An Understated Oilhead from Cafe Rider Customs… Since its introduction in 2014, the BMW R nineT has become a real darling of the custom world, largely because BMW Motorrad engineered the modern-retro roadster that way. […]
Tag: Roadsters
Power Cruiser: Yamaha V-Max “Musashi”
Samurai-inspired V-Max from Shoogly Shed x 78 Outlaw… When Yamaha unleashed the mighty V-Max in 1985, a legend was born. The 145-hp V4 was a fire-breather of the first order, a Mad Max muscle bike […]
Retro Roadsters: Triumph “Ride and Chrome” Twins
FCR Original’s Triumph Speed Twin and T120 Bonneville… These days, the café racers and scramblers of the world seem to get the lion’s share of the limelight, but the roadster remains one of the most […]
Sanzoku: Suzuki Bandit 1200 Café Racer
Japanese for Bandit: Moto Milo’s Suzuki GSF1200… The Suzuki Bandit 1200 is one of the most beloved muscle bikes of all time, an air/oil-cooled beast that earned a global following that continues to this day. […]
Revel K: BMW K75 Street Trackers
Form Follows Function: K75 Redesigns from Revel Customs… While we see a lot of four-cylinder BMW K100 customs, projects that utilize the K75 triple seem much less common. That’s too bad, because the K75 was […]
Triple Time: BMW K75 Custom Roadster
WiMoto’s BMW K75… Introduced in 1986, the BMW K75 was the triple-cylinder 750cc version of the Flying Brick, featuring dual chain-driven overhead camshafts, two-valves per cylinder, liquid cooling, and Bosch LE-Jetronic injection like the […]
Classic Meets Off-Road: Triumph T100 Bonneville “Sigma”
A Hybrid-Style Triumph from Tamarit Motorcycles… The Triumph Bonneville T100 combines the retro style and character of the 1200cc T120 with the lighter weight and quicker-revving engine of the 900cc Street Twin. As the old […]
Full-Blown Brick: BMW K100 Tracker
Ellaspede goes all-out on a Flying Brick… Introduced in 1983, the BMW K100 was a radical departure for BMW Motorrad, whose entire brand identity and heritage had been based on air-cooled flat-twin “airhead” motorcycles. In […]
Build Your Own Custom: Royal Enfield 650 Twins
Royal Enfield 650 Custom Parts from Le Motographe… The Royal Enfield 650 twins have been hits since their inception in 2018, becoming best-sellers in markets like the UK. The Interceptor 650 (aka INT 650 here […]
Carbon Airhead: Teen-Built BMW R75/7 Custom
’77 Slash 7: Built by a 16-year-old! In the 1970s, BMW produced their 750cc R75 airhead as the R75/5 (early 70s), the R75/6, and finally as a one-year-only model, the 1977 R75/7. For many airhead […]
