Wakizashi: A razor-sharp custom TVS Ronin by Smoked Garage
The Indian-made TVS Ronin is still a relatively fresh face on the scene, but it’s already found favor amongst customizers. This custom…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
The ADVXL: Biltwell’s Harley Sportster adventure bike
Five years ago, the maniacs at Biltwell Inc. did something completely unhinged, by racing a Harley-Davidson Sportster 883 in the NORRA 1000…
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Stealth mode: a custom LiveWire ONE by JVB-moto
Jens vom Brauck has a knack for building custom motorcycles that just look right. His signature aesthetic is modern and unfussy; his…
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The Pathfinder: This BMW boxer scrambler is Crooked’s 50th custom
Running a custom motorcycle workshop isn’t an easy racket, so we applaud anyone who can pull it off. Germany’s Crooked Motorcycles clearly…
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Two custom Vyatka scooters, fresh from the Butcher’s block
Butcher Garage is known for two things: they build wild custom scooters and they have zero regard for purists. It’s right there…
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Lime green dream: A zesty custom KTM 690 Duke by 46Works
There’s something special about Shiro Nakajima’s work, and it’s painted all over the elegant lines of this custom KTM 690 Duke. Nakajima-san’s…
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EXIF Picks: Favorites from Bonhams December 2023 Sale
Bonhams certainly knows how to pick ’em, and there’s some exceptional iron hiding in the 2023 December Sale. It’s an online-only auction…
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Master Stroke: Purpose Built Moto’s svelte Yamaha XS650 chopper
They say that perfect is the enemy of good. But when it comes to high-end custom motorcycles, shouldn’t perfection be the goal?…
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Everyman Tracker Build Part 4: Lacing, Truing and Mounting New Rubber
I’ll be honest, rebuilding the wheels on our 1975 Honda CB550F was a job I was hoping to put off a lot…
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Ultraleicht: A custom BMW R65 trimmed with wood and aluminum
If you’re going to name your custom-bike-building side hustle ‘Atomic Contraptions,’ the machines that you create better be imaginative enough to warrant…
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Shine On: A gleaming Triumph Street Twin café racer from Vietnam
Building a custom motorcycle that loosely resembles a café racer is easy enough. But building a café racer where every part harmonizes…
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Grab-and-go: A custom kit for the Honda CB350 from Taiwan
The modern-day Honda CB350 is one of those motorcycles we wished was available in more parts of the world. It first broke…
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Kinetic Art: A handbuilt board tracker with a Harley Sportster engine
Tourists flock to Indonesia for its beaches, volcanoes, and temples. But our interest in the Southeast Asian archipelagic state is more mechanical…
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The Archer: An evergreen BMW café racer from a new Polish team
It doesn’t take just a sharp eye or a deft pair of hands to build a great custom motorcycle—it takes both. The…
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As you wish: CCM Motorcycles rolls out factory customization
CCM Motorcycles epitomizes the symbiosis between motorcycle manufacturers and the custom scene. The boutique British brand’s offerings are all based on the…
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