Customization can be about aesthetics and performance, but it can also be about making a motorcycle fit its rider better. This wild Honda Monkey from Roland Sands Design rolls all three approaches … [Weiterlesen...]
Sailor’s Choice: A Monkey that flits between sea and shore
Nostalgia is a powerful emotion. After all, it’s the foundation of business for brands such as Harley-Davidson and Indian, and model lines such as Triumph’s ‘modern classics’ and the BMW R nineT and … [Weiterlesen...]
Clevere Kommission: Kingston’s CB650R street tracker
The Honda CB650R has a lot going for it. The middleweight roadster is easy to ride and well made, and it comes with decent suspension and a 94 hp inline four. It also has some of the best exhaust … [Weiterlesen...]
Speed Read, 13 December 2020
It’s all about Honda this week, with a Gundam-inspired limited edition Monkey from Thailand, a murdered-out Dommie from Sweden, and a crisp XR650 supermotard from Italy. The outlier is a modern … [Weiterlesen...]
Run the Streets: A Honda Super Cub with a skateboard rack
K-Speed have mastered the art of Honda Cub customization. It started when they got a call from Honda Thailand two years ago, asking them to build a custom Super Cub to celebrate the new model’s … [Weiterlesen...]
Black Swan: A hot-rodded Honda CB900 with Ducati parts
The Honda CB900F was respectable forty years ago, but today it’s outgunned by sportbikes that are lighter, quicker and better equipped. But what if you gave the venerable CB new running gear and a … [Weiterlesen...]
Not Too Late: A Brat-Style Honda CB500 Four
Most custom projects are completed in a matter of months, or even weeks. But sometimes the story of a bike can stretch out to years or decades. That’s the case with this delightful Honda CB500, which … [Weiterlesen...]
Hot Rod: A Californian Honda CB700SC Nighthawk restomod
Everyone knows and loves the iconic Honda CB750, but have you heard of the Honda CB700SC Nighthawk? Honda marketed it in the US from 1984 to 1986, as an answer to the infamous 1983 tariff. But it was … [Weiterlesen...]