It’s a singles party this week: we’ve got a spunky Honda XL350R scrambler, a Kawasaki AR80 cafe racer, a Kawasaki KX100 land speed racer, and an intriguing single-cylinder Buell project. Plus Beachman releases a new e-bike.

Honda XL350R by Bueno Co. Based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA, Nick Ghobashi is a freelance photographer who has turned his hand to custom bikes. And judging by this plucky 1984 Honda XL350R scrambler, he’s having a ton of fun.
The bike needed a proper once over before Nick could start changing things?so it got a full tune up, right down to new steering and wheel bearings. ?I had to make a new retainer ring for the rear wheel bearing,? says Nick, ?as they are non-existent for this year of Honda XL models.?
The frame was de-tabbed, the rear end was cut-and-looped, and subframe supports were welded in, before everything was powder coated in satin black. The engine was repainted too, and all the fasteners replaced with stainless steel items. Nick overhauled the suspension too, stiffening it up at both ends.
The bodywork’s a mixed bag. Nick sourced an aftermarket fuel tank and modified it to fit, then formed a fiberglass seat pan, which was then padded and upholstered in chevron-style pleating. ?It was made in a classic ‘cobra’ shape, inspired by old choppers and bobbers I grew up around,? he tells us.

To build the new side covers, Nick cut up the originals, grafted on some fiberglass, and added stainless steel me...