A Speed Triple 1050 inspired by 90s sportbikes… The Triumph Speed Triple was one of the first and most formidable production streetfighters, a bug-eyed brute with a high-powered three-cylinder triple and scant bodywork. With the […]
Tag: Sportbikes
Skoal Bandit Special: ’86 Suzuki GSX-R1100 Restomod
Big-Bore 80s Superbike from Drew Halliday… These days, we’re seeing a rise in the popularity of so-called “Youngtimer” superbikes from the late 1980s and 1990s. What’s a Youngtimer motorcycle? These are generally bikes that are […]
Slabside Thunderbike: ’88 Suzuki GSX-R1100 Racer
Road-Legal Racer: Haxch Moto’s Ex-TT GSX-R… When Suzuki released the original GSX-R in 1984, it was a revolution in sport bikes — the closest thing to a racebike with lights ever to emerge from the […]
2WD Hayabusa: Suzuki GSX-R1300 NUDA
A 2WD ‘Busa from Suzuki! Suzuki has announced plans to launch a production version of their two-wheel-drive GSX-R1300 NUDA for 2024, utilizing the 1340cc liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder engine from the Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa. The most […]
One of One: Suzuki GSX-R750W Streetfighter
Alexandre Bonaccorso’s Water-cooled Weapon… Introduced in 1985, the Suzuki GSX-R750 would come to be known as one of the most uncompromising, aggressive sport bikes on the market — a street-legal replica racer that proved itself […]
Rothmans’ Hawk: Honda Bros / Africa Twin Special
Ireland’s Jonny Kerins builds a Bros / Africa Twin hybrid! Produced from 1988-1992, the Honda Bros 400 (NT400) was a 400cc version of the beloved Honda Hawk GT we received here in the States. While […]
Ripsnorting Restomod: Suzuki RG500 Gamma
“The Dragon on an RG500 is the closest you can get heaven…” Introduced in 1985, the Suzuki RG500 Gamma was one of the most faithful two-stroke street-legal replica racers ever produced. It was derived directly […]
SuperBusa: 382-bhp Supercharged Hayabusa!
Supercharged GSX1300R “SuperBusa” from TTS Performance x Kar Design… Back in ’99, the original Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa hit the motorcycling world like a cruise missile, claiming the coveted title of the world’s fastest production motorcycle. […]
Retro Muscle: Kawasaki “GPz1136” Restomod
A Blood Red Big Block from Atlanta Motorcycle Works… In 1981, Kawasaki introduced the GPz1100, which would be the ultimate evolution of the mighty air-cooled Zed fours born from the legend itself, the Z1. Before […]
Honda NSR500: Street-Legal 500cc GP Bike!
Like Shaving with a Chainsaw: David Howard Racing builds a 500cc Grand Prix bike…for the road. In the modern era of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, nothing can compare to the dominance of the Honda NSR500, […]
