Coming to Worship Moto Show: Manu Piddiu’s “FZ1000R” Track Special… Introduced in 1985, the Yamaha FZ750 was the company’s first machine to feature the liquid-cooled 20-valve “Genesis” inline four engine — a revolutionary design at […]
Tag: Track Bikes
Pikes Peak-Style Aprilia Tuono V4 1100 Track Bike
Cloud Racer: “Pikes Peak contender meets Super Hooligan brawler…” The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) — “The Race to The Clouds” — began in 1916 after entrepreneur Spencer Penrose converted a narrow carriage road […]
Restomod Racer: Yamaha “YZF R1-7 OW-02”
R7-inspired Restomod Race Bike from DV8 Motorcycles… The late 1980s and early 1990s were heady times for superbike fans. In order to meet the production rules of series like World Superbike and AMA Superbike, manufacturers […]
Simplify, Then Add Lightness: Ducati 748 Track Bike
Championship Cycles builds a Ducati 748 track bike with retro vibes… The Massimo Tamburini-designed Ducati 916 remains one of the most iconic sporting motorcycles ever made. Introduced in 1994, the Desmoquattro-powered machine won four Superbike […]
Retro Triple: Yamaha “X-FZ900” Racer
FZ-Inspired XSR900 from Crazy Garage… Chi-hyun Kim of South Korea’s Crazy Garage focuses on custom bikes that don’t just look good parked in the paddock or at the local cafe, but perform well on the […]
Track Weapon: Moto Guzzi MGR 1400 “Tricolore”
1400cc Guzzi Café Racer from Radical Speedshop… Radical Speedshop has been at the forefront of Moto Guzzi tuning for nearly three decades. Run by the Bronold family of Germany, the workshop has earned a reputation […]
The Evil Twin: 1200 Sportster Street Tracker
Bill Brosius shares a Harley street tracker build with his father… Bill Brosius grew up on the back of his father’s Harley-Davidson, as father and son followed the flat track races all around California and […]
Big 650: 1170cc Kawasaki Z650 Street Racer
Introduced in 1977, the Kawasaki Z650 (KZ650 in North America) was sometimes known as the “Son of the Z1” — a middleweight version of the mighty 900cc Z, the “King of the Superbikes.” The 652cc […]
Air-Cooled R: 988cc Triumph Thruxton R
For Sale: Air-cooled Thruxton R from Trident Cycles… Some of our very favorite builds start with a “What if?” question in the mind of the builder. In this case, Andrew Graham of Virginia’s Trident Cycles […]
Vice Edition: Yamaha “RZ429” by Trident Cycles
The Middle Child: A 429cc two-stroke street & circuit weapon… In 1983, Yamaha unleashed the RZ350, the ultimate evolution of the two-stroke RD series powered by a liquid-cooled 347cc parallel twin featuring the Yamaha Power […]
