Cafe Racers, Scramblers, Trackers, and Bratstyle
From Nabspeed Moto: Suzuki 7/11 Restomod inspired by the 1986 Suzuka 8-Hour Yoshimura GSXR… The 1985 Suzuki GSX-R750 revolutionized the world of performance motorcycles. Fondly nicknamed the “Slabside” or “Slabby” for its flat-sided bodywork, the […]
XL-Size Enduro: Marc Pfaffl’s Retrofitted Transalp… In the late 80s, Honda unveiled the XL600V Transalp as a “Rally Tourer” that could combine street performance, off-road capability, and long-distance touring comfort. At its heart was a […]
Roman Juriš fulfills a two-wheeled dream of his youth… For the latter half of the 20th century, many of us took for granted that we could acquire and ride some of the hottest, most iconic […]
What if BMW still produced their G450X enduro bike? In 2008, BMW Motorrad unveiled a machine few expected: a hardcore, race-ready 450cc enduro designed to compete with the Japanese and European dirt machines. Although the […]
From Brothers Garage: “Black Widow” 300-lb Yamaha RD350 Restomod… In 1983, Yamaha released the RD350 YPVS — aka RZ350 or RD350LC II — a two-stroke giant-killer destined to become one of the most iconic and […]
“A Monster with clip-ons is one of the best hidden secrets out there…” The Monster is famous as the bike that saved Ducati in the 1990s, pulling it back from the brink of bankruptcy. “The […]
In the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, professional road racer Jake Holden set the fastest time ever up the mountain on a carbureted motorcycle. The bike was a custom Kawasaki “ZRX1224RR” built by James […]
Purists Beware: Tim Coughlin’s 1990s-Style RD400 Road Ripper… In 1979, with the motorcycle world hurtling fast toward four-stroke dominance, Yamaha released the Yamaha RD400F Daytona Special — a lightweight, giant-killing smoker that would be one […]
Nabspeed Moto’s Kevin Schwantz Pepsi RGV Replica… The legendary Kevin Schwantz earned the title of “Wheelie King” at the 1988 Macau Grand Prix, where he shaved an incredible 7 seconds off the outright lap record […]
BOLT Motor Company’s 100th Build… Back in 2001, Kawasaki released the ZRX1200R, a neo-retro muscle bike that carried on the style of the ZRX1100 and original KZ1000R Eddie Lawson Replica. It had a beefy double-cradle […]
