Xavi Dynamische builds an R1100 for a 24 Hours of Catalonia veteran… At its introduction in 1998, the BMW R1100S was the company’s most sporting Boxer ever, featuring a 92-bhp engine, clip-on handlebars, rearsets, and […]
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BOLT #008: 1995 Honda CB750 Café Racer
By the mid 1990s, the Honda CB750 — aka the Nighthawk 750 — had morphed into a retro-style UJM with twin shocks and an air-cooled DOHC inline-four with 75 ponies at the ready. At the […]
BOLT #100: Kawasaki ZRX1200 Restomod
BOLT Motor Company’s 100th Build… Back in 2001, Kawasaki released the ZRX1200R, a neo-retro muscle bike that carried on the style of the ZRX1100 and original KZ1000R Eddie Lawson Replica. It had a beefy double-cradle […]
Naked Superbike: Yamaha R1 “Tydirium”
Streetfightin’ Man: Xavi Dynamische’s Vader-Black R1… In 1998, Yamaha released the original YZF-R1. The first-year red and white R1 revolutionized the 1000cc superbike class, employing an innovative new vertically stacked gearbox. This design made the […]
Wheels & Waves: Punk’s Peak 2025
Words and photography by Kati Dalek (Kayadaek Photography) There are festivals—and then there’s Wheels and Waves. Now in its 14th edition, the legendary gathering in Biarritz has long outgrown its status as just an event. […]
100th Anniversary Airhead: BMW R100 Special
100th Anniversary R100 from Bolt Motor Co… The BMW R100 is the 1000cc version of the beloved “airhead” machine. Over the years, these flat-twin engines have become nothing short of iconic. They last forever, can […]
Quantum Leap: Ducati Monster 900 Endurance Racer
DNF: Street-Legal Nürburgring-er from XTR Pepo… While owning and operating a custom motorcycle workshop may seem like an absolute dream from the outside of the fence, if you talk to any custom bike builder, you’ll […]
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 […]
Mad Max: Yamaha V-Max 1200 Custom
V4 Beast from Lord Drake Kustoms… Back in the early 1980s, Yamaha wanted to develop a two-wheeled hot rod for the American market. They sent the project’s team leader, Akira Araki, stateside for research. “According […]
Wheels & Waves 2024: Punk’s Peak!
By BikeBound photographer and correspondent, Kati Dalek (@kayadaek_photography)… W&W begins with a traditional highlight, the “Punk’s Peak Race,” a mountain race in the foothills of the Spanish Pyrenees. The wild sprint bikes streak over the […]
