Electric Start, Air-Cooled: Motogadgets’ 1980 Yamaha XT500… By the early 1970s, the big single-cylinder four-stroke off-roader was thought a species all but extinct. After all, the great British 500 singles like the BSA B50 […]
Tag: Scramblers
Royal Rover: Enfield Machismo 500 Bobber
From Motohead Custom: Machismo 500 Desert Bobber… In 1901, the first Royal Enfield motorcycle rolled out of The Enfield Cycle Company in Redditch, England. For the next 99 years, Royal Enfields would have cast-iron […]
Urban Play Bike: KTM 400 “Street Tiger”
KTM 400 EXC Scrambler from Loko Dream Factory… Introduced in 2000, the KTM 400 EXC was closely based on the 400cc factory racer that Italian rider Giovanni Sala rode to victory in the 1999 World […]
Brave New Beemer: BMW R1100RS
Custom Oilhead from Moto Adonis… In 1993, the BMW R1100RS sport-tourer was the first BMW to use the new “Oilhead” boxer engine, which combined BMW’s traditional air-cooled cylinders with oil-cooled four-valve heads — a concept […]
La Bastarda: Yamaha XT550 Restomod Scrambler
In 1982, Yamaha released the XT550 as the next evolution of their four-stroke dual-purpose single-cylinder motorcycle. The 550 had big shoes to fill, as the XT500 it replaced was a multi-time winner of the Paris […]
Harley-Davidson XL1200 “Adventure Sportster”
A Go-Anywhere Sportster from FrenchMoto… Even as Harley-Davidson promotes their liquid-cooled Sportster S, the air-cooled Evolution-powered Sportster is experiencing something of a renaissance in racing circles. Built from 1986 to 2020, the Evo Sportster is […]
Honda XR628R: Street-Legal Baja Tribute
Hot Rod XR from Italy’s GPgarage Moto… Introduced in 1985, the Honda XR600R was destined to become one of the most successful off-road bikes in motorcycling history. The air-cooled thumper would win the Baja 1000 […]
Father-Son Special: Velocette 350 Scrambler
Velocette Scrambler from South Africa… In 1933, the Velocette 350 MAC was born, featuring a 349cc single-cylinder high-cam pushrod engine capable of running the 280-lb machine up to ~75 mph. None other than Phil Irving, […]
Top 10 Scramblers and Dirt Bikes of 2023
Here at BikeBound, we’re big fans of scramblers, desert sleds, dirt bikes, rally bikes, and adventure machines — anything with knobby tires, skid plates, and an appetite for dirt. So are you, our readers, as […]
Grin Machine: Suzuki GS400 Twin-Turbo Scrambler!
Twin-Turbo Scrambler: “Manic Melina” from Doctor Motorcycle… Introduced in 1977, the Suzuki GS400 may have looked much like its middleweight twin rivals on the outside, but the engine boasted dual overhead cams, 180º firing order, […]
