“Look Sharp, Make Noise” — Heritage and Sons builds an FTR 1200 S… In 2017, after more than 60 years away from the sport, Indian Motorcycle reentered American Flat Track with a brand new race […]
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Class C Dirt Tracker: 1940 Indian Sport Scout
Dan Daughenbaugh’s 1940 Indian Scout Class “C” racer… After World War II, the American dirt track scene exploded, fueled largely by the rise of AMA Class C racing and a whole new roster of riders […]
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 […]
Back to Dirt: Yamaha XSR700 TT Scrambler
Elemental Rides x Capelos Garage build an IT-inspired XSR… Yamaha Yard Built program commissions talented builders from all over the world to transform modern Yamaha street bikes into “Yard Built” specials — a way to […]
Meet “Karen” — ’77 Ironhead by RoastWorthy Cycles
Baby Dresser to Dirt Road Ripper in $2000 … Way back in 1957, the very first Harley-Davidson Sportsters to roll out of the factory were powered by the now-iconic Ironhead engine, a two-valve push-rod V-twin […]
Beach Cruiser: Black Petrol’s 1200 Sportster
The Harley-Davidson Sportster has now been in production for more than 60 years, an air-cooled 45° V-twin machine that’s served as the company’s most performance-oriented offering for most of its run. In 1986, the Evolution […]
Project Flat Track: “Unobtainium” KTM 500 SX-F Tracker
KTM Race Team Mechanic Michael Carusi builds a “Wishlist” Flat Tracker… In our opinion, some of the best racing in the world right now is happening in the American Flat Track AFT Singles class, where […]
Win This: Husky Vitpilen 401 Street Tracker
Purpose Built Moto is giving away this Husqvarna Vitpilen 401! The Husky Vitpilen 401 sports the same single-cylinder engine as the KTM 390 Duke, wrapped in a lightweight steel-trellis frame and four-piece plastic body kit […]
“Tyrant” Yamaha XSR700 by Hoo-Bue
Back to the Dark Side… The Yamaha XSR700 is a retro-inspired naked bike that incorporates styling cues from the classic Yamaha XS650 with the modern technology of the FZ-07/MT-07 — a perennial favorite among new […]
Yamaha XS650 “MUTO” Tracker
“May the FUN be with you!” Rémy Pagart of France’s MUTO Motorbikes has quickly become one of our favorite builders, a self-described “all-terrain artist” who brings a fresh boldness and joy to his work, operating […]
