The People’s Choice: 540cc Dirt Tracker from GM Motorcycles… The Yamaha SR400 remains one of the most beloved machines in motorcycling. It arrived on the scene in 1978 as an easy to ride single-cylinder street […]
Tag: Scramblers
Gold Edition: Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE
Dark and Minimalist Scrambler from Brazil’s Atlantic Custom Studio… A lot of custom builders grew up riding and racing bikes from a young age. However, it’s interesting how many actually weren’t allowed to own a […]
50 Years in the Making: Rickman Metisse Scrambler
James Russell’s Triumph Trophy-Powered Metisse… In the natural world, they call it imprinting — when a young animal comes to recognize another animal, person, or even a thing as a parent or prime figure of […]
Featherweight Funduro: BMW F650 “City Tracker”
Minimalist BMW Thumper from Versor Przemek… In 1993, just over 30 years ago, BMW introduced the F650 Funduro, their first single-cylinder (and chain-drive) motorcycle since the the 1960s. The bike was developed in partnership […]
Very Mean RFVC: Honda “SCR720R” Supermoto
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, […]
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 […]
