Month: May 2012

Another Trick Scrambler Build! Maybe the coolest CM250 Honda on the planet!

Talk about getting the most out of a transformation! Gregory Moore sends in more proof that you don’t need tens of thousands of dollars to build a cool custom bike.

Here is a 1982 Honda CM250c (the predecessor to the Rebel). I bought this for my lady to rip around but we live in the woods of southern NH where there’s lots of dirt roads & torn up tarmac so I wanted it to be a little scrambler not a saggy cruiser(not meant to be of offense to rebel owners). This is what I came up with, hope you like it!

Thanks,
(And be sure to check out his build thread:) http://www.dotheton.com/forum/index.php?topic=31070.0

Oh yeah… this is what he started with..

Oooh Baby! The latest “kit bike” from RYCA motors.

Another Suzuki Savage based kit (this time a street tracker) from the folks over at RYCA.  I’m already a big fan of their cafe bike and a big fan of 650 thumpers.  I may just have to save up a little coin towards one of these.  Really freaking cool.

 

 

 

Maybe THE coolest Kawasaki W650 custom I’ve ever seen.

From a really excellent builder called Motor Rock.  Some really creative stuff.  Be sure to check em out.

A flawless Yamaha XT600. One of my favorite classic dualsports.

It funny because I was thinking of this very bike just the other day. At around the same time that Suzuki was designing the DR650 that’s been in continuous presence in American showrooms since 1998 (virtually unchanged) Yamaha had a serious competitor already on the market. It kills me that they surrendered the market to Suzuki so easily. This was a fantastic bike! I’m equally as pissed that they never brought its descendant, the Tenere 660, here either. WAKE up Yamaha! There are some of out here who love ADV thumpers! You’ve once again surrendered the market. This time to BMW and KTM. Damm shame…

Anyway..

A shoutout to Paul King for these shots. She’s a real beauty. Take good care of her!

Paul writes in:

SHHHHHH, IT THINKS IT’S A BMW GS.

Hi,
My name is Paul King, from Colorado.
I’m an avid viewer of your site.
Thought you might like at couple of shots of my ‘just assembled’ current ride.
It’s a 1994 Yamaha XT 600 with only 3,000 miles on it.
After cleaning it up, I added my personalizing accessories
to make it an adventure tourer.
Windshield, hot grips, aluminum panniers, bars, etc.

P.S. I rode one prepared like this to Alaska a few years ago.

Great stuff. Thanks Paul! And if you take this one on any adventures remember to send in some pics!

A sweet Honda CB 500 build from Bogota, COLOMBIA

Thanks to Cami Pinzon for this excellent cafe build.

Amazing double engined Kawasaki 2 stroke triple being ridden…

I love this stuff. And this seems to be a REALLY well sorted build.

Another lovely Laverda

Scott Potter sent in this nice Laverda along with a link to the David Omer site where there some other nice shots.
www.davidomer.com

Poster bike for this years www.harvestclassic.org

Another 2-stroke. Honda NSR 400.

Sean Larson writes in:

Hi,

I just ran across your blog from a link on the L-Twin site. I was checking out the Honda XR1157R Evo, and I saw your link and took a look. Very nice bikes. I don’t know what it is about 2 strokes that get the blood pumping…I just love them. I am the proud owner of a 1987 Honda NS400R. Now it’s not the fastest, but it handles great, and no one around where I live has one. I attached some pictures.

I have done some minor mods on it and have a list of more I want to do. So when I get some more done I’ll send if you’re interested.

Sweet All original RD350

Paul Nisanth sends in his excellent old 2 stroker.

Hi
This is my 1974 Yamaha RD 350. 8400 orgnial miles.I bought from ebay.When I bought it was sitting in a stotage for 15 yrs.