Win this FZR750-inspired XSR from Yamaha Yard Built x CROIG x Strange Industries! In recent years, several major motorcycles manufacturers have become more deeply involved in the custom scene, mainly through commissioning some of the […]
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The Fancy DR: 670cc Suzuki DR650 Supermoto
“Looks like a DR650, handles like a 125 supermoto.” -The Lurkshop The Suzuki DR650 has been in continuous production since 1990, earning a reputation for go-anywhere ruggedness and reliability. The 640cc engine of the first-gen […]
Ready to Race: Yamaha WR450 Street Tracker
Street-Legal 450 Framer from Ted Gail… In flat track racing, a “framer” is a race bike consisting of a purpose-built frame installed with the rider’s engine of choice. In the old days, you often saw […]
Rough & Ready: Janus Gryffin 450 Scrambler
Gryffin 450 Scrambler #001 rolls out of the Indiana workshop… Janus Motorcycles is one of the most intriguing motorcycle companies of the 21st century. Based in the rural countryside of Goshen, Indiana, they aren’t […]
CB-RR: Honda CB750 Café Fighter
Retro-Modern CB750 from Jeff Gallo x M&M Motorsports… In 1976, Honda introduced the CB750A “Hondamatic,” which featured a two-speed semiautomatic transmission with a torque converter in place of a standard clutch. Compression ratio was lowered, […]
50 Years in the Making: Rickman Metisse Scrambler
James Russell’s Triumph Trophy-Powered Metisse… In the natural world, they call it imprinting — when a young animal comes to recognize another animal, person, or even a thing as a parent or prime figure of […]
The Silver Bullet: Suzuki GT250
A Two-Stroke Bullet from Vintage Sykles… In 1971, Suzuki introduced the GT250 Hustler to their GT (Grand Touring) series of two-strokes. The company had taken a slightly different tack with its street bikes, favoring reliability […]
Un-LTD-ed: Kawasaki KZ750 Street Scrambler
Slipstream Creations’ first Kawasaki build… When Honda released the CB750 in 1969, Kawasaki head engineer Ben Inamura didn’t focus on rivaling Honda’s 750cc four, but beating it. Three years later, the 900cc Kawasaki Z1 appeared…and […]
Trigger: Yamaha FZ-09 Street Tracker
Triple-Cylinder Super Hooligan Street Tracker from Triston Rue… In 2014, Yamaha introduced the original FZ-09, a naked middleweight packing a feisty three-cylinder crossplane “CP3” engine good for 100+ horsepower and 60 pound-feet of torque. Known […]
The Congregation Show 2024
The Congregation Show is an indoor invitational vintage motorcycle and car show held each year in Charlotte, North Carolina. The good folks at Prism Supply and DicE Magazine have built the show from the ground […]