A Hyper Hornet from BHC Motorcycles… The 1990s saw a real rise of naked middleweight machines, with manufacturers stripping down their 600cc supersports for streetfighter-style action. The Suzuki Bandit 600 reigned supreme in the […]
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Roid Rage: Suzuki GS1000 Café Racer
“Café racer on steroids” from Simon Kemper… In 1978, Suzuki introduced their first-ever literbike, the GS1000, into a world of fearsome liter-size competition, including the new Yamaha XS11 and six-cylinder Honda CBX1000. While those […]
Pick ‘N’ Gixx: Suzuki GSX-R 7/11 Slingshot
Torques Moto’s 1100-powered GSX-R750 Slingshot… Legend has it, the original Suzuki GSX-R “7/11” (GSX-R1100 motor shoehorned into a GSX-R750 frame) was featured in the September 1992 issue of Performance Bikes. The bike was said to outperform […]
Royal Enfield Bullet 500 with Alloy Sidecar
Vic Shield’s Bullet 500 with bespoke aviation alloy sidecar… With their first machine launching at London’s Stanley Cycle Show in 1901, Royal Enfield can lay claim to the title of the world’s oldest motorcycle brand […]
Hooligan’s Dream: Yamaha “RD375LC” Street Tracker
FLATTY: Vic Shield’s 375cc Two-Stroke Street Tracker… By the late 70s, Yamaha’s air-cooled RD250/400 two-stroke street bikes were due for an update. In order to galvanize the supersport class, Yamaha decided to go all-out, creating […]
The Mutant: 421cc Two-Stroke Skorpion!
Vic Shield’s RZ421-Powered MZ Skorpion! In 1994, former East German motorcycle maker MuZ — aka MZ — introduced the Skorpion, a single-cylinder sport bike with a race-style chassis and 660cc Yamaha engine. This crossbred machine […]
Problem Child: Father / Daughter BMW R80 Roadster
A trophy-winning roadster from 20-y.o. Cheyenne Keogh of CKM Designs… Motorcycles have a unique way of binding families together. BikeBound itself started as something of a father-son venture many years ago, and we’ve always […]
Ice-Cool Buell: M2 Cyclone Café Racer
A custom-framed Buell café racer from Foundry Motorcycle… Introduced in 1997, the Buell M2 Cyclone represented a two-seat, more pragmatic alternative to the uncompromising S1 Lightning. The early versions featured an 86-bhp version of the […]
The Langen: A Modern Street-Legal Two-Stroke Sports Bike!
The Langen Two Stroke: 250cc, 265 pounds, 76 bhp… Here at BikeBound, we have a soft spot for two-stroke street bikes. There’s just something about the size, scent, and sensations of a two-stroke that call […]
All-Metal ADV: Honda 650 Dominator
TUAB: The Ultimate Adventure Bike from Marlon Motorcycles… The Honda NX650 Dominator has proven itself as one of the most versatile motorcycles of recent history, a single-cylinder dual-sport that’s tough as nails, adept both on […]
