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 […]
Tag: Scotland
Commando 80 Tribute: Royal Enfield “Bootneck” Interceptor
Saltire Motorcycles builds an INT 650 to honor the Royal Marine Commandos… In 2018, Royal Enfield introduced the Interceptor 650 (INT650) with a new air-cooled 650cc parallel-twin engine. The retro roadster harked back to the […]
Iron Horse: Nighthawk 750 by JM Customs
Scotland’s JM Customs builds a modernized Honda Nighthawk… The original SOHC Honda CB750 may get the lion’s share of the attention from bike builders and vintage bike aficionados, but the later Nighthawk 750 (CB750SC) […]
THE Monster: “M Ducati” S4R by Rob Maxwell
“A ludicrous version of THE Monster…” Introduced in 2003, the Ducati S4R was the most powerful Monster ever produced, featuring a liquid-cooled, fuel-injected 996cc L-twin derived from the company’s championship-winning World Superbike engine. This 113-hp […]
All Squared Away: Honda CB450DX by JM Customs
The Honda CB450DX was available from 1989-1992, a popular beginner’s bike powered by a 43-hp air-cooled parallel-twin derived from the Superdream engine. The bike was affordable, reliable, easy to handle, and offered retro 70s styling. […]
“Flying Scotsman”: Moto Guzzi V65 by JM Customs
Inspired by the world’s most famous steam locomotive… The Flying Scotsman, built in 1923, earned its name hauling the extremely long and heavy London-to-Edinburgh passenger train. The three-cylinder, 96-ton, 70-foot engine was the first steam […]
BMW R80 Street Scrambler by JM Customs
James Moir and Chris Burnett of JM Customs are living the twinned dream and struggle of running an independent workshop in Perth, Scotland. As James says, “the struggle is real at times, we are growing […]
Kawasaki Z1000 “Flatliner” by JM Customs
A Z1000 street tracker straight out of Scotland… The Kawasaki Z1000 — aka the KZ1000 in the North American market — was a direct successor of the legendary Z1, the most powerful four-stroke motorcycle ever […]