Cafe Racers, Scramblers, Trackers, and Bratstyle
1975 Ducati 860GT “Oilcat” from Icarus Motors… For the 1975 model year, Ducati introduced the 860 GT, which combined Fabio Taglioni’s original stressed-member 750 GT frame with a larger 864cc bevel-cam-drive V-twin. Interestingly, Ducati achieved […]
Eight cylinders, eight carbs, four overhead cams: One of the most ambitious Grand Prix motorcycles ever built… If you divide 498.5 cubic centimeters among eight cylinders, each one displaces just over 62cc. That was the […]
Built for La Ruta: BMW Desert Bomber from Giorgio De Angelis… In 2005, in order to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the genre-defining, Dakar-winning R80G/S, BMW launched the HP2 Enduro — in the company’s own […]
Make it More Scrambler: Triumph 400 X from STG Tracker… In 2023, Triumph introduced the Scrambler 400 X to their lineup. While it uses the same 39.5-bhp single-cylinder engine as the Speed 400, the Scrambler […]
Bimota’s most radical chassis meets Kawasaki’s wildest engine… For most of its history, Bimota has taken powerful engines from larger manufacturers and surrounded them with exotic Italian chassis engineering. In 2019, Kawasaki acquired a 49.9% […]
The Altar of Speed: Worship Moto Show 2026… Three years ago, Gary Inman of Sideburn and Dirt Quake fame created what has become one of our favorite motorcycle events on the planet: Worship Moto Show, […]
Built for the Next Generation: Jay Shang’s Kawasaki W650 Tracker… The Kawasaki W650 is one of our favorite “neo-classic” motorcycles of the modern era, even if it’s now over 25 years old itself. Introduced in […]
Eternal Iron Prize: 70s-Inspired M900 “Massimo” by Fuchs Workshop… We all know the story of the original Monster, “the bike that saved Ducati.” What began as a mere styling exercise in the early 90s evolved […]
Fast is Better: Turbos, Nitrous, and Unholy Horsepower… In just three years, Worship Moto Show has become one of our favorite motorcycle events on the planet. Each year, Gary Inman of Sideburn and Dirt Quake […]
From Nabspeed Moto: Suzuki 7/11 Restomod inspired by the 1986 Suzuka 8-Hour Yoshimura GSXR… The 1985 Suzuki GSX-R750 revolutionized the world of performance motorcycles. Fondly nicknamed the “Slabside” or “Slabby” for its flat-sided bodywork, the […]
