Cruisers
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Video: Harley-Davidson’s new XG750R flat tracker in action!
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We’ve already told you about the XG750R, the new flat track racer from Harley – and here’s an awesome video of the bike in action. It was posted up by the awesome Cycle World magazine in the States and it’s got us all week-at-the-knees for a go on this bike. What do you reckon? Should…
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Harley-Davidson unveils NEW amazing flat track race bike! We want this please, H-D. Cheers
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Harley-Davidson unveils NEW amazing flat track race bike! We want this please, H-D. Cheers. Harley-Davidson has revealed this purpose-built race bike – the first time the firm has turned out a specifically-made motorcycle for the dirt track for 44 years. Called the Harley-Davidson XG750R the bike is based around the Street 750 and is going…
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BMW unveils supercharged retro 500cc custom ‘special’
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BMW has unveiled this air-cooled 500cc boxer twin as a part-concept/part-tribute bike to the firm’s legendary R 5 motorcycle from 1936. It was shown to the public for the first time at the Italian event, the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este at the weekend. BMW says it’s a concept bike, but the supercharger unit – specially…
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Test ride an Indian – get a limited edition Chief Dark Horse poster
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Bikers test riding any Indian Motorcycle at their local dealership this month will walk away with a free limited edition Chief Dark Horse poster (while supplies last). The poster was created by stencil artist Mathew Curran who sliced and diced card into various stencil layers to create the outline of the Chief Dark Horse and then spray painted…
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Now THIS is what you can do with an R nine T! Check this out!
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No THIS is what you can do with an R nine T! Check this out! Dear BMW… if you want to see what we’d like to come next in the R nine T range then how about something along these lines? This amazing looking bike has been put together by two design firms based in…
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Yamaha to recall XSR900s over wiring harness fears
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Yamaha to recall XSR900s over wiring harness fears. Yamaha is having to recall at least 251 XSR900s in Japan over fears to do with the wiring harness. According to our Japanese sources, the recall is going to be issued by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure Transport office and so far 251 bikes have been identified…
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Indian launches the Chieftain Dark Horse
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Indian launches the Chieftain Dark Horse. Indian has launched the Indian Chieftain Dark Horse, a blacked-out bagger. It’s black, very black. It costs £19,599. Powered by a blacked-out version of the Thunder Stroke 111 engine (1,811cc) and using the same chassis and suspension as the Indian Chieftain, the new Chieftain Dark Horse comes from the factory…
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French fashion guru’s first XJR1300 custom appears
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How about this for a custom XJR1300 with loads of fashion-cred then? This bike has been built by Atelier 5 (a bespoke clothing-maker brand) and bike builders Flash 76. It’s the brainchild of Thierry Langlois, the french stylist who’s previously steered the collections of Lanvin, YSL and Thierry Mugler. This is the first motorcycle project…
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This is the Optimus Praëm – it’s the best BMW S1000RR special we’ve seen yet. Check this out!
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This is the Optimus Praëm – it’s the best BMW S1000RR special we’ve seen yet. Check this out! Now THIS is what you can do with a cafe racer/retro racer mindset and a modern superbike. We absolutely love this hunk of metal. This is the latest bikes from Praëm. Based around a BMW S1000RR the bike…
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Royal Enfield cafe racer drawings appear in France. And they look great.
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There’s some speculation in the French press about what we’re likely to see next from Royal Enfield. Our cousins across the water are leaning towards a 600cc and 750cc version of these cafe racers after the recent launch of the company’s Himalayan adventure model. Using two illustrations by Glynn Kerr to make the point about…
