Retromotard: Yamaha XT600 Supermoto
Yamaha XT600 “Funbike” from Warkot Motorcycles… The Yamaha XT600 is one of those big, beefy single-cylinder dual-sports that’s as likely to survive the apocalypse as anything on two wheels. The XT...
View Article“Primoris” Honda CB250RS Scrambler
Photo: Roberto Garagarza (@roga______/) Give it The Wurks: ’82 CB250RS Street Scrambler from The Bike Shed Show… In 1980, Honda released their new XL250S trail bike to widespread acclaim. The...
View ArticleDesert Sled 55: 1963 Triumph Speed Twin
Photo: Roberto Garagarza (@roga______/) Built for for £4K: Dan Steward’s Triumph 5TA Desert Sled… Ed Turner — Triumph’s legendary designer and director — launched the original Speed Twin 5T at the...
View ArticleThe Green Pig: “Yax Muuk” Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE
BikeBound Photographer Roberto Garagarza’s Scrambler 1200 XE… For 2019, Triumph unveiled the Scrambler 1200, which soon proved itself to be much more than a scrambler in name alone. For once, a...
View ArticleBuilt for War: Ninja “YZ150R” Dirt Bike
NDUGAL: YZ125-style Dirt Machine from Indonesia… Indonesia has become a glowing hotbed of custom motorcycle culture, spawning some of the most creative, ingenious, and truly hand-crafted machines on...
View ArticleTriumph T120 “Tambora” Bonneville
Batakastem Workshop’s British Bike Build… Triumph launched the original T120 Bonneville in 1959 as “The Best Motorcycle in the World.” The “T120” portion of the name stemmed from the bike’s projected...
View ArticleDOHC Cabby: Fantic Caballero 500 Scrambler
Dave Gillery’s NC450S-Powered Caballero Scrambler… Beginning in 1968, Spanish manufacturer Fantic Motor began producing dual-sports, motards, mopeds, and trials motorcycles out of their factory in...
View ArticleThe Feral Princess: KTM 690 Enduro R Scrambler
Home Sweet Home: David Nast Cole’s Adventure Rig… In 2009, KTM introduced the 690 Enduro R, a more aggressive off-road version of the company’s 690 adventure bike. At its core, the Enduro R is a...
View ArticleOchre Dreams: Kawasaki 250TR Scrambler
250cc Scrambler from Heiwa Motorcycle… The Kawasaki 250TR is a 250cc air-cooled single-cylinder retro commuter that harks back to simpler days, when fuel injection, liquid cooling, and onboard...
View ArticleMoto Guzzi “Gran Sasso 750” Adventure Bike
For Sale: Guzzi ADV Bike from Officine Rossopuro… Moto Guzzi launched the NTX 750 in 1988 as a shaft-drive adventure bike with the Mandello factory’s signature transverse 90° V-twin. The X Publicca...
View ArticleRetro Enduro: Yamaha XT600 Vinduro
VMX-Style XT600 from Garage Esquinita… Back in 1984, Yamaha introduced the XT600, their new “go-anywhere, do-anything flagship. The 595cc dual-purpose machine could be traced back to the iconic...
View Article680R 2.0: Honda XR650R Scrambler
When Pigs Fly: Parr Motorcycles’ XR680R Scrambler… Introduced in 1999, the Honda XR650R — aka Big Red Pig (BRP) — was destined to become a legend, winning eight consecutive runnings of the Baja 1000....
View ArticleBrit-Style Enduro: Yamaha SR150 Scrambler
British-Style Scrambler from AX Studio… The Yamaha SR might just be the world’s most beloved series of single-cylinder street bikes. While we’re most familiar with the SR400 and SR500 variants...
View ArticleRetro Supermoto: Honda FMX650 “Kaze”
Vinduro-Style 650 Motard from Francesco Paura… Introduced in 2005, the Honda FMX650 featured the beloved old single-cylinder RFVC engine from the Honda Dominator in a supermoto package. Unlike...
View ArticleBike Shed Moto Show: Round 4
It’s time for another round of coverage from the 2025 Bike Shed Moto Show, which boasted more than 250 custom bikes and 20,000 visitors. As in recent years, the show took place at London’s East End...
View ArticleWheels & Waves: Vintage Rally 2025!
Words and photography by Kati Dalek (Kayadaek Photography) The Vintage Rally was a celebration of wild style and good fun. Maico 500s, BMW Six Days and Paris-Dakar legends, countless Rickmans and...
View ArticleMushman Runner: Yamaha XS650 Desert Sled
What if Steve McQueen aka Harvey Mushman decided to build and race an XS650? In a strange twist of fate, the Yamaha XS650, introduced in 1969, took up the standard of the British twins that were...
View ArticleEnduro Brick: BMW K100 Street Scrambler
Black Cycles Australia builds a John Player Brick… The BMW K100 — aka the “Flying Brick” — remains one of the more peculiar designs to roll out of the Bavarian Motor Works factory. Conceived at a...
View ArticleGrasshopper: Suzuki TU250 Scrambler
KICK Cup Champion: Suzuki TU250 “Slash” from AX Studio… When it appeared in 2009, the Suzuki TU250 was something of a throwback to simpler days. Here was an air-cooled four-stroke SOHC 250cc...
View ArticleRoyal Enfield Classic 500 Trials Bike
STG Tracker builds a Trials-inspired Enfield 500… More than 75 years ago, the 1948 G2 350 Bullet debuted as the first motorcycle with an articulating swingarm, destined to become one of the...
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