BOTT Bruiser: A 1983 Harley XR1000 on auction at Mecum
A Harley-Davidson with sport bike goodies either trips your trigger or crosses your wires, but in our case, it’s almost always the…
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The $92,229 Indian Challenger RR is a ready-to-race bagger
We never imagined that the adage “win on Sunday, sell on Monday” could apply to baggers… but here we are. To celebrate…
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Go fast, look fly: Analog’s Ducati 1000 DS race bike
The online classifieds of the world are littered with basket cases that may or may not make good donors for custom motorcycle…
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Engineering Porn: Chris Cosentino’s Ducati Hypermono
If you’re a student of Ducati racing history, you’ll know the Supermono—one of the most tingle-inducing singles of all time. In the…
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Period Correct: Union restores a 1971 Yamaha TR2B racer
It takes a special cocktail of skill, knowledge and reverence to restore a classic race bike properly—especially if it’s a rare one.…
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Ridden not Hidden: A 1970 Triumph Trackmaster race bike
Many vintage motorcycles that get restored often end up as showpieces—ridden seldom, if at all, for fear that something might break. But…
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Pegasus: Bad Winners’ Royal Enfield GT 650 drag bike
There’s hardly a business that hasn’t been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in some way. The Parisian custom shop Bad Winners knows…
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Dunaali: A Royal Enfield dustbin fairing racer from India
We all have a friend whose motorcycle is lathered with carbon fiber parts—and although they’ll claim otherwise, we know that it’s more…
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How to build an Indian Challenger race bagger, with RSD
Unless your internet’s been down for the past year, you probably know about the phenomenon that is bagger racing. MotoAmerica’s King of…
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Speed Read, February 20, 2022
It’s all about racing lines this week. We kick off with a BMW K-series café racer, followed by a classy Moto Guzzi…
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Red Zed: AC Sanctuary’s 152 hp Z1000 racer
Anyone who has raced motorcycles or spun spanners in a pit lane will know that track bikes are a work in progress.…
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Lil’ Sucker: A Small Land Speeder With A Big Personality
On his first visit to the Bonneville Salt Flats in 2013, Tim Klostermann couldn’t believe the variety of motorcycles he saw, from…
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Salt Rocket: Speedy Siegl’s Honda CT200 land speed racer
The idea of chasing a land speed record conjures up visions of blindingly fast streamliners. But the world of land speed racing…
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[Mostly] Vintage Twin: Paul Hartman’s Harley flat tracker
If pushed to pick a golden age for flat track, most folks would suggest the late 60s to the early 70s. It…
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Simply The Best: NYC Norton’s Commando S-type racer
If there’s anything we love more than a classic racebike, it’s one with a good story behind it. And this gleaming Commando…
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