Junk to Jewel: Resto-modded XT500 from Workshop43… The Yamaha XT500 remains one of our favorite single-cylinder motorcycles of all time. The big air-cooled enduro won the inaugural Paris-Dakar Rally, swept the podium in the second […]
Tag: Scramblers
The Hope: Harley-Davidson XL1200 Sportster
Mayerl Motorcycles builds a Sportster for the Styrian mountains… The Erzberg (“ore mountain”) is a massive open-pit siderite mine located in Eisenerz, Styria, in the central-western part of Austria. Once a year, the mine plays […]
Report from Japan: Custom World Scrambler
12 Custom Scramblers from Heiwa Motorcycle! Words and photos by Kazuo “Kaz” Matsumoto (@steeldog_photo)… From July 16th to August 28th, “Custom World Scrambler” was held at the large commercial facility “Pacela” in Hiroshima, Japan, for […]
Tornado 293: Honda XR250 “Pig Tracker”
Rodando Sur builds a burly 293cc Tornado… While Honda’s lightweight dual-sport in the US and European market is now the liquid-cooled, fuel-injected CRF250L / CRF300L, the company has continued to produce the air-cooled XR250 Tornado […]
Slipstream Creations: 1974 Honda CL200 Scrambler
As most of you are well aware, the CL series was Honda’s line of CB-based “street scramblers,” which often featured larger diameter front wheels, higher fenders, high-mount exhausts, and dual-purpose tires. While the larger displacement […]
Frame to Fame: Honda XR680R Scrambler
The XRR Scrambler: 680cc Mega-Thumper from Parr Motorcycles… Since his first build back in 2018, we’ve been proud to feature the builds of Spencer Parr of Indiana’s Parr Motorcycles, watching his skills and reputation grow […]
Baja Runner: Suzuki DR650
BCKustoms builds a Baja-inspired DR650… Where we are in our lives has a big influence on the types of motorcycles to which we’re drawn. Former WSBK team coordinator and MotoGP journalist Yann Le Douche of […]
Modern CL77: Honda CB150 Scrambler
Brutal Monkey Workshop retro-mods a fuel-injected CB150… It’s always fun to learn about bikes built for certain markets, which aren’t available here in the States or other parts of the world. One such is the […]
Makassar Monster: Harley-Davidson XL1200 Sportster
A “Naked Tracker” from Indonesia’s Tiba Tiba Garage… Since 1957, the Harley-Davidson Sportster has remained one of the world’s most highly customized motorcycles. With the big V-twin engine and less weight than larger H-D machines, […]
Fantic Koala: Two-Stroke Beach Bike
Balloon-Tire Beach Baddie from Animal Motor Company! In the late 1980s, Fantic, the Italian company best known for their competition trials and enduro machines, introduced the Koala, a 50cc two-stroke fat-tire bike that resembled the […]
