407cc / 88-hp 1958 Vespa Drag Racer! – BikeBound

[ad_1] Photograph: @annagphotography Two-Stroke Scooter Racing with Rocket Race Membership…  Whereas our focus right here at BikeBound may be bikes, we’ve a tender spot for simply something with two wheels — particularly if it’s quick. In our protection of this 12 months’s Glemseck 101, we seen a whole lot of tuned scooters making runs on … Read more

The Pornography of Velocity | The Vintagent

[ad_1] The Detroit-built V-8 engine is as massive a piece of American identification because the flag, the cowboy hat, and the jacked pickup with tires as massive as Daisy Duke’s inflatables.  American-style drag racing squeezes a nation’s value of intercourse and violence into this engine’s compact lump, and inside its confines, sizzling metal shafts push … Read more

Suzuki DR800 Huge Scrambler – BikeBound

[ad_1] Unik Version scrambles DR Huge…  In 1990, Suzuki launched the DR800 Huge, the biggest mass-production single-cylinder dual-sport ever obtainable to the shopping for public. The “dashing desert styling” got here straight from the mighty DR-Zeta Paris-Dakar bike, as piloted by Gaston Rahier, and the large 779cc dual-carb engine provided 52 hp and 44 lb-ft … Read more

Remix: Tamarit’s finest designs in a single Thruxton café racer

[ad_1] Tamarit Bikes has sufficient elements in its catalog to remodel a inventory Triumph Thruxton right into a satisfactory café racer, with minimal fuss. However the Spanish workshop doesn’t simply produce swish aftermarket elements. In addition they construct an inordinate quantity of {custom} Triumph fashionable classics annually—a few of which require a extra complicated method … Read more

The Exceptional Mister Cox | The Vintagent

[ad_1] The label ‘artist’ is tossed round calmly as of late, for which we will blame Marcel Duchamp – however he had his causes.  Anybody constructing an aesthetically pleasing {custom} bike will get an A on this post-‘Artwork of the Motorbike’ world, but when an excellent {custom} doesn’t deserve a museum slot, what does?  Nonetheless, … Read more

ATK 605 Avenue Tracker – BikeBound

[ad_1] Avenue-Authorized Filth Tracker from Classic Sykles…   Austrian-born engineer, Grand Prix motocross racer, and ISDT gold medalist Horst Leitner based ATK in 1985 after relocating to the USA. The title derived from Leitner’s patented “A-Trak” — a tool designed to cut back chain torque. ATK machines shortly grew to become common winners within the … Read more

Velocity Learn: The brand new Ducati Superquadro Mono engine and extra

[ad_1] Velocity Learn begins with a thump this week, because the 659 cc / 85 hp Ducati Superquadro Mono single-cylinder engine breaks cowl. We’ve additionally acquired a Honda CX650 and Yamaha MT-01 from two completely different Italian {custom} builders, and information of a novel land-speed bike that’s up on the market. Ducati Superquadro Mono It’s … Read more

Winston Yeh and Tough Crafts Bikes

[ad_1] Winston Yeh and his Taipei, Taiwan primarily based Tough Crafts customized motorbike model is now not the brand new child on the block of the worldwide customized bike constructing group. For greater than a decade, Winston has repeatedly demonstrated mastery with a sequence of spectacular builds, utilizing a various mixture of manufacturers and fashions. … Read more