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A Bike From Many Sources

To the uneducated this bike might look stock, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Saying “that bike looks stock” to someone who just put time and energy into piecing together a custom...

Short-Chop XS

Sometimes, when a wrench gets thrown in your plans, you have to pivot and create the next best thing. Plans change, and it’s important to remain open to all options. Essentially, that’s how this...

A Meeting of the Minds

Three Canadian builders produce what they think is the ultimate R18 “winter project”. It was the most unexpected meeting of minds. On one side of the table, there was me, a 64-year-old...

Forty Years of Experience

A bike that continues to dominate the adventure-touring market pays homage to decades of credibility. I don’t remember getting along with BMW’s R1250GS this well on its press launch two years...

Serious Speedfighting

Triumph, being the inventor of the streetfighter genre, hopes this fully revised model regains the lead position on the streetfighter grid. Triumph Motorcycles owner John Bloor and son Nick, who...

This Revolution is Just Getting Started

Harley-Davidson introduces a completely new motorcycle and a brand-new engine to a genre the company has never ventured into before. Here’s a hard, cold fact for Harley-Davidson management: You...

Looks Like Fun

The anatomy of what happens when a mountain-bike rider builds a custom street motorcycle with attitude. Mountain bikes are cool. From the top of a hill, gravity pulls a rider at speed over a variety...

It’s Elemental

Seeing a vintage BSA Gold Star motocross bike in competition led to the discovery and modification of this off-road racer As important as earth is in supporting life, for plenty of motorcyclists, it...

XS650 Café Racer

Hal Reid, the owner of this beautiful home-built cafe racer, admits that over the years he cannot remember how many XS650s he has owned, but he knows it’s in the dozens. He bought his first...