Speed Read, May 1, 2022
Small electric motorcycles face off against big-bore icons this week. In one corner, a custom electric commuter from Indonesia, and a golf-themed…
Read more »Small electric motorcycles face off against big-bore icons this week. In one corner, a custom electric commuter from Indonesia, and a golf-themed…
Read more »If you live outside Italy, you may not have heard of FB Mondial. But the marque is familiar to Europeans of a…
Read more »In the rarified world of artisan bike builders, Shiro Nakajima stands apart. His bikes are usually functional, and sometimes even practical: the…
Read more »There’s a 295-pound Honda XR600R hanging on the wall at Dirtshop Thailand, in Bangkok. Made in 1990, it’s the actual motorcycle that…
Read more »There’s talk that Honda has a new version of its popular Transalp dual-sport in the works. And although it might be wishful…
Read more »Tom Simpson is a busy man. As the only pair of hands at Foundry Motorcycle, he’s usually in the workshop six days…
Read more »I’ll admit, my knowledge of vintage Ducatis is rudimentary at best—so I always feel a little out of my depth when talking…
Read more »The phrase ‘renaissance man’ is thrown around too loosely these days, along with ‘legendary’ and ‘iconic.’ But there’s no other way to…
Read more »Is there any motorcycle genre more evocative than the ‘desert sled’? The very name conjures up images of blasting across the sandy…
Read more »The Suzuki XR69 holds a special place in classic superbike lore. That puts it well inside the wheelhouse of Canadian builder Darren…
Read more »A classy Triumph Thruxton from Poland, a beautifully restored Husqvarna desert racer from California, and a very rapid Triumph Sprint 900 cafe…
Read more »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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