The story of Royal Enfield and the nation of India is one of the most storied in all of motorcycle history. Now a company owned and operated out of Chennai, the original outfit was a sewing needle supplier, who shifted to motorcycle production 123 years ago in the UK. But when India gained independence, the Bullet model not only served the new country’s army, it became the motorcycle that moved a… Source ..read more

Grottoes, Virginia, is a small town in the Shenandoah Valley of the Appalachian Mountains, and although it’s less than 200 miles from Washington DC, there is no pork barrelling or easy lobbyist cash to be made here. It’s a place where life will test you and every single dollar made has to be earned through blood, sweat and tears. For six generations that’s the way it’s been for the family of… Source ..read more

You only have to be a regular reader of these pages to know that Triumph is on a roll right now and there seems to be nothing that can slow the rise and rise of the British brand. And unlike their success in the past, it’s not based on just a few models, at present they have a machine for every occasion and have even entered the Motocross world. But if you really want big sales numbers you simply… Source ..read more

The modern dirt bike is an incredible thing, blisteringly fast, effortlessly reliable and able to handle and stop like on rails, no matter how terrible the terrain. And yet, never have vintage motocross, dual sports and scramblers been as popular as they are now. Some of that is nostalgia, no doubt, but there is also the fact that every manufacturer’s machine was uniquely different and no two ever… Source ..read more

It’s hard to imagine today, but in the glory years of the two-stroke, you could have some serious fun on a motorcycle with just 50cc. And this became a serious business when the UK raised the age for learners to seventeen, and those a year younger were restricted to small-capacity mopeds. But European and Japanese manufacturers were ready to pounce, already armed with fast 50s… Source ..read more

There is just something about a classic bike from the ’60s and ’70s that seems to sum up all that is good about motorcycling. A raw and mechanical riding experience that combines with clean and stylish lines, all making your heart yearn for the open road. And it seems the beloved machines of that period are adored by many, as auction prices soar to stratospheric heights and there doesn’t seem to… Source ..read more

It is one of the most incredible audio and visual experiences on the planet, the sheer electronic music intensity of the Monegros Desert Festival, held each year in Spain. But when the desert falls quiet once more and the last raver finds their way home, this is also one of the world’s most naturally beautiful and diverse landscapes. Inspired by the Monegros, the team of Triumph aficionados at... Source ..read more

There are as many ways to celebrate the New Year’s arrival as there are people on earth, fireworks and getting blind drunk are some of the more popular pastimes here in Australia. But, at Pipeburn HQ we put our heads together and decided there was only one fitting way for us to welcome in 2024, as we call upon the custom bike Gods to deliver us the best year of bikes to date. And that was to start... Source ..read more

Over the years, we’ve been rightly blown away by the first-time custom builders who have knocked it out of the park without any experience at all. But when today’s incredible creation landed in my inbox, I realised there is a group we perhaps don’t praise enough. They are the designers and builders who have literally hundreds of one-off bikes to their name and still manage to find new... Source ..read more

The Kawasaki Z and Ninja ranges are without doubt the Japanese company’s two most successful model line-ups. One burst onto the scene in the ’70s and instantly made Japan the titans of two-wheels and the other, the best-named Sportbike range of all time. Zed and Ninja just sound cool, ER on the other hand sounds like the place you’re trying to avoid. And the ER-5 didn’t help things... Source ..read more