The Kawasaki W650 is one of our favorite platforms for custom builds. Kawasaki introduced the retro-styled standard in 1999 to resemble the British twins of the 1960s. The 50-horsepower parallel twins featured kickstarters and a […]
Tag: Trackers
“LM-0” Honda NX650 Tracker by Dab Design
Sometimes a build comes along that’s truly innovative–a potential game-changer in the custom scene. The LM-0 NX650 street tracker is one such bike–a collaboration between Simon Dabadie of Dab Design and one of our favorite […]
Honda FT500 Street Tracker by Tim Olgers
The Honda FT500 Ascot is a rarity these days, an early 80s thumper styled after the Class-C flat-trackers. In fact, FT stood for Flat Track, and Ascot was a reference to the famous California dirt […]
Harley Street Scrambler by Little Horse Cycles
In 2014, Harley-Davidson introduced their first lightweight series of motorcycles since the 70s: the Harley Street series, comprising the Street 500 and Street 750. The bikes are powered by a 60-degree, water-cooled V-twin dubbed the […]
Yamaha XS650 Scrambler by Therapy Garage
The Yamaha XS650 is one of our favorite platforms for custom builds. That parallel twin is a beauty, reminiscent of the British twins of yore, and the bike makes a killer tracker or scrambler. So […]
BMW R100R Brat Cafe by Rough Cycles
Rough Cycles of Berlin was founded in 2011. Since then, the shop has grown to include three guys and two dogs. They mainly specialize in repairing and customizing Harley Davidsons. However, after more than a […]
Yamaha SR250 Tracker by XTR Pepo
Pepo Rosell was the man behind one of the biggest names in the custom bike scene, Radical Ducati. Nearly two years ago, Pepo closed down Radical Ducati and took a 12-month sabbatical. When the master […]
BMW R80 Brat Tracker by Espiat
Some of the finest builds we come across are from men and women who have abandoned the hustle and bustle of big city life for a quieter existence, more focused on the work of their […]
Suzuki DR600 Scrambler by Vintage Addiction
The Suzuki DR600 was introduced in 1984, a 44-horsepower dual-purpose thumper that the sales brochure called a “Bi-Formance Enduro.” The DR had decent dirt etiquette despite the high saddle height and tall gearing, and the […]
Yamaha TW200 Scrambler by Sean SpeedShop
The Yamaha TW200 has always seemed like a blast to ride. The giant, almost balloonlike tires give the bike the look of a two-wheeled quad–capable of churning through sand pits or jumping urban curbs–and […]