“A vintage race bike without fairings…but for the street.” This was the vision Jesse Crane (@crane_moto) had for the 1975 Yamaha RD350 café racer you see here. You might remember Jesse from his ’71 Yamaha […]
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Torakusu XT: Yamaha XT500 Street Tracker
Jean-Michel Atlan’s street tracker, reimagined 40 years later… In 1877, Japanese entrepreneur Torakusu Yamaha, the third son of a samurai of the Kishu-Tokugawa family, founded Nippon Gakki Company in order to manufacturer reed organs. Torakusu’s […]
Agent Orange: Honda CB750 Chopper
Honda CB750 “ChopRR” by JP Managa… In 1969, the Honda CB750 revolutionized the world of two wheels, earning its title as the “Original Superbike.” Before long, this sporting SOHC four-cylinder machine had become a […]
Backroads Scrambler: Honda CB360
1975 CB360 from Slipstream Creations… Introduced in 1974 to succeed the highly successful CB350 twin (actually 325cc), the Honda CB360 boasted a number of upgrades over its predecessor: more displacement (356cc), along with a […]
Code Blue: 70cc Tomos Silver Bullet “MusclePed”
Brew’s Buzz-themed Two-Stroke “MusclePed”… We’ve always loved custom builds that draw inspiration from bicycle history. After all, most of us started out on pedal bikes, and the old adage still rings true in our ears: […]
Whiskey Arrow: Vitpilen 401 Custom
Custom Husky Vitpilen 401 from Whiskey Echo Moto… Over the past few years, we’ve loved watching the rise of lightweight, nimble, and surprisingly capable 300-400cc machines like the KTM 390 models, Kawasaki Z400 / Ninja […]
Labor of Love: “Natty Daddy” Shovelhead Bobber
A redemption machine from Nigel Mount, just in time for Laconia’s 100th… Back in 2020, we featured a radical Buell Thunderbolt street tracker from Colorado-based builder Nigel Mount (@nigelmadethis), who built the bike for the […]
“Mai Tai 125” Honda CR125 Restomod
Bender Built’s Polynesian-inspired Play Bike… There’s little on two wheels as smile-inducing as a two-stroke dirt bike. In fact, with the motocross world shifted to four-strokes, more and more riders are picking up old-school premix […]
420-HP Turbine Superbike: The MTT 420 RR
“It’s like the hand of God pushing you…” -Jay Leno Such were the words of lifelong gearhead Jay Leno, a self-proclaimed member of the “More Money than Brains Club,” when Popular Mechanics asked him what […]
“Moxie” Honda CB550 Café Racer
Engineer Mat Kubak’s Budget-Built Honda 550 Café Racer… We always love to hear the origin stories of the builders who grace our pages. While many grow up around bikes — riding, racing, and rebuilding dirt […]
