From SLR650 to “SCR720R” with Finland’s KMPH… Introduced in 1996, the Honda SLR650 was designed as an affordable, road-oriented city bike based on the same 644cc RFVC single-cylinder engine as the NX650 Dominator. For decades, […]
Tag: Scramblers
Shaken, Not Stirred: Custom Triumph 1200XE Scrambler
“Martющa” from Tamarit Motorcycles… In the last decade or so, we’ve seen a resurgence of production scramblers from the major manufacturers. At first, most of these bikes were little more than roadsters dressed up […]
Harley-Davidson Pan America “Super Scrambler”
Black Cycles Australia scrambles Harley’s adventure bike… In 2020, the Harley-Davidson Pan America arrived as the first all-American adventure bike, packing a 1250cc 150-hp “Revolution Max” V-twin and electronically-adjustable Showa suspension. The motorcycling world was […]
Retro Enduro: Honda NX650 “Camelle”
A Two-Wheeled, Long-Legged Camel from Gas&Retro (GRMTO)… The Honda NX650 Dominator is a single-cylinder adventure bike or “trailie” whose engine lives on in the XR650L, one of the most successful dual-sports in motorcycling history. […]
Un-LTD-ed: Kawasaki KZ750 Street Scrambler
Slipstream Creations’ first Kawasaki build… When Honda released the CB750 in 1969, Kawasaki head engineer Ben Inamura didn’t focus on rivaling Honda’s 750cc four, but beating it. Three years later, the 900cc Kawasaki Z1 appeared…and […]
Rally-Made: Royal Enfield Himalayan 450 Rally Bike
Himalayan 450 Rally from OrMotors… In 2016, Royal Enfield launched the original Himalayan, featuring a 411cc single-cylinder air/oil-cooled engine developed from the ground up for the midsize adventure bike. The bike generally received strongly […]
XS Monster: “deXSter” Yamaha XS650 Scrambler
A Vinduro-Style XS from Rendy Rides x D73 Custom… The Yamaha XS650 remains one of the best-loved vintage Japanese motorcycles of the 1970s ane early 80s. When the company began developing the bike, most of […]
Rocinante: Honda CB400N Expedition Special
“You can go fast, I can go anywhere…” Rocinante is the famed horse of Don Quixote, the Spanish knight-errant known for tilting at windmills and generally trying to single-handedly revive chivalry in the famous Miguel […]
DRZ Scorpion 434: Suzuki DR-Z400 Custom
Four Years in the Making: DRZ Scorpion 434 by Parr Motorcycles… Back in 2018, we featured a very auspicious Suzuki DR650 “Retro-Moto” from first-time builder Spencer Parr, an Indiana police investigator who’d lost the vision […]
Continent Crusher: Yamaha Ténéré 700 Custom
Etto Motorcycles Recreates a Trans-Australian Ténéré… The original Yamaha XT600Z Ténéré launched in late 1982, and it brought some serious innovation to the enduro / dual-sport world. Named after the brutal desert section of […]
