For most of the late 60s and early 70s, two-strokes dominated the off-road market. They were lighter, faster, and simpler than their four-stroke counterparts, and thumper evolution had all but stalled since the British singles […]
Tag: Restomods
Black Ops Runner: Honda Dominator 650 Adventure Bike
“NX650RX” from BCK Motorcycles… Introduced all the way back in 1988, the Honda Dominator 650 (NX650) placed an electric-start RFVC single-cylinder engine into a light adventure package with bikini fairing, plastic bodywork, heavy-duty sump guard, […]
VMX Restomod: Honda XR600R Enduro
JT-Inspired Vinduro: Built for a National Enduro Vintage Championship… The Honda XR600R might be the most iconic four-stroke dirt bike ever produced. Dirt Bike called it “the definitive off-road bike, not only of a generation, […]
Retro Enduro: Yamaha WR250F Restomod
Gauloises Blondes Edition Yamaha 250 from Holy Moly Motorcycles… The Yamaha WR250F is the off-road / enduro version of the company’s YZ250F motocross bike. In other words, it’s a high-performance trail bike — a race […]
Restomod Racer: Yamaha “YZF R1-7 OW-02”
R7-inspired Restomod Race Bike from DV8 Motorcycles… The late 1980s and early 1990s were heady times for superbike fans. In order to meet the production rules of series like World Superbike and AMA Superbike, manufacturers […]
Freddie Blade: Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade
Fast Freddie-inspired Fireblade Retromod from Rindperformance… Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1961, Freddie Spencer began racing dirt track at the tender age of four…and his innate talent was immediately apparent. At 17, he won […]
County Carver: Yamaha FZR750 Genesis
From €150 Donor to Endurance-Style 90s Restomod… Jonny Kerins (@jfk_bikes) of Ireland’s County Meath builds and restores bikes out of an old milking parlor on his 1950s farm. His love for sport bikes goes back […]
Spirit of ’78: 1230cc Suzuki GS750E Restomod
Big-Bore 1100EFE-Powered Dream Machine from Jon Lilley… In the animal kingdom, young animals form a strong attachment to the first moving object they see, usually a parent — a process called “imprinting.” In the motorcycle […]
The One: “Boa” Honda CBX1000 Restomod
Coming to The One Moto Show: Dennis Nhan’s CBX… In 1969, the Honda CB750 ascended to superbike supremacy, but the motorcycling world was in a state of rapid evolution. Less than a decade later, […]
Gentleman’s Hooligan: Triumph Speed Triple Restomod
Mk5: The fifth and final Speed Triple T509 from Munich’s Tom Gessner… Last fall, we featured a pair of Triumph T509 Speed Triples from our friend Tom Gessner of Munich, Germany. Introduced in 1997, […]
