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.
The guys at Elemental Custom Cycles have created what is possibly the most beautiful BMW R80 cafe racer in their build called Project #4.
The motorcycle is sleek, with beautiful colors, and muscular curves. It’s the kind of bike you dream about, and in the images from the company’s website, the bike even looks like a dream.
Continue reading “BMW R80 Project #4 Cafe Racer by Elemental Custom Cycles”Last week I goofed and didn’t get to post the latest news stories, but I’m back on it this week with three of the most interesting news stories in a while.
If you’re not following my news roundups, I take my best motorcycle news stories that I write over at Web Bike World and do a roundup of them here.
Continue reading “Roundup: 3 Best Motorcycle News Stories of the Week – January 3”The Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 is an awesome motorcycle. It’s also a bike that lends itself well to builders of unique customs and cafe racers. This Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 is a great example of what can be done at the hands of an experienced bike builder.
Harris Performance has the skills, parts, and expertise to make a very impressive motorcycle, and this bike shows that.
Continue reading “Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 Custom by Harris Performance”Feast your eyes on a unique motorcycle that was made even more interesting at the hands of some master craftsmen. It’s a Gilera 150 Sport cafe racer.
The team at Cafe Cycles put together this unique build. It’s about as bare-bones as a cafe racer is going to get.
Continue reading “1954 Gilera 150 Sport Cafe Racer by Cafe Cycles”New Zealand is a magical place. I spent a summer there in my early teens and fell in love with it. There’s weird stuff there, and it comes as no surprise to me that this Honda Dax Chopper by Hogan Jeffs comes from New Zealand.
The weird little chopper is one of the more interesting bikes I’ve seen recently and my hat’s off to him for thinking outside the box.
Continue reading “Honda Dax Chopper by Hogan Jeffs”I write daily motorcycle news stories over at Web Bike World, and at the end of the week, I like to wrap things up with a news roundup here on Wind Burned Eyes.
Here are the stories that stood out the most to me this week.
Continue reading “Roundup: 3 Best Motorcycle News Stories of the Week – December 20”There’s a lot to love about bikes from the 1970s and this Moto Guzzi T3 Cafe Racer built by Marcin Guja is no exception.
Moto Guzzi’s have always had a special place in my heart, and they will continue to do so—especially vintage ones—as long as I’m still seeing bikes like this out there. Simply beautiful.
Continue reading “Moto Guzzi T3 Cafe Racer by Marcin Guja”Tim Cumper is a freelance modelmaker and a design professional based in Somerset in the UK. He built this Honda FTR223 Street Tracker that he calls Cumpert 01.
The custom bike is a stunning thing to look at. Its slimness is what first drew my eyes to it. Then I started to notice all of the interesting attention to detail.
Continue reading “Honda FTR223 Street Tracker Cumpert 01 by Tim Cumper”There’s a lot to love about what’s going on in the motorcycle industry right now. Companies are shifting things about, coming out with new bikes and ideas, and general mild shakeups in the industry.
This week was no exception. I write news over at Web Bike World, and I round up the best stories here every Friday. Here are my picks for this week.
Continue reading “Roundup: 3 Best Motorcycle News Stories of the Week”Gasoline Motor Co. makes some of the coolest custom motorcycles out there and this Harley-Davidson Iron 883 is a perfect example.
The builders called it Good Work Ain’t Cheap and the name is featured on the engine’s cylinders.
Continue reading “Harley-Davidson Iron 883 by Gasoline Motor Co.”
