If You Build it, They Will Come: “Knievel” from Freeland Motorcycles… The Honda CJ360T appeared in 1976 as a stripped-down bare-bones version of the CB/CL360 twins. It had a five-speed transmission instead of six, no […]
Tag: Trackers
Handbuilt Show 2024: Scramblers & Trackers
From Handbuilt 2024: Scramblers, Trackers, Dirt Bikes, ADVs, and More… During MotoGP weekend at Circuit of the Americas (COTA) in Austin, Texas, Revival Cycles hosted the 10th annual edition of the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show — […]
Rough & Loud: Ducati 650 “Von Tracker”
Ducati Indiana 650 Tracker from Francis Von Tuto… Introduced in 1986, the Ducati Indiana was something of a strange machine: a Cagiva-made, Ducati-powered cruiser whose 650cc Pantah V-twin boasted a racing pedigree: “The Pantah engine […]
HELLA: Yamaha XSR155 Scrambler
Yamaha XSR155 Scrambler from Garage Esquinita… The Yamaha XSR series is the company’s family of “neo-retro” motorcycles that combine modern engines and running gear with more classic design language. The XSR700 and XSR900 are […]
Vagabond: Yamaha WR155R Tracker / Scrambler
Yamaha WR155 “Furai-Bou” from Katros Garage… The Yamaha WR155R is one of those bikes we wish was sold in more markets. The small displacement dual-sport has a liquid-cooled 4-valve engine with fuel injection and variable […]
Banshee Boxer: BMW R1200R “Bangee”
Baritone Uzi: BMW R1200R from Rind Performance… Introduced in 1987, the Yamaha Banshee 350 (YFZ350) was destined to become one of the most legendary four-wheelers of all time. The engine was a non-YPVS (Yamaha […]
Dream Rider: Yamaha XS650 Brat Tracker
“Karbu” from Le Cent Vingt Cinq… At one time, few motorcycles could compete with the British twins for power, performance, and style. The 650 parallel-twins from BSA, Norton, Triumph, and others were just the ticket […]
Primo Brown: Honda NX650 Scrambler
Patina Pony: Dominator 650 Scrambler from Emporio Elaborazioni Meccaniche… Surely no one at Honda knew the Honda NX650 Dominator — a single-cylinder, plastic-clad adventure bike — would become a darling of the customs scene […]
Urban Play Bike: KTM 400 “Street Tiger”
KTM 400 EXC Scrambler from Loko Dream Factory… Introduced in 2000, the KTM 400 EXC was closely based on the 400cc factory racer that Italian rider Giovanni Sala rode to victory in the 1999 World […]
Mini Trials: Italjet MT5A, Reborn!
In 1960, former Ducati factory racer and designer Leopoldo Tartarini founded Italjet in Bologna, Italy. In 1952, at just 20 years of age, Tartarini had won the sidecar class of the grueling 18-hour Milano-Taranto race […]
