Cruisers

  • Gorgeous Yamaha XS650 coming soon to Back Street Heroes

    Gorgeous Yamaha XS650 coming soon to Back Street Heroes

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    James’ rather gorgeous Yamaha XS650, built in a very Whitby 77-style with a ZX-10 radial front end. All work by owner, except the paint. Will be in Back Street Heroes soon!

  • Harley-Davidson drops 750cc, 883cc and 1202cc V2 powered bikes from European range.

    Harley-Davidson drops 750cc, 883cc and 1202cc V2 powered bikes from European range.

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    Harley-Davidson’s got plenty of work to do for 2021, with none of its bikes meeting the latest emissions standards. From January 1 next year, all new motorcycles will have to meet the new Euro 5 regulations. Most manufacturers have been busy updating their ranges, but Harley-Davidson’s got some catching up to do. The American factory…

  • New colours for Kawasaki Z900, Ninja 1000SX and Vulcan S

    New colours for Kawasaki Z900, Ninja 1000SX and Vulcan S

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    Kawasaki have revealed three of their biggest selling motorcycles are getting makeovers for 2021.

  • WATCH: Sportster sidecar outfit

    WATCH: Sportster sidecar outfit

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    Uber-cool Sportster-engined (with Shovelhead covers) sidecar outfit, originally built by Attitude Customs, rebuilt motor and fettling by So Low Choppers – soon to be featured, watch this space!  

  • Ducati’s working on THREE new models. Enduro 1260 Grand Tour, Diavel Lamborghini and Scrambler 1100 Pro Dark coming for 2021?

    Ducati’s working on THREE new models. Enduro 1260 Grand Tour, Diavel Lamborghini and Scrambler 1100 Pro Dark coming for 2021?

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    Documents filed with the US Environmental Protection Agency confirm that Ducati’s planning to release an Enduro 1260 Grand Tour, Diavel Lamborghini and Scrambler 1100 Pro Dark next year. There’s a few ways we can work out what manufacturers are working on for the coming year. One of them is environment registration documents. And that’s exactly…

  • TWO new models coming from Indian? US factory registers Pursuit and Guardian names.

    TWO new models coming from Indian? US factory registers Pursuit and Guardian names.

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    Indian Motorcycle has registered two new model names, indicating we might see some new machines in the near future. The Indian Pursuit and Indian Guardian names have been registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Australian intellectual property office. That’s as close to confirming the existence of two new models we’re…

  • BMW’s R18 Big Boxer is HERE. YOU can order one NOW.

    BMW’s R18 Big Boxer is HERE. YOU can order one NOW.

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    We knew BMW’s R18 big boxer was coming, but we didn’t know it was going to look this good. BMW has been teasing us with concepts, custom house specials, and even the new engine itself, but the Bavarians have finally pulled the covers off the new R18 – the 1800cc big twin created to secure…

  • Is Honda about to reveal a new BIG 1100cc Rebel?

    Is Honda about to reveal a new BIG 1100cc Rebel?

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    The dust has barely settled after BMW revealed its new R18 cruiser, but already there’s talk of another. This time from the unlikely direction of Honda. We haven’t heard anything about this from the factory, but our Japanese colleagues from Young Machine magazine are certain that this will happen. And they are usually on the…

  • The New BMW R 18

    The New BMW R 18

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    The new BMW R 18 mega-cruiser is BMW’s first foray into the cruiser market in a good few years, and has a newly developed 2-cylinder boxer engine with a displacement of 1,802 cc, peak power of 91hp, and over 150 Nm of torque. The styling is based on the 1936 R5, and uses telescopic fork…

  • Sparks fly! Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle go to war. Sort of.

    Sparks fly! Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle go to war. Sort of.

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    Harley-Davidson has (unofficially) bitten back at Indian Motorcycle – following the resurgent brand’s recent marketing campaign, which pits its new Challenger against H-D’s Road Glide. To show off the Challenger’s 122hp V-twin engine, Indian’s filmed it going up against Harley-Davidson’s Road Glide in a drag race and a taco truck tow-off. And it’s even offering…

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