500cc Pre-68 Scrambles Bike from Chopping Paint & Body… In 1966, BSA released the B44 series, which featured a new 441cc four-stroke engine developed by the company’s Competition Department. They’d taken the 343cc B40, which […]
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Desert Racer Reborn: 1956 AJS 18CS Scrambler
Restored 1956 AJS 500cc Scrambler from Toolbox Lifestyle… AJS was founded all the way back in 1909 by the Stevens brothers of Wolverhampton, England, as A.J. Stevens & Co. Ltd (AJS). The company’s first motorcycle […]
Patina A-Plenty: 1970 Triumph Trophy T25W Desert Sled
Triumph Trophy 250 Desert Sled from Scott Verrall… The Triumph Trophy T25W (W for ‘Woodsman’) — aka the Trophy 250 — was a lightweight single-cylinder scrambler born from the company’s tight relationship with BSA. The […]
Bakker Turbo: 252-rwhp Suzuki GSX-R1100
“It feels like the hand of God has just pushed you in the small of your back…” In the early 1970s, accomplished Dutch road racer Nico Bakker decided to construct his own motorcycle frame […]
Chesterfield Scrambler: Retro-Kitted Yamaha Ténéré 700
Chesterfield-Style Yamaha T7 Scrambler from Holy Moly Motorcycles… The Yamaha Ténéré 700 — aka T7 — has been one of the biggest hits among newly designed motorcycles in the last half decade. While other manufacturers […]
The Altar of Speed: Worship Moto Show 2025: Round I
“Come Pray to the Gods of Speed…” The UK’s Worship Motorcycle Show might just be our favorite new event in the world of two wheels. Organized by Gary Inman of DirtQuake and Sideburn fame, […]
“Primoris” Honda 500 Street Scrambler
Give it The Wurks: Honda 500 Street Scrambler from The Bike Shed Show… In 1980, Honda released their new XL250S trail bike to widespread acclaim. The quarter-liter thumper boasted an innovative new all-alloy four-valve […]
Desert Sled 55: 1963 Triumph Speed Twin
Built for for £4K: Dan Steward’s Triumph 5TA Desert Sled… Ed Turner — Triumph’s legendary designer and director — launched the original Speed Twin 5T at the 1937 National Motorcycle Show. The 500 parallel-twin […]
DOHC Cabby: Fantic Caballero 500 Scrambler
Dave Gillery’s NC450S-Powered Caballero Scrambler… Beginning in 1968, Italian manufacturer Fantic Motor began producing dual-sports, motards, mopeds, and trials motorcycles out of their factory in Casier, Italy. In 1972, the company’s 50cc machines began arriving […]
Red Devil: Moto Guzzi V7 Café Racer
The Bike Guzzi Should’ve Built: Shaun Boulter’s Le Mans-Style V7… In the last two decades, there’s been a huge upswell of interest in retro-style bikes that bring classic styling from the 60s and 70s to […]
