Awesome Motorcycles

Jay Leno’s Garage chats with Ronin Motorworks about the Ronin 47, the shop’s limited edition take on the Buell 1125 sportbike. Its front-mounted radiator is… unique, but that’s part of its appeal. Test ride at 13:05.

Jay Leno shows off his unrestored 1936 Harley-Davidson EL “Knucklehead”. It was practically a concept motorcycle, but it’s still mechanical enough that he made it work after about 30 years of neglect with just a bit of cleaning.

BMW teamed up with two of Japan’s best bike shops to customize the new K 1600 GTL luxury tourer. Kenji Nagai’s Ken’s Factory Special is a clean and curvy chopper, while Keiji Kawakita’s Juggernaut is a futuristic combat sport bike.

Ural’s new motorcycle is built for outdoor adventures. The Gear Up has a 41hp 749cc boxer engine, 2WD (rear & sidecar wheels) mode for more traction, a spotlight, a sidecar bumper, a luggage rack and a spare tire.

Revatu’s Black Pearl is a beautiful and humorous showpiece motorcycle. Not only does it look like a steam train, it actually works like a steam train, with the rear wheel driven by a huge crankshaft. Photo by Marc Quinlivan.

Face-melting onboard footage of English racer Guy Martin and his Tyco Suzuki GSX-R 1000 superbike as he chases Michael Dunlop on the Isle of Man TT course. These guys must be trained not to blink – or have their eyelids glued open.

The 03Gen concepts are variants of the Tricity three-wheeled scooter. The 03GEN-f has a racing-inspired build while the 03GEN-x is for off-roading. Like the Piaggio, the Tricity and its concepts enable riders to lean into turns.

Classified Moto built two identical motorcycles for The Walking Dead‘s Daryl Dixon. Both started out as 1992 Honda CB750 Nighthawks, with new components that were painted to look like they were junk parts cobbled together.

A legend among fellow model makers, Pere Tarragó builds highly realistic 1:5 and 1:6 scale motorcycle models. He always brings the actual motorcycle to his workshop as reference and then recreates it part by part.

Co-founded by Keanu Reeves, Arch Motorycyles’ first bike is a cruiser with a 121hp 2L S&S V-twin engine, 6-speed transmission, a steel, titanium and aluminum chassis, carbon fiber wheels and holy crap Keanu Reeves is 50 years old?!

The latest in Calm the Ham’s wonderful poster series features 79 images of iconic motorcycles featured in movies and TV over the years. In addition to the poster, there’s a limited-edition box with 80 9″ x 6″ prints and a collector’s patch.

Team ICON RAIDEN rides across 1,000mi. of Mexican desert on modded Triumph Tiger 800xc street bikes. While they provide an advantage on smooth roads, the brutal off-road stretches push the bikes and riders to their limits. (Thanks Matt!)

A practical accessory for motorcycle riders. It’s a patch of leather with an elastic strap that covers the toe of your shoe, saving it from being scuffed by a motorcycle’s gear shifter. At $8, it’s way more disposable than your shoes.

The opposite of the moped’s Survival edition. The Motoped Cruzer has a slim stainless steel tank, billet aluminum and brass accents, wood fenders and an aged leather seat. Surfboard rack and other optional accessories coming soon.

A chopper-style electric motorcycle with a 20″ tall and 3″ wide front tire and a 240/40/18 Pirelli rear tire. The Chop-E has a programmable 1kW motor, a 20Ah battery pack, a top speed of 20mph and a maximum range of 35mi.

Al the Jumper shows exactly why he’s been given that name, as he performs an incredibly dangerous stunt – jumping over two bikes bearing down on him at nearly 70mph. One wrong move, and both Al and the bikers are toast.

Designer Tamás Jakus combined elements of the Triumph Speed Triple motorcycle with Jaguar’s F-Type Project 7 sports car, resulting in one of the most beautiful British bikes we’ve laid eyes on. Sadly, it only exists in digital form.

This German shop makes beautiful lamps using discarded motor vehicle headlights. Aside from bearing scuff marks, rust and other signs of wear, some of the lamps are also decorated with other automotive parts like odometers.

The Recidivist is a modded Harley Davidson Softail adorned with tattooed leather on its tires, tanks, seat, rear fender and more. Polish tattoo artists Tomasz Lech and Krzysztof Krolak spent a total of 250 hours inking the bike.

Ducati welcomes a new generation of motorcycle enthusiasts with its surprise entry-level roadster. The Scrambler has an 803cc engine that produces 80hp and 50lbft torque, versatile tires and friendly handling. Available in four variants.

Taiwan-based bike shop Rough Crafts knocked it out of the park once again with its successor to the world famous Iron Guerilla. Rough Crafts turned an ’09 Harley-Davidson Dyna Fat Bob into a mean V-twin engine-flaunting machine.

Moto Guzzi will be releasing four personalization kits for its V7 motorcycles. Each designed by a different Moto Guzzi builder, the Legend, the Dapper, the Scrambler and the Dark Rider evoke different decades. Available 1/15.

If vanilla paintball doesn’t get your pulse racing anymore, try what the folks at Pimpstarlife Clothing Co. did. They brought dirt bikes to the battlefield and let chaos and hilarity reign.