XTR Pepo x Irons Cafe Racer = one hot Ducati drag racer… At the 1979 Milan Motorcycle Show, Ducati unveiled the Pantah, the first Ducati to eschew the old bevel-gear OHC design in favor of […]
Tag: Sprint Racers
Radical Guzzi: “NOSferatu” Sprint Racer
“Speed is our Religion…” — Sultans of Sprint We’ve loved watching the rise of Sultans of Sprint in recent years, a European drag racing championship that stars custom air-cooled two-cylinder machines with engines up to […]
Four-Stroke Hunter: 300cc GasGas Drag Bike
“Ya smell it? That’s 2-stroke!!!” The Punk’s Peak Race has become one of our favorite events to watch each year, an FIM-certified 1/4-mile sprint race up a twist of road high on Mount Jaïzkibel in […]
Speed Brick: BMW K75 by DVGAS Garage
A Bavarian Triple Sprint Racer… The BMW K75 was the three-cylinder version of the company’s “Flying Brick,” built from 1985-1995. The bike’s straight-three was actually smoother than the engine of its big brother, the four-cylinder […]
Sultan of Sprint: Buell-Powered Hooligan Sportster!
“Good Riddance” — an XB12-powered Sultans of Sprint racer… The Harley-Davidson Sportster, which has been in continuous production since 1957, remains one of our favorite platforms for customization, readily lending itself to street/dirt tracker builds. […]
