![Yamaha XV950 Racer is a Fab Factory Custom [w/ Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/yamaha_xv950_racer_22-335x256.jpg)
If you crave cruising with the rumble of a big V-twin flooding your ear canals but can’t live without Japanese engineering precision, the Star Bolt from Yamaha might be the motorcycle of your dreams. But...
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Lots of legendary motorcycles have worn the Ducati name over the decades, most of which have been powered by multi-cylinder engines. But there was one noteworthy single that burnished the company’s reputation as a sportbike...
While Laverda might not be as widely recognized as other Italian motorcycle brands, that doesn’t mean the bikes it built were unimpressive. In fact, the company’s 650cc and 750cc parallel-twin models of the late-1960s and...
All good things, as you know, must come to an end. And Radical Ducati, a Madrid, Spain-headquartered custom motorcycle shop that specializes in – shocker – Ducatis is, unfortunately, no exception. After 15 years of...
More, as it turns out, isn’t always better. Chainsaws don’t make great beard trimmers. Nuclear weapons aren’t ideal for Fourth of July festivities. And adding a big, puffy fairing to a sporting motorcycle doesn’t necessarily...
![Becks and Bikes: David Beckham and Mates Go for a Ride in Belstaff Promo [Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/video_still_229.jpg)
Not to get all fashion police on you (How could we, when our go-to uniform is jeans-and-T-shirt?), but when you’re riding a motorcycle, you want to be wearing gear that kind of goes with the...
![It’s a Gas(ser): Custom Honda CB350 is Two-Wheeled Art You Can Use [Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/video_still_185.jpg)
Art comes in many, many forms. But one thing shared by many of those forms is that, unfortunately, there’s little (if any) function to even accompany those forms, much less follow them. Sure, a painting...
Being self-employed has the potential to be quite rewarding, both financially and psychologically. However, self-employment also means making a whole heap of sacrifices in one’s personal life. You know the old saying about the shoemaker...
![Airhead of the Class: Giving New Life to a Classic BMW Motorcycle [Video]](https://www.sub5zero.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/video_still_163.jpg)
For more than 70 years, a sizable chunk of BMW motorcycle production consisted of bikes powered by air-cooled flat-twin engines. These so-called “Airhead” models were (and still are) easy to spot, thanks to their big,...
The Yamaha XV920R (which was only offered in the U.S. for two years, 1981 and ‘82) was, when new at least, an acquired taste. The rear end styling – particularly the mounting of the rear...