Triumph is charging into the 2024 and 2025 Supermotocross and MXGP seasons in full force, signing two popular and experienced pilots as test riders fo ...
I recently had the opportunity to throw a leg over a 1996 Yamaha TW200. Or was It a 2008" Or a 1988" Who cares, they?re all the same bike. For 35 yea ...
The new black midrise handlebar and blacked-out powertrain on the R 18 Roctane definitely make it stand out from its siblings. In my early days wi ...
The BMW Museum in Munich, Germany, opened its 100 Years of BMW Motorrad exhibit on May 12 in celebration of the company’s centennial. More than ...
Crunching the numbers to pick the 10 best custom motorcycles of the year is a headache. But picking my personal favorites is even harder?especially w ...
Vida Motorcycle has been building Euro-style choppers from their workshop in Fukuoka, Japan, for 17 years. But they’ve also found their groove ...
Bull Dock ...
Given his shop?s diverse resume, it comes as no surprise that Kurosu wanted to tackle a sidecar build, but that?s a prompt that doesn?t come in every ...
Chop Machine Cycles ...
In 1993, the Swedish psychologist K. Anders Ericsson hypothesized that it takes roughly 10,000 hours of practice to truly master a skill. Over a deca ...
It’s that time of the year again. The numbers are in, the data’s been analyzed, and our brains hurt?all in the name of bringing you, our ...
Bright Logic ...
Whether it?s from decades of neglect or a dutiful service interval of soaking up potholes, the day will come when your suspension pukes its guts out. ...
Triumph’s Tiger 900 lineup has been revamped for 2024, now with a more potent three-cylinder engine. (Photos courtesy Triumph Motorcycles) Mi ...
Lake Hennessy and Lake Berryessa highlight the northern arc of this spectacular loop ride through Sonoma?s hill and wine country. This is a tale of ...
Since he launched Blacktrack Motors, Sacha Lakic has had a singular focus. His goal is to design café racers that borrow inspiration from the past, ...
What makes the Yamaha Ténéré 700 such a well-rounded bike is its capability on any surface. (Photos by Kevin Wing) When the Yamaha Ténéré 700 ...
Auto Fabrica ...
The Indian-made TVS Ronin is still a relatively fresh face on the scene, but it’s already found favor amongst customizers. This custom TVS Roni ...
Tourmaster Ridgecrest Mesh Adventure jacket (Sand) pants (Black) Since the first issue of Rider?s 50th anniversary year, which includes this Tourma ...
2024 Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 in Stencil White The Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 is a new model built on the brand?s 650 Twin platform that has a uniq ...
A roadside break on Interstate 10 in New Mexico between Deming and Lordsburg. We brought only the essentials on the Triumph Daytona T100R: a change o ...
Freeride Motos ...
Five years ago, the maniacs at Biltwell Inc. did something completely unhinged, by racing a Harley-Davidson Sportster 883 in the NORRA 1000 desert ra ...
MCafe Garage ...
Ducati and Yamaha share equal billing this week. We start with a Yamaha XSR900 fairing kit from Taiwan and a Ducati Multistrada café racer from Arge ...
Asterisk Custom Works ...
In the realm of classic motorcycles, terms like ‘rare’ and ‘expensive’ are objective. If very few examples of a particular bi ...
Gotta love that crystal-clear view through the SwitchBlade 2-Up Quick Release motorcycle windshield from National Cycle. When I?m on my cruiser, I ...
Origin8or Custom Motorcycles ...
Rawhide Cycles ...
Jens vom Brauck has a knack for building custom motorcycles that just look right. His signature aesthetic is modern and unfussy; his bikes are compac ...
Each and every custom motorcycle, restomod, race bike, and OEM release that we love has one thing in common?someone designed it. Whether it’s a ...
Continuing in their mission of responsibly creating off-highway routes for adventure and dual-sport motorcycle travel, the nonprofit Backcountry Disco ...
The author with his 2004 BMW R 1150 RT in Yellowstone National Park during his first cross-country trip in 2007. As a young motorcyclist, I discove ...
XTR Pepo ...
Running a custom motorcycle workshop isn’t an easy racket, so we applaud anyone who can pull it off. Germany’s Crooked Motorcycles clearl ...
The Gunner proved to be a versatile leather motorcycle jacket that?s suitable for most weather conditions. Also seen here are Highway 21 Blockhouse j ...
Baak Motorcycles ...
The first two bikes on our list this week prove that there’s customization potential in every motorcycle. A custom Kawasaki ER-6N from Indonesi ...
