“All of the little, BIG details…” The Honda CL350 was the scrambler version of the beloved CB350 twin, featuring several off-road-inspired elements such as high pipes and larger 19-inch front wheel. While it was more […]
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Big Red Baja: Honda XR680R Desert Racer
From 1988 to 1996, the big-bore Kawasaki two-strokes ruled the Baja 1000, ripping across the desert chaparral at more than 100 mph, covering the 1000-mile race in 10-20 hours. However, their arch-rival, Honda, has never […]
Baja Husky: 1985 Husqvarna 430 Baja Racer
Scott Sinclair restores a rare Husqvarna Baja racer to full glory… Back in the 1970s and early 80s, if you stood along the Baja 1000 race course in the dead of night, waiting for the […]
Harley Enduro: XL1200 Sportster “Adventure Sport”
Jake Vintage builds a 70s enduro-style Sportster for city and trail… In 2020, we featured one of our favorite bikes of all time, a 1936 Norton V-Twin Special powered by a monstrous 1320cc J.A.P. V-twin […]
The Thumper: Sandi Piper’s Yamaha SR400
A Maltese Thumper from Sandi Piper / Choppershack… The Yamaha SR400 is one of those bikes that riders seem to bond strongly with. Perhaps it’s the heartbeat-like thump of the short-stroke single-cylinder engine, the classic […]
70s-Style Yamaha XT600 “Arbiana” Scrambler
Rivertown Custom Cycles salvages a botched XT… Back in 2019, we featured a Buell XB12-powered Sportster drag bike from the likes of Mirko and Nena Nicic, the husband/wife duo behind Croatia’s Rivertown Custom Cycles. They […]
Top 10 Scramblers and Desert Sleds of 2021
Here at BikeBound, it’s no secret that we’re big fans of scramblers, desert sleds, rally bikes, and enduro machines. So are you, our readers, as several of the machines that made our list of the […]
Honda Dominator “EVO3” by Morex Custom
When Honda launched the NX650 Dominator in 1988, they surely didn’t expect that the urbanized trail bike would become a darling of the new wave customs scene 40 years later. The Dominator had a bored […]
Slipstream Creation: 1974 Honda CL360 Scrambler
Slipstream Creations builds a leaner, more refined CL… From 1974-76, the Honda CL360 was available as the street scrambler version of the CB360. While these lightweight twins shared the same 34-hp / 356cc engine and […]
Tropic Thumper: Yamaha 225 “Stiletto” Scrambler
Bali has become a hotbed of custom motorcycle culture. The volcanic mountains, rich jungle trails, and endless miles of beach simply beg to be ridden on dual-purpose machines, and the custom scramblers and trackers built […]
