Ducati made a few scramblers back in the 1960s, ranging from 250cc to 450cc. They were popular then and still have an enthusiastic following today, but when the British offered their big twin street scramblers in the 1970s, Ducati didn't respond. Mark McClean is a fan of those early Ducatis, but when the Pierre Terblanche designed Ducati Sport Classics appeared, he … [Read more...]

Jim Harrell's tilting reverse trike kit for the big Harley is a pretty impressive bit of engineering. Since we first showed you what it looked like, he's had it to Daytona and all over on the roads, where it is getting a tremendous response from everyone who sees it. Jim tells me he's developing a fiberglass nose and fenders plus tweaking some components to allow greater … [Read more...]

We've had a series of articles on Japanese custom shops with their own unique style, shops like Brat Style, Ritmo Sereno and Gravel Crew to name a few, but their focus is usually more Japanese, sometimes European, with BMWs, but very few British bikes in their collections. This shop, Heiwa Motorcycle, has all of the usual models, but they've done a lot of old British classics, … [Read more...]

How many of you know of the 125cc Honda 5 cylinder racer ridden by Luigi Taveri in 1966? It's a truly fascinating bit of engineering. Jean-Luc Borgetto, who we last wrote about way back when he built the JLS503, a 500cc 3 cylinder racer, inspired by the MV Agusta 500 GP bike, has built another beauty. His new bike, the JLSP305, takes inspiration from the 125cc 5 cylinder, … [Read more...]