For Sale: 700cc, 277-Rephased “Xcess” from Marty Coblentz… In the 1950s, Britain built one out of every four motorcycles globally. However, as the Japanese rapidly advanced into the big bike market, employing modern tooling and […]
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Street Devil: Yamaha RX-King 135 Enduro
“It’d be way cooler if it had a two-stroke engine…” Some builders focus more on the art and fabrication of a build, some the performance, and some concentrate on what’s arguably the most important part […]
The Malle Mile 2026, Round I: Head over Heels for Two Wheels
“The greatest and most inappropriate motorcycle race and festival in the country…” The 12th annual Malle Mile Festival took place from July 17-19, 2026, at Grimsthorpe Castle in the UK. Over 5000 riders and spectators […]
Twinduro: Yamaha XVS950 Scrambler
80s ISDE Style: 1300cc V-Twin Yamaha Scrambler from Finland’s JL Meccanica… The Yamaha XVS950 — also known as the DragStar or V Star 950 — was introduced in 2009, with a 942cc fuel-injected four-valve 60° […]
Virago CR82: Yamaha XV920 Café Racer
Now for Sale: Lean and Mean Virago from Pit Lane Motos… Yamaha introduced its first V-twins in the early 1980s, with North American dealers receiving the Virago 750 and 920. The XV750 would be the […]
Custom BMW R1100S: An Endurance Racer’s Boxer
Xavi Dynamische builds an R1100 for a 24 Hours of Catalonia veteran… At its introduction in 1998, the BMW R1100S was the company’s most sporting Boxer ever, featuring a 92-bhp engine, clip-on handlebars, rearsets, and […]
Father, Son, and ZRX: Kawasaki ZRX1200S
In the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, professional road racer Jake Holden set the fastest time ever up the mountain on a carbureted motorcycle. The bike was a custom Kawasaki “ZRX1224RR” built by James […]
Artride 2026: Bobbers, Choppers, and Moto Miscellany
For our third and final installment from ArtRide 2026, we have the bobbers, choppers, and miscellaneous builds from the show. As you may recall, ArtRide is an exhibition that takes place during the annual Wheels […]
ArtRide 2026: Café Racers & Superbikes
We’re back with another segment from ArtRide 2026, the custom bike and art show at Wheels & Waves in Biarritz, France. It took place June 11-13 at Skatepark Biarritz, just a stone’s throw from the […]
BOLT #008: 1995 Honda CB750 Café Racer
By the mid 1990s, the Honda CB750 — aka the Nighthawk 750 — had morphed into a retro-style UJM with twin shocks and an air-cooled DOHC inline-four with 75 ponies at the ready. At the […]
