When Triumph?s own chassis engineers decide to customize a Tiger 800 XC, you know it?ll be something special. We?ve also got a Honda Hornet with an extreme makeover from XTR Pepo, and a wild custom Ducati concept that blends the best of the Panigale and the Scrambler.

Honda Hornet by XTR Pepo I get the feeling that Pepo Rosell doesn?t sleep. Or if he does, he gets by on micro-naps that the rest of us call blinking. How else would you explain the constant barrage of high quality builds rolling out of his XTR shop"
This latest creation, the Sake Racer, began life as a potent yet pedestrian looking 2001 Honda Hornet. In typical XTR fashion, the potency has been augmented and the vanilla looks are now a thing of the past. The 599 cc inline mill has been balanced and blueprinted, and the intakes have been completely reworked and the carbs re-jetted to match. It was also sandblasted, along with the frame, footrests and swingarm, to deliver a factory fresh appearance. A Ducati Monster surrendered its front end and an R nineT gave up its fender for Pepo to tweak and mount. A CB550 fuel tank had to be fettled a bit to fit?but looks the part and accentuates Rosell?s work in the rear. [More]

Triumph Tiger 800 XC Tramontana A few weekends back, my cousin and I took our Triumph Tigers to the trail to give them a mudbath and to refine our off-road techniques. And while the Tiger is a surprisingly capable machine right out of the box, we both agree that we want to trade up to...