Outsiders Motorcycles transforms a V-twin weapon… The KTM 990 Super Duke was one bad machine, a 120-hp hooligan’s dream with a chromoly trellis frame, 999.8cc LC8 V-twin engine, and high-spec WP suspension. It was nothing […]
Tag: The Netherlands
Maximum Multistrada: Ducati 1000DS Custom
Outsiders Motorcycles streamlines a Multistrada 1000DS… Introduced in 2003, the Ducati Multistrada (Italian for “Many Roads”) was a strange beast, a “street trailie” that evolved from the Cagiva Gran Canyon. Designed by the famed Pierre […]
Black Forest: 1980 Honda CB750F Bol d’Or
In 1969, Honda released the CB750, which was destined to become a landmark in motorcycling history. However, Honda has never been a company to rest on their laurels, and by the mid 1970s, they were […]
Café Mod: Yamaha RD350B by Marthijn Kip
A 70s Café Smoker from the Netherlands… For many of us, at some point in our lives, motorcycles have been more than just a hobby, adventure, or even a profession — they’ve been a lifeline. […]
Build in Progress: Yamaha RD350 Springer
“When there is a love for two-strokes, speed, and handcrafted work, there is only one right thing to do…” These are the words of one of our favorite builders, Wilco Lindner of the Netherlands (@builtbywilcolindner), […]
Scrambler Road Cross: Yamaha “SRC600”
A Dutch motocross racer builds himself a dual-terrain ripper… In 1983, Kawasaki and Yamaha decided to challenge Honda’s domination of the big-bore dual-sport class. Kawasaki introduced their KLR600 and Yamaha their XT600 — a bike […]
NorHD: Norton-Harley Café Racer
Twenty-year-old Makai Wink and family build a Harley-Norton Featherbed barn special! The legendary Norton Featherbed frame has its origins in Northern Ireland during WWII, where brothers Cromie and Rex McCandless developed a rear subframe for […]
Black Arrow: Vitpilen 701 by Outsiders Motorcycles
For Sale: Stealth Black 701 built for The Bike Shed Show! The Husqvarna 701 series includes the Vitpilen (White Arrow) and Svartpilen (Black Arrow), sibling cafe and street scrambler machines that borrow heavily from one […]
Cafe Killer: Suzuki GSX-R750 by Cool Kid Customs
“Neo Tokyo” — an Akira-inspired slabside GSX-R… In 1985, Suzuki introduced the original GSX-R750, an aluminum-framed racebike for the street — a bike that would serve as the grandfather of all Japanese super sports to […]
Woodmachine: BMW R80 by Moto Rebuild
The BMW R80, built from 1978-1994, featured an ~800cc version of the venerable “airhead” flat-twin boxer engine, offering 51 horsepower to the rear wheel through a low-maintenance shaft drive. The bike cost nearly 50% more […]
