If you stand still long enough, someone somewhere will Chop, Bob Café Race or customize any bike you can possibly think of and probably some you can’t. The recent trend to ‘dirt’ things up is producing some very usable looking bikes that look cool enough to separate you from the herd on the way to…
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The 250cc Bobber – It Doesn’t Have To Be Big To Be Bad
In the early 80’s the 250cc market was going crazy. Every motorcycle manufacturer on the planet had a representative in the quarter liter class with an amazing 20 plus different models being offered from the top four Japanese manufacturers alone. Other manufacturers such as CZ, MZ, Cagiva and Morini were also on the scene, with…
Hardtail Bobber Goes Back To The Future
Unless you’ve been living in a cave for the last year, you’ll know all about Triumph’s latest offering. It’s all over the news right now like it’s the second coming, and why not. It’s a beautiful looking tribute to the Hardtail Bobber of yesteryear, with its clever mix of retro looks and hi-tech workings, it’s…
The Hardknock Bobber: Custom Biking On A Budget
Chopper kits have been around for quite a few years now with names like Custom Chrome, Zodiac, Pro One and Flyright all offering bolt together Custom bikes that according to their spiel, just need ‘gas and a paint job.’ All of the above are specifically aimed at big block V- twins whether they’re Sportsters or…
A Savage Suzuki Bobber From Moscow
The fight for Cruiser domination in the marketplace was well under way by the mid 80’s and although Suzuki had put a toe in the market with their Low Slinger or L series 4-cylinder line, the humble Suzuki Savage was the company’s first real Cruiser. The diminutive single-cylinder bike, with its classic 650cc displacement was…
On A Wing And A Prayer: Custom Goldwing Ditches Excess Baggage
It may not have been the first flat four-engined bike in the world (that honor went to the 1938 Zundapp K800) but the Honda Goldwing is certainly the most famous. The two wheeled Japanese Shire horse burst on to the stage in 1974, hitting showrooms 12 months later and selling 13,000 bikes in the US…
Harley Davidson Sportster Scrambler: Backyard Rider Dishes The Dirt
There may be a recent trend for ‘dirting-up’ your roadster and thanks to the likes of the Darren bike on The Walking Dead, we’re probably going to see a lot more, but street bikes converted for off- road use are nothing new. WW1 was the catalyst for the metamorphosis of the off-road bike and saw…
Kawasaki KZ400: The Workhorse Gets A Facelift
Today, I’m taking a look at a bike that has probably slipped under a lot of people’s radar. The unassuming commuter/workhouse that is the Kawasaki KZ400. But it’s not until you start to do some research though, that you begin to find some interesting things about a bike that let’s be honest, is comparatively uninteresting.…
Honda Shadow Steps Into The Light
In the early 80’s Honda brought out their line of laid back V- twins, in an attempt to cash-in on the ever-growing Cruiser market. The first models were in 500 and 750 guises, but the latter fell foul of newly introduced 45% import duty tax, which prompted a re-sleeving of the engine down to 700cc.…
