MV Agusta, Cagiva, and the Future

Benelli’s Chinese-built parallel-twin engine may form the basis for a new 500cc version from MV Agusta. Which models will this find its way into? Read on. (Benelli/)In the last few weeks, MV Agusta has unveiled some tasty new models. We’ve recently reported on the Rush and the F3 Rosso, and you’ve just seen our story on the new Brutale 1000…

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Earthly Delight: A minimalist Honda NX650 from Slovakia

There was a time when the Honda NX650 Dominator was an uncommon, yet surprisingly sensible, donor for a custom project. But Dominators have become increasingly popular as donor bikes lately—which makes total sense, given how reliable and versatile they are. HB-Custom showed us one winning formula for the utilitarian NX650 just last week. Now it’s the turn of the guys…

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Smart Single – Stu Lloyd Yamaha SR500 e

Stu Lloyd grew up in the UK during the late ’70s and early ’80s.  As a young boy, his leisure time was devoted to wrenching, tuning, and crashing two strokes. He was what the British press labelled as a “two-stroke hooligan” causing mischief on his Kawasaki KH 250s and Yamaha RD LCs. Back then life was all about maximising his…

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