NÖHLINS: Dave Solomon’s 1327cc “Winter Hack”… Dave Solomon is the mad Englishman who founded Butchered Classics around a decade ago — an online community that “pays homage to all motorcycles registered 1990 or before, with […]
Tag: Restomods
Touch Too Much: 1428cc GSX-Powered Harris Magnum II
Keeping the Dream Alive: Jacko’s All-Motor Magnum… In the history of motorcycling, the United Kingdom is famed not just for its legendary marques but its small-batch chassis builders as well. Certain names are spoken […]
Road Weapon: Kawasaki KZ1000LTD Restomod
150-bhp Zed from Atlanta Motorcycle Works… When the original 903cc Kawasaki Z1 hit showrooms in 1972, it was the first large-capacity four-cylinder Japanese production bike to boast a DOHC design, outstripping the CB750 as the […]
Go Long: Honda XL600V Transalp Restomod
Upfitted Adventure Bike from Bolt Motor Company… In 1986, Honda unveiled the XL600V Transalp, mainly at the request of European riders whose desire for adventure bikes and Dakar-styled “trailies” was at an all-time high. […]
Rolling Tribute: Honda CB1100R Restomod
1187cc, Carbon Fiber CB1100R from dB Customs… Produced from 1980-1983, the Honda CB1100R was the company’s first homologation special, design specifically to win the Castrol 6 Hour race at Amaroo Park, Australia — then […]
Giant-Slayer: 500cc Yamaha RD350 YPVS Restomod
Bolt Motor Co. builds a 500cc weapon… The Yamaha RD350 is one of the most iconic sporting motorcycles ever produced. The original air-cooled 350cc two-stroke parallel-twin was produced from 1973-1975, and the RD quickly became […]
Twin Triples: Triumph T509 Speed Triple Restomods
“A hair-raising noise…” Introduced in 1994, the Triumph Speed Triple became the first factory-built streetfighter, a naked bike with a triple-cylinder engine from the British brand’s Daytona 900 sportbike. “The naked bike phenomenon became popular […]
Renngixxer: Suzuki GSX-R1100 Restomod
Street-Legal Slingshot 1100K Racer from Nigel’s Creative Customs… Our new friend Nigel “Nigello” Weber of Germany had quite the auspicious start for a racer and motorhead: “My passion started very early, you could say […]
Dream GS: ’89 BMW R100GS Restomod
Tyson Carver’s R100GS Restomod… The BMW R80GS, introduced in 1980, is known as the bike that spawned a whole new breed of motorcycle, the adventure bike. Here were big multi-cylinder, multi-sport bikes that could cross […]
Slabside Splendor: Suzuki GSX-R1100 Restomod
First-Gen Gixxer 1100 from Haxch Moto… In 1985, the original Suzuki GSX-R750 revolutionized the superbiking world. Never had one of the Japanese Big Four unleashed a mass-produced sportbike that was so track-focused and uncompromising […]
