Project Bikes

Sometimes Motorcycle USA test bikes stay in our garage to become long-term project bike. Follow the development on our project bike pages.
Motorcycle USA's Monthly Motorcycle Features
2012 Honda CBR600RR Project Bike 3
Monday, February 25, 2013
Go for a ride behind the windscreen of Honda’s CBR600RR as we fine tune it as a race bike at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with WERA, one of America’s longest running motorcycle racing clubs.
2012 Honda CBR250R Project Bike
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Big fun can come in a small package as we come to find out after having a race on Honda’s entry-level CBR250R sportbike with WERA Motorcycle Racing Club.
2012 Yamaha YZF-R1 Project Bike
Friday, January 11, 2013
By adding some components from Yamaha’s accessories catalog, the YZF-R1 proves to be more than just a one trick pony allowing for cross-country touring escapades as Motorcycle-USA discovers.
2012 Honda CBR600RR Project Bike 2
Friday, December 21, 2012
We haul our Honda CBR600RR project bike to the races and compete with the WERA Motorcycle Racing Club at California’s Auto Club Speedway.
2012 Honda CBR600RR Project Bike 1
Monday, November 05, 2012
We convert a Honda CBR600RR from a street-legal motorcycle to a full-on racer in this sportbike project report.
2012 Kawasaki ZX-14R Drag Bike Project
Monday, October 29, 2012
MotoUSA turns a stock 2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14R into a better drag racing weapon with easy to install bolt-on modifications. We put our ZX Drag Bike Project to the test at our local Friday Night Drags to see if our work payed off.
2012 Kawasaki KLR650 Project Part 3
Friday, October 19, 2012
The 2012 Kawasaki KLR650 Project continues with performance upgrades, as MotoUSA samples the LeoVince X3 slip-on and components from Progressive Suspension.
2012 Honda CRF450R Project Bike
Friday, September 28, 2012
Replacing wear and tear components is a part of dirt bike ownership. We upgrade our Honda CRF450R with some hard parts from Pirelli and Renthal in this project bike test.
Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Project Part 1
Friday, September 28, 2012
We attempt to give the 2012 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 Custom a bit more pop at the throttle with a Forcewinder Air Intake and add a few Low and Mean accessories to add to its hot rod disposition.
2012 Yamaha YZ250F Project Bike Wrap Up
Friday, September 07, 2012
We continued to ride our 2012 Yamaha YZ250F project bike and made some final modifications before returning it to Yamaha.
2010 Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide Project
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
We turn up the volume on our Harley-Davidson Dyna Wide Glide with some Screamin’ Eagle performance parts.
2012 Honda CRF250X Project Bike Part 2
Thursday, August 02, 2012
We add a few more components to the 2012 Honda CRF250X project bike to make it more crash-resistant and help give the rider some control over the carburetion.
2009 KTM Duke 690 Project Bike Part 2
Thursday, July 26, 2012
The KTM Duke 690 project bike moves from its raw performance phase to focus on rider comfort and improving bike aesthetics.
Superstore Honors Daley for Super Bagger
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
The Motorcycle Superstore held an 'Appreciation Party' for custom bike builder Mark Daley of Thunder Struck Custom Bikes for his work on the Superstore 'Super Bagger.'
2012 Kawasaki KLR650 Project Bike Part 2
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Motorcycle USA’s KLR650 project bike gets another round of aftermarket updates, including touring-friendly seat and windscreen, as well as some crash protection.
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