2 stroke motorcycles Archives

Tobias Guckel’s Kawasaki cafe racer

Tobias Guckel is one of Germany’s top custom builders, and a name you’ve probably never heard of. Based in the tiny Bavarian…

Suzuki Stinger by Air-Tech

You’ve probably admired Kent Riches’ work before without knowing it. That’s because his company, Air-Tech Streamlining, has been producing high quality bodywork…

RD350 Streak by Brew Bikes

If you like two-wheelers of the pedal-powered kind, you probably know about Reynolds 853 tubing. It’s a seamless, air-hardened and heat-treated steel…

Suzuki T500 Titan

Michigan-based Shoemaker Vintage creates beautifully finished ‘real world’ road machines—functional as well as good looking, like this 1971 Suzuki T500 Titan. Proprietor…

Kawasaki H1 by Valtoron

Valtoron is one of the most unusual custom builders in Europe. It’s a foundry in a tiny hamlet in Spain, run by…

Honda flat track racer

The flat tracker look is a style that’s really starting to catch on in custom circles at the moment: The bobbed back-end,…

Just The Essentials: the Kreidler RMC

There’s a beauty in the stripped-down aesthetics of a pure racing motorcycle. Especially one hewn from metal, and unadorned with dayglo sponsor…

Husqvarna 400: the Steve McQueen motorcycle

Remember the days when motorcycles made it onto the cover of magazines like Sports Illustrated? Riding bikes was something that real men…

SWM 320TL trials

One of the delights of running Bike EXIF is the occasional stumble across obscure vintage motorcycle brands. Like this machine: it’s an…

1969 MZ ES 250/2

In the pantheon of oddball motorcycles, the MZ ES reigns supreme. Built in the former German Democratic Republic, it was nicknamed the…

Yamaha YZ250 flat tracker

Modern race bikes leave me cold, but vintage machinery gets my motor running. It’s mostly because you can actually see the bike…

Suzuki T500 racer

Suzuki’s T500 was a rare beast: a large-capacity two-stroke road bike that sold in big numbers in the US. And it’s not…