Telescopic forks have become the de facto solution for motorcycle front suspension, but most major manufacturers have dabbled in alternative designs at some point. Yamaha had the GTS1000 in the 90s—a sports tourer with a front swingarm setup that was vaguely similar to hub centered steering. The GTS1000 wasn’t a big seller when it launched,…
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A wild new Vyrus superbike from Italy, a Honda XR600 built for a Spanish Dakar racer, and a stylish collection of custom motorcycle coloring pages from the British artist Ian Galvin.
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Having a regular stream of customer work is a blessing and a curse. Sure, it puts food on the table—but it also usually means working to a brief and a deadline. And that can get pretty frustrating when you’re someone with an over-active imagination. Patricio Castelli knows this hustle all too well. He’s based in…
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The Handbuilt Show is happening this coming weekend in Austin, Texas. One of the USA’s premium custom bike events, it’s packed each year with lustworthy handcrafted machines, curated by hosts Revival Cycles. But even though this six-cylinder, hub-steered oddity is Revival’s handiwork—and will fit right in—it won’t be at the show this year. That’s because…
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Velfjord is a pretty little town of red-painted houses in Norway—a winter wonderland surrounded by mountains, fjords, lakes and forests. It’s also…
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With literally hundreds of machines dropping into my inbox every week, it takes something truly special to stop me in my tracks.…
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For a hundred years, motorcycle designers have been toying with different ways to connect the front wheel to the frame. And there’s…
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This extraordinary French motorcycle from between the wars was spotted by Paul d’Orléans in Bavaria recently. He sums it up perfectly: “The…
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