“Enduro-ized” Dominator from Guido Gerretti… The NX650 Dominator may have gone out of production over two decades ago, but it remains a favorite among adventure riders and custom builders alike. This is particularly true in […]
Tag: Scramblers
Built in 21 Days: Hero Hunk 160R Street Tracker
Build-off Winner: 160cc Street Tracker from Garage Esquinita… Last year around this time, we featured a contest-winning Yamaha XSR155 from Jed Patrick Oriña, a young Filipino builder who operates Garage Esquinita. “Esquinita means a small […]
Team Crampons: Honda NX650 Baja Dominator
Baja-Inspired Dominator from Jeremie of Team Crampons… Honda introduced the NX650 Dominator back in 1988. Power came from a slightly enlarged version of the XR600R dirt bike engine (44 bhp / 39 lb-ft of […]
Honda CD50/90 Benly Scrambler
Pint-size Scrambler from Garage94… In the late 90s, Honda announced the launch of their new and improved CD50 Benly “business bike.” The Benly featured a 49cc air-cooled four-stroke OHC single-cylinder engine, “Tuff-up” puncture-resistant inner tubes, […]
Dust Trail: Himalayan 450 Rally Bike
From OrMotors: Hima 450 for Portugal’s “Dust Trail”… In 2024, Royal Enfield launched an all-new 450 version of their popular Himalayan adventure bike. The new Himalayan 450 features Enfield’s first-ever liquid-cooled engine, the Sherpa […]
EnduroBoxer: BMW R100GS Restomod Enduro
Street-Legal GS Enduro Racer from SWT-Sports… The BMW R80G/S, which helped spawn the adventure bike class and dominated several early years of the Paris-Dakar Rally, owed much to the “Red Devil” of BMW engineer Laszlo […]
Sonauto Edition: Yamaha XTZ750 Super Ténéré
Dakar-inspired Super Ténéré 750 from BIKE Factory… In 1947, famed French racing driver Toto Veuillet founded Saône-Auto (Sonauto), which would become France’s first importer of Porsche cars and Yamaha motorcycles. Sonauto was involved in many […]
G/S Rally Adventure: BMW R80GS Restomod
For Sale: BMW R80GS “Rally Adventure” from Codex Moto… Introduced in 1980, the BMW R80G/S is widely considered the world’s first “Adventure Bike.” While early naysayers questioned the use of a 400-lb multi-cylinder machine built […]
Urban Darter: CCM 400 “Dragonfly” Scrambler
Tracker to Scrambler: Rebuilt FT35s from Revel Customs… As many of you may know, British motorcycle manufacturer CCM (Clews Competition Machines) was founded by off-road racer Alan Clews in the early 1970s. The company […]
Trail 150: Suzuki Satria FU150 Trail Concept
Trail 150 Concept from Brilliant Motorcycles… In the early 1960s, Honda’s CT90 — aka Trail 90 — introduced a whole new generation to motorcycles and the adventures that begin when the paved road ends. The […]
