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  • Smooth & Delicate: Tamarit Thruxton ‘Black Dragon’
    by Geoff Baldwin on 20/07/2024 at 10:12 pm

    Spanish workshop Tamarit Motorcycles has added yet another thoroughbred to their 170-strong stable, the ‘Black Dragon’. This heavily redesigned Triumph Thruxton 900 is a commissioned project for an American ex-pat living in Scotland. Inspired by the motorcycle’s future home, Tamarit’s designers envisaged a bike with characteristics akin to Scotch whisky, smooth and delicate, and distinct character. Triumph created the Thruxton 900 to capture the nostalgia of a golden age of speed and […]

  • New Beginning: L’Etabli d’Eddy Suzuki DR 600
    by Geoff Baldwin on 18/07/2024 at 5:56 am

    The groundbreaking Suzuki DR 600, first introduced in the mid-1980s, became known as a reliable and versatile dual-sport motorcycle. Equipped with an air-cooled, single-cylinder, kickstart engine, it offered the perfect balance of power and simplicity, making it a favorite among adventure tourers and enduro riders. Its no-nonsense engineering and minimal electronics also made it an ideal candidate for customization and modifications. The DR’s legacy of adaptability and resilience has set the […]

  • Joan Mir and HRC extend agreement for two more years
    by Motorcycle News on 26/07/2024 at 7:57 am

    MotoGP 2025 Honda Racing Corporation has agreed to a two-year contract extension with Joan Mir to ride for the Factory Team in the MotoGP World Championship. Joan Mir made his full-time debut in Moto3 class in 2016, winning 10 races and earning his first World Championship the following year. He was promoted to the Moto2 The post Joan Mir and HRC extend agreement for two more years appeared first on MCNews.

  • Honda’s $100K factory custom cruiser, the Valkyrie Rune
    by Ian Falloon on 26/07/2024 at 5:04 am

    Honda Valkyrie Rune With Ian Falloon Of all the Japanese motorcycle companies Honda has always had more resources and initiative when it came to testing the boundaries for expensive limited production models. One of the most astounding was the oval piston NR750 of 1992, and another was the amazing Valkyrie Rune more than a decade The post Honda’s $100K factory custom cruiser, the Valkyrie Rune appeared first on MCNews.

  • Power couple: Matching BMW R100 scramblers by HB-Custom
    by Wesley Reyneke on 25/07/2024 at 9:21 pm

    Love will make you do crazy things. The owner of these matching BMW R100 scramblers had his heart set on a BMW R nineT before he saw a classic boxer and fell in love. And he only had one custom bike in the works, before he met a woman and fell in love. The full story behind these bikes is dripping with serendipity. It all started when the owner was having his chimney swept; he mentioned an idea for a Martini-liveried R nineT to his chimney sweep, who happened to be a friend of Holger […]

  • Dominate the Streets: STG Tracker’s HRC-themed Honda NX650
    by Wesley Reyneke on 23/07/2024 at 11:23 pm

    The faithful Honda NX650 Dominator has proved to be a popular custom-build donor over the years. It could be due to the legendary reliability of Honda thumpers, the NX650’s relatively simple layout, or the fact that it can be picked up cheaply. Whatever the reason, there’s massive potential there—and STG Tracker has just exploited that potential in spectacular fashion. Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and run by Marcelo Obarrio and Germán Karp, STG Tracker has a penchant for building […]

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