“The Nightcrawler” Honda CL500 with MOTOISM Plug&Play CL500 kit In 2024 the Honda CL500 draws from 60 years of history. The first scrambler rolled off the assembly line in 1962, the CL72. This is the model that Dave Ekins and Bill Robertson Jr. rode down the Baja Peninsula in Mexico, setting the stage for the famous Baja 1000 rally that officially first took place in 1967. Since then, the engine volume has increased to 450cc’s in the mid 70’s before a 50 year hiatus in the CL production line occurred. Now the CL is back! In 2023 the Honda CL500 was introduced to the public as the fifth mod ..read more

    After a long resting period, Moto Morini is back! Originally Italian, from Milan, MM is now part of the Zhongneng vehicle group since 2018. In 2022 three new models have been released. All designed in Italy, and sporting some of the best and renowned Italian components. All based on the same 650cc twin engine. First in line is the X-Cape, which we have taken for a week and will be reviewed in a separate post. During the launch I had the opportunity to ride number 2 and 3 in the line-up, both versions of the Seiemmezzo. That is Italian for ‘six-and-a-half’. First Look The Seiemm ..read more

The motorcycle industry, at least on the combustion engine side, has not seen a lot of new brands come to life the past few decades. Yes, we did witness the successful resurrection of famous brands from the past, like Indian and Royal Enfield, who are developing and pushing out impressive ranges of truly great motorcycles. But we haven’t seen many new brands of combustion engine motorcycles lately. However, the birth and subsequent rise of electric motorcycles has resulted in a whole slew of new manufacturers. Zero was an early starter in 2006, and especially in the last few years quite ..read more

After a long resting period, Moto Morini is back! Originally Italian, from Milan, MM is now part of the Zhongneng vehicle group since 2018. In 2022 three new models have been released. All designed in Italy, and sporting some of the best and renowned Italian components. All based on the same 650cc twin engine. First in line is the X-Cape, which we have taken for a week and will be reviewed in a separate post. During the launch I had the opportunity to ride number 2 and 3 in the line-up, both versions of the Seiemmezzo. That is Italian for ‘six-and-a-half’. First Look The Seiemmezzo Scrambler ..read more

Dakar History Long before BMW gained popularity as the adventure motorcyclist weapon of choice, thanks to Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s escapades and their Long Way-series, BMW already had a reputation for building bullet-proof adventure bikes. It had everything to do with the company’s Dakar rally history, where it all started with the R80G/S back in 1980. BMW was a force to reckon with in the 1980’s all the way up until the end of the 1990s. The R80GS grew into the R100GS, which eventually transformed into the R1100GS; which was a completely different bike compared to the ones before ..read more

Swiss Sense The last few years we have been receiving less good news from Switzerland. There is some numbnut who is trying to convince the world we will only be happy when we own nothing. Well, after laying eyes on this bike, we could not disagree more with this character and his crazy ideas. Let’s be honest, who would not like to own this magnificent machine? Presenting the Tracker It is the collective from Emmental, Switzerland, who are responsible for our flash of gluttony. They go by the moniker Arctos Collection, which is steady collaboration between Ulfert Janssen’s industrial design s ..read more

A Different Kind of Build The 30-year-old Maarten Bressers has amazed us before with some beautiful custom BMW motorcycles. Although his preference usually went to boxer twins, the man behind Moto Rebuild decided to take a walk on the wild side, and to venture into the world of BMW inline engine motorcycles Realistically, we have seen countless of gorgeous builds that were based around the R-series Bavarian pride. A K-series BMW however, is something completely different. When you think about it, where the R-series were meant as no-nonsense motorcycles, using the simplest of technologies, th ..read more

Ready. Set. SCRAM! I had some time, I just wanted to ride. No frills, no haste, no frustration. And then I got the email. ‘We still have the Scram for you to ride and review if you like?’ And that was it. As you can imagine, this isn’t a powerhouse. It doesn’t even pretend to be and that’s just fine, it doesn’t have to. What it is though, is a very, very nice bike. Especially for what I was planning, which was nothing. Don’t get me wrong, I do get excited from exciting bikes and I can ride them to within an inch of their limits, but I didn’t want to. And then it’s much more satisfying on a bik ..read more

In 1969 when the Honda Motorcycle Company introduced to the world their CB 750, with its air-cooled, inline 4-cylinder 750cc engine, it literally blew away all the competition. Not only did they build the world’s first mass-produced superbike, but they also sold it at an affordable price point. It was called “The Dream CB 750 Four” and it became the great granddaddy of what would later be called “Universal Japanese Motorcycles”. With a top speed of 200 km/h (125 mph), disc brakes (the world first motorcycle to get those), and a wide number of technological innovations, the CB 750 became an imm ..read more

Moto Adonis We have seen a couple of incredible builds from the workshop of Moto Adonis. The Dutch builders, which consists out of Arthur Renkema and Job Leussink, have been busy the last couple of years. Who remembers the menacing Harley Davidson LiveWire? Or the BMW RnineT Girder? Only a few months later, they’ve already announced the culmination of 2 more projects. One of which is the BMW R80 dubbed “BIG Dude”, the bike we will be discussing further below. Popular Bike In all honesty, we can list the factory bike specs here again, but that would be pointless at this stage. Yes, the BMW R80 ..read more