Bimota’s most radical chassis meets Kawasaki’s wildest engine… For most of its history, Bimota has taken powerful engines from larger manufacturers and surrounded them with exotic Italian chassis engineering. In 2019, Kawasaki acquired a 49.9% […]
Tag: Superbikes
Worship Moto Show: Superbikes, Drag Bikes, Road Racers…
The Altar of Speed: Worship Moto Show 2026… Three years ago, Gary Inman of Sideburn and Dirt Quake fame created what has become one of our favorite motorcycle events on the planet: Worship Moto Show, […]
For the Love of Go: Worship Moto Show 2026
Fast is Better: Turbos, Nitrous, and Unholy Horsepower… In just three years, Worship Moto Show has become one of our favorite motorcycle events on the planet. Each year, Gary Inman of Sideburn and Dirt Quake […]
7/11 Heaven: 1986 Suzuki GSX-R Slabside Restomod
From Nabspeed Moto: Suzuki 7/11 Restomod inspired by the 1986 Suzuka 8-Hour Yoshimura GSXR… The 1985 Suzuki GSX-R750 revolutionized the world of performance motorcycles. Fondly nicknamed the “Slabside” or “Slabby” for its flat-sided bodywork, the […]
Vyrus 987 C³ 4V: 350-lb Ducati-Powered Hub-Center Superbike
Ducati 1098R power, 350 pounds, and hub-center steering… In 2009, the Ducati 1098R already represented an extreme interpretation of the Italian V-twin superbike. Its Testastretta Evoluzione engine (actually 1198cc despite the model name) had been […]
Münch Mammut 2000: The 260-hp Turbo Bike
Übermoto: 2000cc, Turbocharged, 260 horsepower, and 218 lb-ft of torque… At the turn of the millennium, the motorcycle world was engaged in an escalating superbike arms race. The Suzuki Hayabusa and Kawasaki ZX-12R were pushing […]
Honda NR750: The Oval-Piston Superbike
32-Valve, 15,000-rpm V4: Honda’s attempt to build a V8…without technically building one… In 1992, Honda put one of the strangest engines ever developed for Grand Prix racing into a road-going motorcycle. The resulting Honda NR750 […]
Suter MMX 500: 195-HP Two-Stroke GP Bike
195 Horsepower, 280 Pounds, Two Strokes: The Spirit of the 500cc “Unrideables” Reborn… For a generation of motorcycle racing fans, the 500cc two-stroke Grand Prix bike represents something close to the ultimate racing motorcycle. The […]
Bimota Vdue: 500cc Two-Stroke GP Bike for the Road
Bimota’s first homegrown engine powered one of the wildest superbikes of the 1990s: a featherweight 500cc V-twin smoker with direct fuel injection, carbon bodywork, and GP aspirations… Imagine walking into a motorcycle dealership in the […]
Crighton CR700W: 220-hp, 286-lb Rotary Superbike
The culmination of Brian Crighton’s four-decade obsession with rotary race bikes makes 220 horsepower from 690cc — and weighs less than a Yamaha R3… The Crighton CR700W is one of those motorcycles whose specifications make […]
