What if BMW still produced their G450X enduro bike? In 2008, BMW Motorrad unveiled a machine few expected: a hardcore, race-ready 450cc enduro designed to compete with the Japanese and European dirt machines. Although the […]
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The Gromlin: 28-hp Street-Legal Two-Stroke Minibike
Dan Corkin’s home-built, 134-lb mini street tracker… Since the introduction of the Honda Grom (MSX125) in 2014, we’ve seen a resurgence in the popularity of street-legal minibikes. Honda’s “miniMOTO” lineup now includes the Monkey 125, […]
Breaking Away: BMW “R100STR” Scrambler
Xavi Dynamische’s BMW R 12 G/S-inspired Airhead… In recent years, we’ve seen a ton of BMW airheads customized along similar lines: retro flat or tractor seats, black-painted engines, minimalist finishes, and vintage scrambler or café […]
Honda NR750: The Oval-Piston Superbike
32-Valve, 15,000-rpm V4: Honda’s attempt to build a V8…without technically building one… In 1992, Honda put one of the strangest engines ever developed for Grand Prix racing into a road-going motorcycle. The resulting Honda NR750 […]
Event Report: Glemseck 101 2026
Roman Juriš reports from Glemseck 2026… This year marked the 19th annual edition of the Glemseck 101, the largest outdoor motorcycle festival in Europe. Some 40,000 motorcycle enthusiasts congregate the first weekend of September at […]
The Good Kind of Dangerous: Full Carbon Yamaha RD350 YPVS
From Brothers Garage: “Black Widow” 300-lb Yamaha RD350 Restomod… In 1983, Yamaha released the RD350 YPVS — aka RZ350 or RD350LC II — a two-stroke giant-killer destined to become one of the most iconic and […]
Suter MMX 500: 195-HP Two-Stroke GP Bike
195 Horsepower, 280 Pounds, Two Strokes: The Spirit of the 500cc “Unrideables” Reborn… For a generation of motorcycle racing fans, the 500cc two-stroke Grand Prix bike represents something close to the ultimate racing motorcycle. The […]
Ride the Himalayas: 14,000+ Feet on Two Wheels
High Mountain Adventure with Canadian Motorcycle Legend Lawrence Hacking… In 2001, at the age of 47, riding a specially-prepped Honda XR650R, Lawrence Hacking became the first Canadian to finish the Dakar Rally. Just last year […]
Porsche-Inspired Pink Pig: 1000cc BMW R80 Café Racer
Porsche 917/20-inspired BMW from Germany’s Rindperformance… For the 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans, Porsche worked with French aerodynamics specialist SERA (Société d’Études et de Réalisations Automobiles) to create a one-off prototype that combined the […]
ATK 700 Intimidator: The 78-hp 700cc Two-Stroke Dirt Bike
685cc, 78 Horsepower, 238 Pounds: One of the most outrageous production dirt bikes ever offered in America… There was a time when a 500cc two-stroke motocross bike was the king of the dirt. Honda’s CR500 […]
