LDK builds a Sportster inspired by Martini Racing… In the history of sports car and rally racing, few liveries are as iconic as those of Martini Racing, featuring dark blue, sky blue, and red stripes […]
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Slingshot: Suzuki GSX-R750 Resto by GMW
Gaston Motorcycle Werks restores / upgrades an 80s icon… Introduced in 1985, the original Suzuki GSX-R750 would become a legend in its own time. The world’s first street-legal road-race replica that the average sport rider […]
Torque Monster: Droog Moto’s E-Fighter V2
“Stump-pulling torque…more than any fuel-burning production literbike.” Electric motorcycles have been evolving at a rapid rate in recent years, surprising riders accustomed only to traditional internal combustion machines with their performance. Zero Motorcycles is at […]
Audi Inspired: BMW R80 by Monnom Customs
Monnom Customs goes outside their comfort zone to build a burly BMW… Many custom builders tend to gravitate toward certain donor models: British twins, Honda SOHC fours, BMW airheads, etc. After all, vintage motorcycles are […]
“BBCB” Honda CB550 Café Racer by GMW
Gaston Motorcycle Werks builds a best-in-show CB550… One of our favorite motorcycle events each year has become The Congregation Show in Charlotte, North Carolina, hosted by the good folks at Prism Supply and DicE Magazine. […]
Marin Thrasher: BMW R80 “Norma” by Blunk’s Garage
Judd Blunk builds a Marin County thrasher… Introduced in the early 1980s, the BMW R80RT was the touring version of the middleweight airhead, featuring a 797cc flat-twin boxer engine that produced around 50 horsepower and […]
The FU Pan: ’57 Harley Panhead by Schmidt Motos
A Panhead chopper with one-off stainless steel frame and springer forks… The Harley-Davidson “Panhead” engine was produced from 1948-1965, earning its nickname for the signature rocker covers, which resemble a pair of pie pans. Available […]
Class C Dirt Tracker: 1940 Indian Sport Scout
Dan Daughenbaugh’s 1940 Indian Scout Class “C” racer… After World War II, the American dirt track scene exploded, fueled largely by the rise of AMA Class C racing and a whole new roster of riders […]
Casper 3.0: Honda Nighthawk 750 by Vandals Moto
An Atlanta-based young gun builds a stunning Nighthawk… Produced from 1991 to 2003, the Honda Nighthawk 750 — aka CB750SC — has never been lavished with the praise and attention of the earlier CB750 models, […]
Bullet Bob Moto: IT200 Supermoto x Dirt Twins
Team Bullet Bob Moto builds a pair of vintage two-stroke tarmac x dirt weapons… By the mid-1970s, the Yamaha had revolutionized motorcycling with their dual-purpose DT series — a range of lightweight, affordable, low-maintenance motorcycles […]
