealing a whole new vision of what a superbike could be. While the […]
Electric Boogie: Yamaha XT500 Restomod
Electric Start, Air-Cooled: Motogadgets’ 1980 Yamaha XT500… By the early 1970s, the big single-cylinder four-stroke off-roader was thought a species all but extinct. After all, the great British 500 singles like the BSA B50 […]
Radicalized: Suzuki Katana 1100 Restomod
Final Edition Katana, Radicalized by AC Sanctuary… In 1980, the original Suzuki Katana 1100 rocked the motorcycling world with its angular, space-age design. It was the vision of legendary German designer Hans Muth, who’d been […]
Rev Happy: “RIZKET” Suzuki GT750 Special
Alan Green’s RIZKET: Finalist for the 2024 KICKBACK Builders’ Builder Awards… In 1971, Suzuki introduced the GT750, a two-stroke triple-cylinder grand tourer that made history as the first mass-produced Japanese bike to offer liquid cooling. […]
Ninja Type-R: Kawasaki GPZ900R Restomod
AC Sanctuary gives an original Ninja the Type-R treatment… Introduced in late 1983, the Kawasaki GPZ900R — aka the Ninja ZX900 — was the earliest member of the Ninja series, and it changed sport biking […]
Ice Cool R: Kawasaki Z1-R Restomod
Kawasaki Z1-R from AC Sanctuary… As everyone knows, the arrival of the Honda CB750 in 1969 kicked off the superbike era. Over the next decade, a two-wheeled arms race between the big four Japanese manufacturers […]
La Bastarda: Yamaha XT550 Restomod Scrambler
In 1982, Yamaha released the XT550 as the next evolution of their four-stroke dual-purpose single-cylinder motorcycle. The 550 had big shoes to fill, as the XT500 it replaced was a multi-time winner of the Paris […]
Top 10 Restomods of 2023
We’ve been happy to witness restomod builds gain traction in recent years. Generally, restomods are vintage bikes that remain relatively true to their original aesthetics and silhouette, but have been brought into the 21st century […]
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, […]