The Ducati “Tribute” — a modern re-imagining of the famous 900 MHe At the dawn of the 21st century, Ducati unveiled their limited production MH900e, a 74-hp retro sport bike built in homage to the […]
Tag: Restomods
Honda CB550 “MD01” by MOTODesign
Nine Years of Vision: Barn-Built CB550 cafe racer from New York… The Honda CB550 is one of our favorite platforms for a custom build. While the 38-hp middleweight didn’t have the outright power of the […]
Evil Restomod: Yamaha RZ392
Evil RZ: “It is a pure bred giant-killer, not for the faint of heart…” The Yamaha RZ350 was one of the last, great 2-stroke street bikes available in the USA. The ~50 horsepower parallel twin […]
Yamaha RZ350 Restomod
“When you downshift, people look around like the antichrist just landed…” The Yamaha RZ350 was one of the most modern two-stroke street bikes ever sold in North America. It had triple disc brakes, 18-inch wheels, oil […]
Yamaha RD400 Resto-Mod by Atlanta Motorcycle Works
“To go fast and not die, to smoke and not be broke, to stand the front wheel up at 12 o’clock, but still get you home after a long hot day of riding twisties.” That […]
Supercharged Honda CB750 by Justin Blue
Best in Show: Supercharged, Big Bore Honda CB750 from Alabama… It’s a truth universally acknowledged: When you put together a Honda engineer, a ’74 CB750, and an AMR500 supercharger, good things happen. Earlier this month, […]
CR500-Inspired Honda CB550 by Keith Carlson
Keith Carlson of Indianapolis is well-known for his two-stroke dragon-slayers — custom bikes built for his annual assault of US129 through Deals Gap, Georgia, home of the notorious Tail of the Dragon. Most recently, […]
Yamaha RZ350 Restomod by Keith Carlson
Dragon Slayer: 2-stroke weapon built for the Tail of the Dragon… Indiana’s Keith Carlson, who specializes in two-stroke builds, is one of our very favorite builders. Each year, Keith and his friend Steve Hoy of […]
Honda CB450 Restoration by Chattahoochee Skunkworks
The Sanitary White Honda CB450 Toby Jones and his wife recently moved from Florida to the foothills of North Georgia — one of the world’s motorcycling Valhallas. In honor of the famed nearby river, they […]
Kawasaki KZ400 Cafe Racer by Therapy Garage
Toby Reed of Therapy Garage grew up riding the 60cc Yamaha JT-1 Mini Enduro that his grandfather bought new for his grandmother in 1971. From there came a dozen more bikes. Then, a few years […]