Flipping through the pages of the July issue of Barnett's Magazine I spotted this Black Denim Street Bob custom built by David Neu of ASI Customs of Racine, Wisconsin. He took a Harley Davidson Street Bob and made some changes which I think turn it into a great looking bike, designed for a more leisurely pace and no twisties naturally but still, I thought it looked pretty … [Read more...]

Add Chris Corbould to your list of motorcycle builders because he is the person behind the new Batpod, the high tech motorcycle you'll see Bruce Wayne riding in the next Batman movie, The Dark Knight. The photos released are intentionally unclear, they want you to see the movie, naturally, but from what you can make out, I can guess we won't see this at your local dealer any … [Read more...]

As Yamaha forever fiddles around planning the introduction of the long awaited new V-max, I was thinking again about something I thought about long ago, a sportbike powered by the V-max's V4 engine, though maybe "sportbike" is a bit misleading, the idea is a great sounding muscle bike that likes to turn. It certainly isn't the first engine many builders would consider for a … [Read more...]

Alfa Romeo engines must be a more popular transplant than I thought. Here's another motorcycle which looks quite finished and ready to ride. The engine is a 4 cylinder Alfa Romeo boxer but I can't tell you much else. The photos were taken in Belgium and there are a few notes by the images. As near as I can tell, the tank is from a Laverda, some bodywork is from a Yamaha 750 and … [Read more...]