Aafter the calm of an 8am booth setup for The Vintagent, the gates for the Quail opened at 10am sharp, releasing a flood of 3 years of built-up excitement. The Quail had been shuttered since 2019, the can kicked down the road twice, and finally, the show was open, and the record crowd of 3200 … Read more
Hello dear readers and riders! Since this week is packed with some pretty exciting stuff, we’re going to cut straight to the chase. This week’s stories include HD’s most affordable e-Motorcycle to date, Volkswagen’s new electric off-roading brand, and an EV that could blow Lucid’s 520-mile range out of the water. As always, share tips, … Read more
Hello dear readers and riders! Welcome to the first EV news roundup of May. This week’s stories include a first looks at the stunning Formula E Gen3 race car, a seven-pound powertrain, and the results of CAKE’s first ever electric race. If you see any cool stories you think we should cover, shoot us a … Read more
Flashbike: An exquisitely modified “860LS” hits the BaT auction block… In the late 1970s, a new term was coined for the bold breed of motorcycle leaping onto the scene, with radical style and high performance, filling the glossy pages of the era’s magazines and the odd Milanese or New York street corner: the “flashbike. ” … Read more
Finland’s Steel Bakery delivers one gorgeous CB… The original Honda CB750 completely revolutionized production motorcycles. Dubbed the “Original Superbike,” it was the first mass-produced motorcycle to feature a four-cylinder engine, disc brakes, and electric starter. It had been built at the request of American Honda, and the 68-hp, 736cc engine kickstarted the superbike era: “Some … Read more
ZZ Moto restores a limited-edition Honda thumper… By the mid-1980s, the Paris Dakar Rally had become an immensely popular event on the world stage, and the big factories were competing hard to develop the next two-wheeled Trans-Saharan victory machine. At the same time, their marketing departments had gotten savvy to Dakar fever. After Yamaha launched … Read more
A former pro speedway racer crafts small batches of XS650 street trackers… The Yamaha XS650 debuted in 1969, taking styling cues from the British twins of a previous generation, but with advanced technology such as unit construction, a horizontally-split crankcase, and SOHC valve operation. “There is no question that Yamaha has achieved the classic Big … Read more
Red Clouds Collective builds a Pre ’65-style trials machine… In 1952, Triumph introduced the Tiger Cub, a 200cc four-stroke OHV single designed by the legendary Edward Turner. Sometimes known as the “Baby Bonnie,” the lightweight single was meant to mimic the larger machines in the Triumph lineup, such as the Speed Twin and Thunderbird: “Above … Read more
Destined for Handbuilt Show ’22: DT Motoworks’ Slash 5… The 1970 BMW R75/5 (“Slash 5”) was a landmark machine for the company, whose motorcycle designs had become dated in the years since WWII, still in rooted in the technology of the 1940s. “Although the R series motorcycles had enjoyed technical advances along the way, they … Read more
Black Cycles Australia builds a streamlined XT for Retromotive… If you’ve been following BikeBound for any length of time, you know we’re big fans of the Yamaha XT500. Not only did the 500cc single win the first two runnings of the Paris Dakar Rally, it was destined to become one of the great do-anything thumpers … Read more