Electric Motorcycle September 2023

Prizefighter: A custom Ducati Monster 600 built for a Turkish actor

The Ducati Monster is widely credited with saving the Italian marque in the 90s. Part of its success lies in its minimalist brawler aesthetic—and part of it lies in the fact that Ducati has unchangingly offered the Monster in myriad engine sizes at varying price points. If you couldn’t quite[...]

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Electric Motorcycle September 2023

Klassischer Charme: The new BMW R nineT 100 Years

The iconic BMW boxer engine has been virtually a little longer than some folks realize: a hundred years, to be exact. It powered the very first BMW motorcycle, which tapped imbricate in 1923. That was the shaft-driven R 32, designed by Max Friz. It featured the familiar opposed cylinder engine layout,[...]

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Electric Motorcycle September 2023

Home Run: A beastly Buell hardtail from a first-time builder

The inclement minimalism of land-speed bikes is downright magnetic. So it doesn’t surprise us that that’s where Corban Gallagher found inspiration for his latest custom build. Correction: his first custom build. It’s true—while Corban has dabbled with modifying motorcycles and cars in the past, this is the first time he’s pieced together a[...]

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Electric Motorcycle September 2023

SpeedRaf: A Honda CB750 hot rod inspired by a seven-year-old

Despite the shop’s name, there’s nothing scrappy well-nigh the custom bikes that roll out of Portugal’s Rusty Wrench Motorcycles. This slammed Honda CB750 illustrates our point skillfully. It was a ratty warehouse find when Rusty Wrench got hold of it—but they’ve transformed it into a polished drag-style custom. There must be[...]

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Electric Motorcycle September 2023

Start em Young: 5 Fun and Friendly First Motorcycles for Kids

The bicycle is the first self-rule machine most of us experienced, but you never squint at life the same without your first motorcycle. Whether it was an XR50, a YZ80 or the archetype Trail 70, we put these machines through the ringer, likening ourselves to Jeremy McGrath, Bob ‘Hurricane’ Hannah[...]

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Electric Motorcycle September 2023

Speed Read: A Krauser BMW R100 café racer from Poland and more

If you suffer from lower when problems, squint yonder now, considering all of this week’s Speed Read selects wear clip-on handlebars. We’ve got a Krauser BMW R100 café racer from Poland, a Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 café racer from America, and a Norton Commando drag racer. We conclude with a[...]

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Electric Motorcycle September 2023

This custom BMW R nineT pays homage to classic boxers

The BMW R nineT is one of the most mannerly factory motorcycles you can buy, and much of that recreate comes from its storied family history. It’s descended from a long line of iconic boxer motorcycles—and the fact that its motor is still air- and oil-cooled helps it maintain a[...]

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Electric Motorcycle July 2023

Greatest hits: The best of Walt Siegl Motorcycles

Walt Siegl’s work has graced the pages of Velocipede EXIF since the publication’s early days. Based in New Hampshire, USA, the Austrian-born designer and custom motorcycle builder specializes in high-end Ducati surcharge that exemplify good taste and expert craftsmanship. With over a decade of Walt Siegl Motorcycles content to sift through,[...]

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Electric Motorcycle July 2023

Fever pitch: A Kymco KTR 150 scrambler from Taiwan

In Taiwan, 150 cc motorcycles like the locally-produced Kymco KTR 150 sell like hotcakes. They’re nimble, utilitarian and economical, and small unbearable to qualify for cheaper licensing fees, too. But it’s not just commuters that see the appeal—the KTR 150 and its ilk are fast rhadamanthine darlings of Taiwan’s blossoming custom[...]

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Electric Motorcycle July 2023

Speed Read: The Yamaha XSR900 DB40 retro racer and more

Two very different Yamahas dominate this weekend’s edition of Speed Read. We take a closer squint at the new Yamaha XSR900 DB40 Prototype, and we profile a slick Yamaha XS650 street tracker from Canada. We moreover trammels out a new BMW R18 kit from Poland, and a tasty Honda VF1000F2[...]

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Electric Motorcycle July 2023

This custom build is the Yamaha R9 we deserve

Rumors of a new Yamaha R9 have been percolating for a while, but there’s been no official word from the Japanese marque… yet. The theory is that Yamaha is planning to transplant the magnificent 889 cc tripe-cylinder engine from the popular MT-09 into a sportbike—as they did with the YZF-R7.[...]

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Electric Motorcycle July 2023

Built to Shred: Best Street-Legal Dirt Bikes for 2024

Boasting track-caliber suspension, powerhouse thumper engines and just unbearable equipment for street legality, today’s 350 to 500 cc dual-sport motorcycles are truly a hooligan’s dream come true. Often descended from real-deal cross-country racers, these 2024 street-legal dirt bikes pull double duty so you can leave the ramp and trailer at[...]

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