Motocycles

Triumph discusses the 250cc single-cylinder four-stroke engine being developed for its all-new motocross bike.

Once home to one of the most extensive collections of motorcycles and memorabilia in the country, the National Motorcycle Museum will be closing down after 34 years in the business.

There are plenty of reasons why certain motorcycle manufacturers don’t give North Americans the full catalog, and none of those reasons are particularly exciting. The cruiser market is probably the big one, as a large percentage of America’s riding population still gravitates towards Harley-Davidson. The USA also doesn’t have engine […]

Middleweight sportbikes have received less attention than smaller- and larger-displacement models recently, but there are still great options.

Two Yamaha singles book-end our selection this week. We kick off with a sharp custom Yamaha XT600 street tracker, then profile a BMW R100RT café racer and a gorgeous 1952 Vincent Comet. A Yamaha SR400 from Deus Ex Machina in Japan brings us home. Yamaha XT600 by Hoxton Moto With […]

Run by the enigmatic Mr. Eak, Thailand’s K-Speed is one of the most prolific custom shops that we’ve ever had the pleasure of featuring. They build bikes at a blistering pace, often focussing on the smaller models that are more popular in Southeast Asian markets. K-Speed is also a massive […]

Designing a movie-themed motorcycle is risky business. They usually turn out gaudy and gimmicky, with little appeal beyond the mere novelty of the idea. But this custom BMW R18 from Portugal’s Rusty Wrench Motorcycles bucks that trend spectacularly. As is glaringly obvious from the backdrop pictured here, this R18 takes […]

Something as simple as a groove can make all the difference in terms of reliability or function. Kevin Cameron explains.

An old Yamaha Virago doesn’t quite have the same appeal as an old Harley, but there was a time when the Virago and its ilk had The Motor Co. worried. Back in the mid-80s, the influx of Japanese-made cruisers prompted Harley-Davidson to lobby the US government to impose tariffs on […]

Honda patents a twin electric motor hybrid for motorcycles. Will it make it to production?