The world of motorcycles is a robust one. There’s a motorcycle designed for pretty much every use out there. The companies selling bikes are trying to appeal to every area of the market from the folks who love to cruise to the racers to the adventurers.
Then there’s the custom bike scene. Geniuses, craftsmen, artists take motorcycles and turn them into rolling pieces of art.
I try to cover a little bit of it all. From the new bikes rolling off the production lines at the various motorcycle manufacturers to the littlest of custom shops and individuals tinkering around in their sheds.
Here are the main types of motorcycles I typically write about on this site.
Note that this isn’t an exhaustive list, and the article linked above about the different types of motorcycles will explain the full picture.
The fun doesn’t stop with the various types of motorcycles. There are also tons of brands that sell each type of motorcycle. I’ve written an article on the different motorcycle brands out there, and that should give you a pretty clear idea of what you’ll find.
Motorcycle type and the different brands matter a ton, but I often find myself and other riders classifying motorcycles by their engine size or displacement.
This is typically how the industry categorizes motorcycles. You’ll see a 250cc class, a 600cc class, etc. To learn more, check out my article on the various engine sizes out there in the world of motorcycles.
Lastly, I want to talk about the price of motorcycles. Everyone has to work in a budget, and you can buy a nice bike for very little money, but you can also spend a ton.
Price is a big deciding factor, and I would hope you take it into account. Here are my thoughts on motorcycles and their prices.
Below are the latest articles on various motorcycles.
There’s a paradox at the center of motorcycling that takes most riders a while to consciously notice.
You’re moving fast, faster than you move almost anywhere else in daily life. The wind is loud. The environment is rushing past. And yet, somehow, everything slows down. Your thoughts quiet. The mental noise that follows you everywhere else just stops.
Continue reading “What Riding a Motorcycle Teaches You About Slowing Down”Master Misao Araki of Auto Magic, one of Japan’s most influential custom workshops, has transformed a Kawasaki Z1 into a masterpiece of engineering that bridges the gap between aerospace precision and classic superbike style.
Known for pioneering the process of obtaining government permits for radical modifications, Araki-san utilized 38 years of experience to “future-proof” this machine. The build is centered around a revolutionary modular frame concept designed to address the structural decay common in 40-year-old motorcycles while allowing for total adaptability.
Continue reading “Custom Kawasaki Z1 by Auto Magic”Pull into any motorcycle meetup on a Sunday morning and the pattern is immediate: bikes lined up, riders standing around with cups in hand, conversations happening at the pace that coffee encourages rather than the pace that the rest of the week demands.
It’s not a coincidence. Motorcycles and coffee have been intertwined for a long time, longer than the current wave of “coffee and moto” branding would suggest. The connection runs deeper than aesthetics, and it makes a certain kind of sense once you think about it.
Continue reading “Why Motorcycles and Coffee Belong Together”The “Yoshimura” is a 1987 Suzuki GSX-R1100 “slabside” restomod built by Yohann Kostrzewa of the French workshop KOS’THOR. Inspired by the legendary 24-hour endurance racers that dominated the Suzuka circuit in the 1990s, the build is a tribute to the legacy of Hideo “Pops” Yoshimura.
The project began with a neglected donor bike that was completely stripped and rebuilt to recreate the look and feel of a factory-fresh racing machine.
Continue reading “Custom Suzuki GSX-R1100 by KOS’THOR”You’re rolling down a two-lane somewhere, and a rider comes the other way. Before they pass, one hand drops low — fingers out, maybe a two-finger point toward the road. You return it almost without thinking.
The motorcycle wave. Every rider knows it. Most do it automatically after a while. But if you’ve never stopped to think about where it came from or why it’s stuck around for over a century, it’s actually a pretty interesting piece of riding culture.
Continue reading “The Motorcycle Wave: A Small Gesture With a Lot Behind It”Spanish custom shop Tamarit Motorcycles has created “Karma,” a Baroque-inspired one-off based on the Triumph Bonneville Bobber.
As the 159th build in their signature series, this project abandons traditional comfort to focus on a “rolling sculpture” aesthetic, utilizing what Tamarit calls their “Platinum architecture” to achieve a low, stretched, and aggressive stance.
Continue reading “Custom Triumph Bobber by Tamarit”There’s a version of a motorcycle road trip that involves booking hotels in advance, packing light, and knowing where you’re sleeping every night. That’s a perfectly good trip. A lot of people prefer it.
And then there’s motorcycle camping — where you’ve got everything you need strapped to the bike, you’re not locked into any particular destination, and your campsite is wherever you decide to stop.
It’s a different experience. It’s also, for a lot of riders, the one that sticks with them the longest.
Continue reading “Motorcycle Camping: Why Every Rider Should Try It At Least Once”Spring is the season most riders spend winter dreaming about. The temperatures are back in a reasonable range, the roads are drying out, and everything smells like it’s waking up. It’s the best time of year to ride, and it goes fast.
The other thing that goes fast in spring? The window before the tourist crowds show up. Hit some of these roads in late March or April and you’ll have a completely different experience than the person who waits until July.
Here are some of the best spring motorcycle routes and road trips in the US worth putting on your list right now.
Continue reading “The Best Spring Motorcycle Roads in America”French custom shop FCR Original has unveiled the “Triumph Escape,” a rally-inspired rework of the Triumph Scrambler 400 XC that serves as a rolling catalog for their new modular parts range.
Instead of a one-off build that requires heavy modification, this project was designed to showcase an entire ecosystem of bolt-on accessories that fit the Triumph 400 platform without any permanent changes to the bike.
Continue reading “Custom Triumph Scrambler 400 XC by FCR Original”There’s something that happens when you swing a leg over the bike and head out alone to go solo motorcycle riding. No group pace to keep. No one to check on. Just you, the machine, and whatever road you pointed yourself at.
A lot of riders talk about it but struggle to explain it. That feeling after a long solo ride where your head is cleaner than it was when you left. Where whatever was eating at you an hour ago feels smaller now, or at least more manageable.
Turns out, there’s actually science behind that feeling. But honestly, most of us figured it out long before any researchers did.
Continue reading “Why Solo Motorcycle Riding Might Be the Best Therapy You’re Not Paying For”
