The motorcycling world is replete with mechanical oddities that never really caught on. Think hub center steering, two-wheel drive, and even automatic transmissions. But top of the list has got to be … [Weiterlesen...]
427 Tracker: A zesty custom Yamaha RD400 from Canada
Nothing screams “it’s the weekend” quite like a two-stroke street tracker. All the more if it’s a Yamaha RD400, and it’s dressed in a traditional black and yellow uniform—with speed … [Weiterlesen...]
La Vita in Verde: An Aermacchi 250 restomod from Austria
Italy boasts some of the most storied marques in motorcycling, many of which are still prolific today. But the annals of Italian motorcycle history are also littered with companies that didn’t … [Weiterlesen...]
Speed Read, May 1, 2022
Small electric motorcycles face off against big-bore icons this week. In one corner, a custom electric commuter from Indonesia, and a golf-themed Super73 S2. In the other, a picture perfect Katana and … [Weiterlesen...]
Resurrection: Bill Becker’s FB Mondial restomod
If you live outside Italy, you may not have heard of FB Mondial. But the marque is familiar to Europeans of a certain age, because it dominated the Grand Prix scene in the 1950s—and collected multiple … [Weiterlesen...]
Subtly brilliant: A flawless BMW R75/6 from 46Works
In the rarified world of artisan bike builders, Shiro Nakajima stands apart. His bikes are usually functional, and sometimes even practical: the kind of models a factory might conceivably build. Some … [Weiterlesen...]
Ride Red: A 90s Honda XR600R with retro chops
There’s a 295-pound Honda XR600R hanging on the wall at Dirtshop Thailand, in Bangkok. Made in 1990, it’s the actual motorcycle that introduced shop owner Ek Chalermphol to dirt biking. It’s … [Weiterlesen...]
Rally Restomod: Viba revives the Honda Transalp
There’s talk that Honda has a new version of its popular Transalp dual-sport in the works. And although it might be wishful thinking, we’re secretly hoping that Honda will inject a little … [Weiterlesen...]
