From left: The S1000RR Carbon Edition, and the regular bike with a few carbon parts…
The 193bhp BMW S1000RR is, right now, pretty much at the top of most sportsbike riders’ wish list. With about 183 horsepower at the rear wheel and a host of sophisticated electronics, the German bike recently trounced all comers to win the 2010 Masterbike (ahead of the Aprilia RSV4, which finished second, and

Top, from left: Nico Bakker and Mathijn Nelis with the Nelis 1000R…

It’s funny how some things work out. Yesterday we wrote about a Suzuki TL1000S-based streetfighter from the US, and today we have a TL1000R-based special from the Netherlands! The bike has been built by one Mathijn Nelis, who worked with the famous motorcycle chassis specialist Nico Bakker to create this machine, which he’s

From left: Sean’s TL1000S streetfighter and a regular, stock TL…
Featured in a recent issue of Super Streetbike magazine, this Suzuki streetfighter belongs to one Sean Sullivan, who bought a 1997 TL1000S more than a decade ago and has since then lavished much love, care and aftermarket parts on the machine. ‘I was looking to make a great streetbike that was unique, so I started fabbing stuff

With 180bhp from the Kwacker inline-four, 250km/h can’t be too hard…
Featured in Trike magazine, the UK-based Simeon Hill’s three-wheeled creation is based on a 2001 Kawasaki ZX-12R. It features a push-button gearshift system, Akrapovic exhaust, modified axle and differential from a Ford Sierra, custom-built frame and various other trick bits and pieces. The 17-inch rear wheels wear 235 x 50

This special Valentino Rossi Yamaha R1 will be put up for auction later this year…

Don Emde (1972 Daytona 200 winner) recently unveiled a special Yamaha R1 project bike at a Long Beach Show in the US. Emde, who also announced the launch of a new non-profit organization called Friends of Riders for Health, Inc., led a one-year team effort to customize the machine with aftermarket accessories

Quintessential 1980s cool – the BMW R100S-based Krauser MKM1000…
The sportiest bike BMW had in their line-up back in late-1970s was the R100S, which was powered by an old 980cc Boxer-twin that made a paltry 70 horsepower. At that time, the German company was simply unable to meet the demands of enthusiasts who wanted a faster, more powerful and better handling BMW sportsbike. The first of BMW’

The perfect retro-styled cafe racer…

Straight from the streets of Japan, this Honda CB750 Café Type Motorimoda is our kind of retro-styled café racer, even if it does have a very long name. With styling borrowed from 1970s endurance racers, the Type Motorimoda, designed by one Shinichiro Arakawa, is fitted with a standard CB750’s carburetted, air-cooled, four-cylinder engine. With a

The DJ Sport Suzuki B-King sidecar – top marks for sheer style…

If a 106-horsepower sidecar outfit sounds like your kind of thing, you’d probably like this Suzuki B-King rig from France. Made by some company called D.J. Construction (they don’t seem to have a website…), the DJ Sport B-King sidecar features an Öhlins shock at the front.

According to MotoMag, the DJ Sport handles reasonably

That number 69 has nothing to do with Joshua being a fan of Nicky Hayden. No, the number refers to a certain position that the man prefers…

The very cool Royal Enfield Bullet 350-based café racer you see here has been put together by Joshua, who’s based in Bombay, India. Twenty-six year old Joshua lives an interesting life – he likes flying, has a commercial pilot’s license and he’s worked

The 1990s ZX-7 gets a 1970s two-stroke engine. Whatever next…

The ZXR750 / ZX-7R is one of our two all-time favourite Kawasaki motorcycles (the other being the ZX-11 / ZZR1100), and the bike you see here is a rather interesting take on the Green Meanie. The machine, which started life as a 1990 model ZX-7, has been fitted with a 1972 Kawasaki H2’s 750cc three-cylinder two-stroke engine, which