R7-inspired Restomod Race Bike from DV8 Motorcycles… The late 1980s and early 1990s were heady times for superbike fans. In order to meet the production rules of series like World Superbike and AMA Superbike, manufacturers […]
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Retromotard: Honda XR650L Supermoto
Rothmans-inspired Retromotard from Parr Motorcycles… Back in 2018, we featured the first build from a young Indiana builder named Spencer Parr. The bike? A Suzuki DR650 “Retro-Moto” inspired by the RM motocross models of yesteryear. […]
Road Ripper: Yamaha RD350 Street Tracker
The Yamaha RD350 remains one of the most storied two-stroke street bikes of the 1970s. It might not be as a notorious as the widow-making triples of Kawasaki lore, but it was in most respects […]
Ultra Lightweight 500: TT-Powered Yamaha XT500 Street Tracker
From Eric Dean Design: Yamaha XT500 Meets Suzuki TL1000R… The street-legal Yamaha XT500 and its off-road sibling, the TT500, quickly made a name for themselves in the late 1970s. Not only did they win […]
The Fresh Prince: Nitrous-Boosted Honda XL200R Scrambler
Glow Up: One Moto Show Standout from Red Right Hand… Mike Schroeder of Red Right Hand of Moto may manage a Montana Harley-Davidson dealership, but his love for bikes extends well beyond Milwaukee-born V-twins, […]
Wild Goose: Honda CB550 Brat Tracker
Cabin-Chasing CB550K from Goose Chase Cycles… Unveiled in early 1971, the original Honda CB500 Four addressed two of the most common criticisms of the much-lauded CB750: size and weight. The new middleweight, wet-sump CB500 […]
50th Anniversary 400 Four: Honda CB400F Resto
From The Chattahoochee Skunkworks: Tastefully Modified Honda 400 Four… When the Honda CB350F appeared in 1972, it was the smallest-displacement four-cylinder motorcycle ever produced. While it was a neat engineering exercise that showed off Honda’s […]
Bavarian Bruiser: Hand-Built BMW K100 Special
Retrofuturist K100 from AG Design Fab… BMW Motorrad has never been one to follow the flock, and the K series put that outside-the-box thinking on prime display. In the early 1980s, BMW needed a […]
Yard Built for Good: Yamaha XSR900 Retromod
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 […]
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 […]
