“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, […]
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“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 […]
Raw Beast: EMESCO SB-11 Prototype
180-bhp 1340cc Gixxer-Powered Beast from EMESCO Designs… In 1986, Suzuki introduced the GSX-R1100, which added big-bore power to the revolutionary lightweight aluminum chassis of the GSX-R750. The 16-valve, oil-cooled 1100 engine boasted 130 horsepower, and […]
Street Triple on Steriods: Triumph Trophy 1200 Streetfighter
Vic Shield’s Trophy 4 Streetfighter, built 28 years ago! The modern rebirth of the Triumph brand is a storied one. In 1988, a new factory was built on a 10-acre site in Hinckley, Leicestershire, and […]
Ex-Bobber, Reborn: Triumph T140 Bonneville Special
Vic Shield’s T140 Bobber… In the early 1970s, Triumph replaced the storied 650cc T120 Bonneville with the larger capacity T140. The bike was originally 724cc but quickly bored to 744cc, and retained the oil-in-frame / […]
Bitzy: Honda CB400F Street Tracker
“Proper Rips” — Nick Parker’s CB400/4 Bitsa Special… When the Honda CB350F hit the market in 1972, it was the smallest-capacity four-cylinder motorcycle ever to enter mass production. Three years later, the CB400F came along […]
Super Six II: 1522cc Kawasaki Z1 Six-Cylinder
Allen Millyard’s Second, More Powerful Six-Cylinder Zed… In our estimation, Allen Millyard is nothing short of a motorcycling treasure. While the retired nuclear engineer and motorcycle mad scientist hails from England, his creations have dropped […]
