FabMan Creations creates a streamlined “Buelligan”… In the early 2000s, the Buell XB12S Lightning was a welcome, if atypical, addition to the motorcycle market, combining elements from the cruiser, sport, and streetfighter worlds: “An antique, […]
Tag: Streetfighters
Supercharged Speed Triple 1050 RS by Thornton Hundred
“It’ll eat Panigales for breakfast.” About three years ago, we featured a Ducati 900SS cafe racer from a 22-year-old builder out of the UK, Jody Millhouse of Thornton Hundred Motorcycles. A couple of killer builds […]
Urban Fighter: Yamaha V-Max by Motocrew
Old-school V4 muscle meets 21st-century style… Introduced in 1984, the original Yamaha V-Max was the ultimate muscle bike, a two-wheeled hot rod boasting an 1198cc liquid-cooled V4 that made a pavement-buckling 145 horsepower and 90 […]
American Streetfighter: Buell XB12S by ROD Motorcycles
American muscle meets Czech passion… The Buell XB12S Lightning has to be one of the most interesting modern motorcycles ever to come out of the USA, an American streetfighter developed by the two-wheeled visionary Eric […]
Droog Moto: DM-018 Mini Fighters
What you really want under the tree this year… In the last decade or so, we’ve seen a real resurgence in minibikes — a 21st-century rebirth of a trend that swept the nation in the […]
The One: Yamaha MT-01 by Titan Motorcycles
“You don’t need a therapist if you ride a Titan…” Available from 2005-2012, the Yamaha MT-01 was a modern muscle bike, combining the stump-pulling power of the Warrior XV1700 V-twin with forks and brakes […]
Casper 3.0: Honda Nighthawk 750 by Vandals Moto
An Atlanta-based young gun builds a stunning Nighthawk… Produced from 1991 to 2003, the Honda Nighthawk 750 — aka CB750SC — has never been lavished with the praise and attention of the earlier CB750 models, […]
THE Monster: “M Ducati” S4R by Rob Maxwell
“A ludicrous version of THE Monster…” Introduced in 2003, the Ducati S4R was the most powerful Monster ever produced, featuring a liquid-cooled, fuel-injected 996cc L-twin derived from the company’s championship-winning World Superbike engine. This 113-hp […]
il Drago: Aprilia Tuono V4R Cafe Racer by Hobo Motorcycles
“Performance straight from the World Superbike paddock and the dirtiest soundtrack that ever scraped through noise regulations.” The Aprilia Tuono V4R is the naked version of the RSV4 superbike, sharing the same chassis with slightly […]
Droog Moto E-Fighter
An electric custom that would make Mad Max proud… The FX is Zero Motorcycles’ electric dual-sport machine, featuring a 21/18 inch wheelset, Showa adjustable suspension, and a 34.7 inch seat height. In standard trim, the […]
