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 […]
Tag: Scramblers
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 […]
Reckless Racer: 190cc BMX Scrambler!
S.M.F. x Mooneyes Taiwan build a 190cc BMX for Reckless Race… For so many builders we talk to, their love of motorcycles started with bicycles, especially BMX (Bicycle Motocross). That should come as no surprise, […]
The Z: Kawasaki Z650 Scrambler
SW-MOTECH Cofounder Jürgen Swora’s Z650! The Kawasaki Z650 was designed by none other than the grandmaster himself, Gyoichi “Ben” Inamura, designer of the legendary Z1. Introduced in 1976, it quickly earned as reputation as the […]
Joy Machine: Honda NX650 Dominator Motard
Custommade C.A. builds an 80/20 street weapon… The Honda NX650 Dominator has become an unexpected favorite of custom builders across the world. While it was only available from 1988-89 here in the States, it remained […]
