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Polish Perfection Somewhere inside an industrial railway building in Warsaw, there’s a garage that turns dreams into reality. Christian Boosen, the man behind 86 Gear Motorcycles, is specialised in building café racers, street trackers, brats, scramblers, you name it. So when a customer walked in to ask for a period correct [...]

Dakar Legend In the past 5 years we have only covered builds that were based on a Yamaha XT. Far too little if you ask us. It is one of Yamaha’s biggest success stories and an absolute Paris-Dakar legend. Yamaha introduced the first XT, the XT500, in 1976 with a 500cc [...]

It was a first for the BikeBrewers team. As a concerted effort four members tested a great variety of Rusty Stitches gear and gave our honest and unadulterated opinion. Pictures paint a 1000 words and video does the rest. We decided to go Full Monty on this one with ‘both unboxing and review videos. Don’t watch those, we're awful at video's!

Indian Challenger Limited 2025 Ride Review

Motorcycle travel blog of a two week trip into the Carpathian Mountains in Romania, crossing the Transfagarasan Pass and Transalpina Pass with Berlin Motorcycle Community Craftwerk

Indian Sport Scout 2025 Bike Review - We tested the new 2025 Indian Sport Scout Limited+Tech motorcycle, and this cruiser is a revolution!

Review of the Royal Enfield Bear 650 motorcycle. Putting the bear between bears.

Iron Motors 2025 lit up Circuit Carole with a thrilling mix of vintage racers, customs, roaring engines and vibrant atmosphere. From great café racers to rare race bikes, the event delivers pure motorcycle passion in a laid-back, high-energy atmosphere that celebrates the true spirit of riding.

Motorcycle travel in Japan from Tottori via Hiroshima and Fukuoka to Beppu, meeting people, seeing temples, taking in culture

In the first part of this story about motorcycle travel in Japan, I had just reached Takayama. In this part, we pick up where we left off and make tracks west along the northern coast of the Kyoto Prefecture into Tottori Prefecture. Takayama One of the local specialties is beef from [...]

When another BMW Bobber rolls out of the Walzwerk or Ironwood garage we know what to expect. It is all the more surprising when a BMW Bobber of the same build quality rolls out of a garage that is not that well known (yet!)

    The new Royal Enfield HNTR350, aiming to win over a younger audience With this model, Royal Enfield tries to make motorcycling and commuting by motorcycle accessible and attractive to a younger audience. Think new riders, students, young working professionals, perhaps even as a second, lighter motorcycle. The lines remind [...]

Some time ago we received a care package from Rusty Stitches. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the name, we suggest you start reading this first. The now Dutch band of misfits is working hard to make a name for themselves in the custom and urban motorcycle riding gear [...]

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 [...]

Gear Up! When it comes to motorcycle gear, we have a pretty good idea of what works, and what doesn’t. It really helps that our entire editorial team are petrol-heads of the highest order. This also means that we test out gear to the absolute limit. But sometimes, you want something [...]