Most readers here are familiar with the Honda CBX, the inline 6 that remains popular in the classic market but another inline 6 you don't see very often is the Kawasaki Z1300. Not only is it less common, when is the last time you saw one that's gone the custom route, wide rear tire and all? Mark Foulkes from sunny South Africa has been working on his big Z, vintage 1979, and … [Read more...]

Once you start looking around a little you come across more and more amazing work being done by individual builders. One good example is Mike Hanlon of El Paso, Texas who has a company called Mean Street Products building and selling parts and accessories for custom bikes. But Mike also has this fascination for old motorcycles and he just happens to be a master machinist and … [Read more...]

Sid Biberman and his son Matthew have put together a beautiful Vincati special combining the frame from a 1973 Ducati GT750 with the engine from a 1953 Vincent Rapide. The frame came from a racer who had completely rebuilt and prepped it before deciding to install his engine elsewhere and the engine came from a friend who had plans for the Vincent frame as a Bonneville racer. … [Read more...]