“The Rapture,” a radical BMW scrambler… We have seen a lot of BMW airhead builds, but rarely have we seen one with such swagger and attitude. Aptly named “The Rapture,” this 1978 BMW R65 scrambler […]
Tag: Scramblers
Shineray 440 Rally Scrambler by Mandrill China
Rallye du Desert — a retro scrambler inspired by the Dakar Rally… Today, we are thrilled to feature our first custom motorcycle from China, built by Luo Hao of Mandrill Garage. The base bike is […]
Yamaha WR450F 2-Trac (2WD) by Deus Italy
In the mid-2000s, Yamaha produced a limited series of Yamaha WR450F 2-Trac rally bikes. These competition-only machines offered a 2WD system developed by Ohlins, which featured a patented hydraulic drive that could deliver up to […]
Kawasaki W650 Custom by Motor Rock
Motor Rock is a workshop founded by Keita Kobayashi and Takanori Katagiri in Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan, in 2004. Not only have they built an impressive stable of custom bikes — both metric customs and a quiver […]
Yamaha XT600 Desert Sled by Pancake Customs
“All purpose stealth scrambler…even James Bond would be stoked to ride.” Boy Janssen of Pancake Customs is a full-time, self-taught builder who builds original, high-quality customs out of his small shop in Rheden, in the […]
Kawasaki W650 Custom by Pancake Customs
A Dutch-built Kawasaki W650, designed for a veteran BMX rider… We first ran across this amazing Kawasaki W650 custom when our friends Rusty Gold Motorshop of Amsterdam snapped a shot of the bike sitting outside […]
Hot Wheels Honda XR250 Tornado Street Tracker
A South American Street Tracker built for the Hot Wheels 50th Anniversary… The duo behind Argentina’s Herencia Custom Garage — German Karp and Fede Cubik — have quickly established themselves as some of the top […]
BMW R1200GS Scrambler by Hell’s Kitchen Garage
The “Beast” BMW R1200GSA, built for Hixpania: The Conquest of Hard Enduro… Hard Enduro is one of the world’s toughest off-road motorcycling formats, designed to push the world’s top riders to their very limits through […]
Suzuki Bandit 250 Scrambler by Dengra Racing Machines
250cc four-cylinder scrambler built by a race mechanic… There are plenty of builders who can build a machine that’s aesthetically pleasing, but only a rare few have the technical expertise in racing and geometry to […]
Kawasaki H1 Street Tracker by Vallantine Motor Works
Who doesn’t need a 500cc, two-stroke, triple-cylinder tracker? The Kawasaki H1 Mach III — a 500cc, two-stroke, 60-hp wheelie machine that became a legend in its own time. The smoking banshee of a machine did […]