Pop Bang Classics ...
Each year, on the first Sunday of December, scores of custom motorcycles and hot rods pack out the Pacifico Yokohama exhibition center, for the incom ...
The CFMOTO 450SS was a pretty good steed to take on my first East Tennessee motorcycle ride. (photo by Killboy) When I?m traveling and tell other r ...
In this installment of “Motor School,” Quinn encourages riders to try a little tenderness. The benefits of getting in touch with what you ...
In addition to the Yamaha Champions Riding School’s on-bike, in-person training classes, which include ChampSchool, ChampStreet, and ChampGrad, ...
The author and her Kawasaki Ninja 400 with Kriega bags on a motorcycle tour. When you travel by motorcycle, people like to tell you about how they ...
Cycle Zombies ...
Butcher Garage is known for two things: they build wild custom scooters and they have zero regard for purists. It’s right there in their name. ...
Suzuki Motorcycles, Cars, and Coffee is back. On Saturday, Dec. 9, the Suzuki Motor USA headquarters in Brea, California, will provide donuts, coffee, ...
The U.S./Mexico border is a place of transitional beauty, with various types of international boundary barriers inter-secting the stunning Southweste ...
K-Speed ...
There’s something special about Shiro Nakajima’s work, and it’s painted all over the elegant lines of this custom KTM 690 Duke. Nak ...
Bonhams certainly knows how to pick ?em, and there?s some exceptional iron hiding in the 2023 December Sale. It?s an online-only auction with lots cl ...
They say that perfect is the enemy of good. But when it comes to high-end custom motorcycles, shouldn’t perfection be the goal" Having nev ...
Riding the ridge near Mirador de la Cardosa, Cantabria, on the IMTBike Essence of Northern Spain Tour. The landscape of northern Spain erupted wit ...
2024 KTM 1390 Super Duke R Evo In celebration of 30 years of the Duke, KTM has announced an upgrade to the KTM 1390 Super Duke R Evo. For 2024, ?Th ...
The 2024 Triumph TF 250-X motocross bike comes in the Triumph Racing Yellow and Black graphics scheme. Triumph Motorcycles has launched the new 202 ...
Shinko off-road tires. From left to right: Shinko 504/505 tires for hard terrain; Shinko 524/525 tires for soft/intermediate terrain Go to any trac ...
The Tennessee Motorcycles and Music Revival will return to Loretta Lynn?s Ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee, from May 16-19, 2024. Back for its ...
C. Jane Taylor?s moto memoir Spirit Traffic was published in 2022. That summer, she and her husband embarked on a 97?day cross?country book tour o ...
2024 Suzuki Motorcycles SV650 ABS Following Suzuki?s announcements earlier this month of the all-new 2024 Suzuki GSX-S1000GX+ crossover sport-toure ...
Suzuki brings us a “sport crossover” in the form of the new GSX-S1000GX+ we tested in Portugal. (Photos by Ula Serra & Amylee Photog ...
The Benelli Motorcycles display at EICMA in November 2023. Benelli Motorcycles is an Italian brand with a storied 113-year history. Following last ...
The Triumph Bonneville Bobber delivers a pure motorcycling experience with a unique look and confident attitude. The Triumph Bobber is the kind of ...
Renard Speed Shop ...
HKFGreg ...
Gasoline Motor Co. ...
Thunderbike ...
Man Nasty Bike ...
Iron Pit ...
Tourists flock to Indonesia for its beaches, volcanoes, and temples. But our interest in the Southeast Asian archipelagic state is more mechanical in ...
Our friends at Australia’s Purpose Built Moto lead the charge this week, with a stunning custom Ducati Monster S2R that recalls the iconic Paul ...
The modern-day Honda CB350 is one of those motorcycles we wished was available in more parts of the world. It first broke cover in India, where it ...
In KTM’s ongoing quest to build more powerful motorcycles and design weirder headlights, the Austrian powerhouse has just yanked the covers off ...
Building a custom motorcycle that loosely resembles a café racer is easy enough. But building a café racer where every part harmonizes with the nex ...
If you’re going to name your custom-bike-building side hustle ‘Atomic Contraptions,’ the machines that you create better be imagina ...
I?ll be honest, rebuilding the wheels on our 1975 Honda CB550F was a job I was hoping to put off a lot longer. The process of lacing and truing wheel ...
Our weekly selection of motorcycle news and customs is bookended by two Royal Enfields; a fully-faired Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 from Malaysia, a ...
