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News and exclusive photos of the world’s most iconic racing motorcycles. Essential browsing for enthusiasts and collectors, racers and restorers, and petrolheads who love the sound and glory of race bikes. Evocative articles and images of the most desirable racers ever made, from old Italian GP machinery to vintage motocross weapons to 1980s Endurance machines.

Yamaha WR400 flat tracker by AMP Motorcycles

Fast Family: A WR400 from a father-and-son team

At its heart, motorcycling is a solitary pursuit. But it also brings people together, sharing their enthusiasm and skills when the hand…

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1975 Minarelli 50 GP racing motorcycle

Czech Mate: A Minarelli 50 GP with a curious past

Nothing arouses curiosity quite like a rare racing machine. Bonus points if it’s so vintage and obscure, you need to turn to…

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Taste of Tsukuba: A classic Suzuki GS1200SS race bike

Taste of Tsukuba: A classic Suzuki GS1200SS race bike

If you like to play Gran Turismo or Forza Motorsport, you’ll know the Tsukuba circuit. It’s hugely popular with the street tuner…

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Fantic Caballero Flat Track custom by Cheetah and Happy Fun

Ice Blue Racer: A Fantic Caballero destined for flat tracks

If you live outside Europe, one of the most interesting bikes you can’t buy is the Fantic Caballero Flat Track 500. The…

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A Royal Enfield Interceptor flat tracker built by racer Jillian Deschenes

Flat Out: Jillian Deschenes’ Royal Enfield flat tracker

Minnesota native Jillian Deschenes is not a pro custom motorcycle builder: from Monday to Friday, she’s a hospice nurse in the suburbs…

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T 22 Synthesis: A twin-engined Kawasaki drag bike from Thrive

T 22 Synthesis: A twin-engined Kawasaki drag bike

There’s something pure and extremely entertaining about drag bikes. They’re hopelessly impractical, usually dangerous, and invariably ridden by folks with a scant…

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A KTM 450 flat tracker built for a Dakar Rally racer

A KTM 450 flat tracker built for a Dakar Rally racer

If you’re a custom builder, one of the most difficult briefs is for a race bike. No matter the genre or discipline…

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The best scrambler, cafe racers and racing motorcycles from around the web

Custom Bikes Of The Week: 1 March, 2020

A nitrous-fueled Indian Scout racer in Siberia, the first Yamaha Yamaha FZX750 we’ve featured, a classy Monster from Revival Cycles, and what…

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Ducati Hypermotard 796 race bike by Analog Motorcycles

Hyper8: A race-ready Ducati Hypermotard from Analog

There’s an unspoken truth about building custom motorcycles: you don’t have to change everything. Sometimes it’s enough to just switch up a…

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Battle of The Twins Redux: A 310-pound BMW R90/6 racer

Battle of The Twins Redux: A 310-pound BMW race bike

In the lore of motorcycle racing, Battle of The Twins has few equals. First staged in the US at Daytona in 1981,…

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A NOS-fuelled Piaggio NRG built for scooter drag racing

Super Scooter: A NOS-fuelled Piaggio NRG drag racer

The words ‘drag racing’ and ‘scooter’ shouldn’t belong in the same sentence. But if you ask us, the idea of boosting micro-sized…

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The best drag bikes, cafe racers and custom enduros from around the web

Custom Bikes Of The Week: 22 December, 2019

A jewel-like Hartford from Cowboy’s Chopper, a body kit for Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 owners, a killer vintage drag bike and…

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A Royal Enfield flat tracker from Harris Performance

‘Twins FT’: A Royal Enfield x Harris flat tracker

Four years ago Eicher Motors, the owner of Royal Enfield, bought the famous British company Harris Performance. Since the 1970s, Harris has…

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How to turn a Husqvarna FE 501 into a rally motorcycle

How to turn a Husqvarna FE 501 into a rally motorcycle

This website is fueled by our fascination with beautifully crafted motorcycles, and the world around them. That usually keeps our focus on…

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Honda RS600 replica flat track bike, built for the Stofskop race in South Africa

Dust Kicker! Justin Steyn’s Honda RS600 flat track bike

Flat track racing is all the rage in Europe and the States, but it hasn’t really caught on in South Africa yet.…

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