“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 […]
Tag: Restomods
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 […]
BMW R1100R Roadster by Alea Motorcycles
Bavarian Bruiser from the Boot Heel of Italy! “Not Ordinary Bikes.” That’s the motto of southeast Italy’s Alea Motorcycles, based in the town of Presicce — located right at the heel of the boot of […]
Kawasaki KZ650 Cafe Racer by Jon Arfsten
The Kawasaki KZ650 is one of our favorite vintage bikes. Sometimes known as the “Son of the Z1,” this middleweight UJM offered a 61-hp inline four, solid handling, and loads of potential from a customization […]
Suzuki GS750 “Zucati” by Justin Page
The Suzuki GS750 was the first four cylinder in the venerable GS series — the company’s first full-fledged foray into four-stroke motorcycles. At its release the GS was the fastest of the 750cc fours […]
Yamaha RZ350 “Lab Rat” by Swinndustries
The Lab Rat – a modern two-stroke screamer… The RZ350 was the final evolution of Yamaha’s two-stroke RD series street bikes — a liquid-cooled, dual-carb street weapon with 60 horsepower on tap, a wild powerband, […]
