Category - Streetfighter

BUELL AND THE BEAST: XB12S by ROD Motorcycles.

If this bike had been around in May of '98, it would have been right at home in the octane fired film clip for Metallica's song Fuel. A bug catcher, big rubber and a thumping twin spitting out open pipes, this machine has Hot Rod written all over it. But you...

WEEKEND WITH A WEAPON: INDIAN FTR1200 S RACE REPLICA REVIEW.

When the FTR1200 concept photos first came out back in 2017, my first thought was if they make this bike I will sell my kidneys to buy it. A few years went by; when they did finally release it, it actually looked pretty close to the concept photos. The only...

URBAN WARFARE: 1998 Yamaha V-Max by Motocrew Cafe Racer.

You meet all kinds of people in the custom bike scene, its part of what makes it so fun, the characters can be as cool as the bikes. But when you come across a rider whose full-time job is working as a solider and happens to fight MMA inside the cage in their...

THE ALLOY ADVANTAGE: Suzuki Bandit GSF1200 ‘Sanzoku’ by Moto Milo.

We use billions of them each year around the world and yet rarely even once in our lifetime stop to pause and consider the genius of the aluminium beverage can. A tab with a shifting fulcrum, ultra-light and yet remarkably strong, and an ability to store all...

BACK WITH A BANDIT: 1999 Suzuki Bandit 1200 by Zed Made.

It's one of the only memorable moments of The Godfather Part III, Michael's "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in!" For Sander Ziugov the words ring true, but thankfully the sentiment is a hell of a lot different, as he was willingly drawn back...

MONOSHOCK NIGHTHAWK: 2002 Honda CB750 ‘Iron Horse’ by JM Customs.

Around the globe businesses big and small are hurting and it's easy to understand why, but in central Scotland on the banks of the River Tay one company is bucking the trend. Founded by James Moir, JM Customs is expanding at a rapid pace and providing the...

TURBO TIME: Turbocharged Ducati Monster ‘Strontium’ by Balamutti.

The Ducati Monster can arguably lay claim to saving the famous Italian brand, and what started out as a parts bin special under then owners Cagiva, has produced record sales and a cult following. From F1 drivers, stars of stage and screen, and the loyal...

STRIPPED-DOWN SUPERBIKE: Ducati 1199 Superleggera by Roland Sands Design.

When Ducati first released the 1199 Superleggera in 2014, it was unlike anything else that had ever come before it. Based on the Italian manufacturer’s already impressive Panigale R, the Superleggera featured a magnesium monocoque frame (and wheels), carbon...

THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION: A pair of Yamaha XV920’s by Moose Motodesign.

Perfection is not so much something we achieve but a dream that we chase. For the automotive designer that pursuit means creating in the customer a deep desire, an emotional aesthetic, that grabs you and draws you in. For Tom Moose of Poland's Moose...

BOUNDLESS IMAGINATION: The Zero Zero by Vtopia Design

Meeting Giorgio Cerrato for the first time in the Spring of 2017 was a memorable moment, he was delivering The Zero Zero, his first Ducati Hypermotard under the guise of Vtopia Design, a bike he had been tinkering with for 7 years. The man is tall and...