When I saw this bike’s photo somewhere on the internet – I immediately knew that something was off here. When I figured out what was it, I liked it even more. But when following the links, I found that Dave Solomon (an admin of the … Read More ›
Tag: 1200
First Yamaha VMax on this blog. How did this happen so late? Well… The reason is quite obvious – a machine that is a legend, a segment of its own. The bike that has almost a cult following… And it’s been around since 1985… Is … Read More ›
Another Inazuma project, another muscle bike. Looks like it is really becoming my mission to promote GSX1200 based transformations. But this time it’s not a cafe racer build… but a Scrambler – by Massimiliano Satta. This build really reminds me of my own project in many … Read More ›
An interesting document from 2013 made by OnTheThrottle.TV about preparations to climb legendary Pikes Peak on a resto-modded Kawasaki ZRX. If You follow James Compton Customs on Facebook, You know that it’s a “ZRX kingdom” (if You don’t follow them – You should start, it’s worth … Read More ›
Suzuki GSX-R Cafe Racer. Can this sentence be true? Well, if you are a purist geek – then no. Suzuki is not a British brand, it’s not from the 60s. So – it’s not a cafe racer. But… if you’ll reach for the roots of … Read More ›
Is it breaking the rules if You post a “factory build” on a custom loving blog? Well… Maybe. Moto Morini is an Italian brand, building bikes for over 80 years. Still located north of Italy. Yes – it’s a factory build… but kind of exotic… … Read More ›
GSX 1200 Inazuma is a quite poorly recognized muscle bike from Suzuki. I don’t know why is that, to be honest. You have all it takes to make a good retro naked – legendary oil cooled engine, that Suzuki used in many machines… Beautiful design, … Read More ›
The Grand Prix. The bike has it all – unique looks, craftsmanship and… the story. And… it does stand out from the crowd. It was built by Curtis Miller from Ardent Motorcycles in Milford, Michigan as a tribute to Japanese race bikes from 1960’s. But … Read More ›
Norley… If You didn’t already know – is a mix of Norton and Harley motorcycle. In this case – the motorcycle is Norton, and the engine is a 1200 from a Sportster. I think there is some old fashioned vibe to it – Norton is … Read More ›