Street-Legal Slingshot 1100K Racer from Nigel’s Creative Customs… Our new friend Nigel “Nigello” Weber of Germany had quite the auspicious start for a racer and motorhead: “My passion started very early, you could say […]
Tag: Sportbikes
Slabside Splendor: Suzuki GSX-R1100 Restomod
First-Gen Gixxer 1100 from Haxch Moto… In 1985, the original Suzuki GSX-R750 revolutionized the superbiking world. Never had one of the Japanese Big Four unleashed a mass-produced sportbike that was so track-focused and uncompromising […]
Desmospagedici RP: Ducati 848 Café Racer
Desmosedici RR-inspired 848 Café Racer… In 2006, Ducati caused a huge sensation in the motorcycle world with the introduction of the “Desmosedici RR,” a street-legal version of their MotoGP racer. Only 1500 examples were ever […]
V4 Two-Stroke: Yamaha “RZ500RR” Restomod
350-lb, 100+hp RZV500R from Championship Cycles… In 1984, Yamaha unveiled the world’s first two-stroke V4 production motorcycle, the RD500LC — a 500cc road-going replica of the YZR500 that King Kenny Roberts rode to the 1983 […]
Retro Triple: Yamaha “X-FZ900” Racer
FZ-Inspired XSR900 from Crazy Garage… Chi-hyun Kim of South Korea’s Crazy Garage focuses on custom bikes that don’t just look good parked in the paddock or at the local cafe, but perform well on the […]
One Moto Show 2024: Superbikes!
Last month was the 15th annual One Motorcycle Show in Portland, Oregon, hosted by the good people at See See Motorcycles. Over the years, the show has grown bigger and wilder, but the spirit remains […]
Cafe Gixxer: Suzuki GSX-R750 Custom
Down the Rabbit Hole: Dwight Mason’s 1990 GSX-R750 Custom… In 1985, the original GSX-R750 revolutionized the world of sporting motorcycles, setting the superbike standard for years to come. The old heavy steel frames and comfortable […]
FZR-R: Yamaha FZR750R (OW01) Superbike
A Pristine Homologation Special Straight out of 1989… In 1987-88, Yamaha’s YZF750 Genesis factory racer boasted successive wins in the highly competitive Suzuka 8-Hours endurance races. Learnings from the YZF would be directly incorporated into […]
“The Ideal Big Single” – KTM 690 Duke
Super Single: KTM 690 Duke “Road Sport” by 46works… In 1969, a Norton Manx piloted by Godfrey Nash was the last single-cylinder machine to win a 500cc Grand Prix. Even as multi-cylinder machines came to […]
Siren Song: Turbo GSX-R600 SRAD
Turbo SRAD: Turbocharged Suzuki GSX-R600 from the UK… In 1996, Suzuki introduced the GSX-R750 SRAD, which would revolutionize the sportbike world just as the original GSX-R had done a decade previously. Gixxers has been gaining […]
