Our weekly roundup is back with a bang for 2018. We’ve got a cafe’d R nineT from Italy, a Dakar-worthy Honda XL600R scrambler from England, and a Yamaha XS650 bobber from Bulgaria. Choose your poison.

Moto Guzzi V9 by Craig Rodsmith There?s just something about turbo Guzzis and Craig Rodsmith. We saw the last one up close and personal at the Handbuilt Show in Austin and featured its dustbin-faired perfection on these pages.
Now Rodsmith?s gone and done it again. But this time around, the Windy City-based Aussie wasn?t starting from scratch. Working with a new V9 and a factory endorsement, Rodsmith has transformed the civilized modern classic into a gorgeous high-powered sprinter.

Speed comes in the form of a Garrett T15 turbocharger, with expert engine remapping from the Guzzi Doctor. The plumbing for the heavy breather routes expertly through the old airbox cavity, slinking through hand formed sheet metal. The deeply scalloped tank is a Rodsmith original too, and the finish looks as pure as a nun?s undies. Our friends over at Iron & Air put together a cracker report on the bike and Rodsmith?s reluctant emergence as an elite in the custom world?it?s definitely one of those clicks you should hit. [More]
BMW R nineT by Metalbike Garage and South Garage Moto Co. The R NineT ‘Hera project’ is the work of a collective of experts brought together by Italy?s Chop and Roll Magazine. And while most committee projects turn out looking like a pla...