Under The Radar: Tim Harney’s BMW R60/5 cafe racer
Tim Harney is one of the most low-key builders we know. He doesn’t work under a catchy brand name, and his HQ…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Monkeebeast: The Wrenchmonkees vs the Yamaha XSR900
Picking the right donor for your custom project can be a daunting task. And if you’ve got the cash or the credit…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 29 May, 2016
A glorious Thruxton R from Down & Out Motorcycles, a dynamite Ducati from Iron Pirate Garage, and a classy BMW R100 from…
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The Real Deal: Radical Guzzi’s 130 hp cafe racer
The meaning of ‘cafe racer’ has changed over the years. Back in the 1960s, it was mostly about performance. Today, half a…
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Hellion: An Off-The-Wall Yamaha WR500
The combination of dual sport tires and clip-ons on this Yamaha will probably leave some of our readers clutching their chests. And…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 22 May, 2016
A brutal Buell XB9 from Italy, a Royal Enfield with New Zealand Maori-inspired graphics, and a Honda Bol d’Or with Gixxer suspension.…
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Vintage Meets Custom: BMW Remakes The Iconic R5
Eighty years ago, BMW revealed the groundbreaking R5—a machine that influenced motorcycle design right up to the 1950s, and still casts a…
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Hand Krafted: Uwe Ehinger’s Immaculate Knucklehead
Whether or not vintage Harley-Davidsons are your scene, it’s impossible to ignore the bikes that roll out of the Ehinger Kraftrad workshop.…
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A Dual Sport Gold Wing Is Not As Crazy As You Think
Adventure bikes are getting bigger by the day. And although we question the wisdom of taking a machine weighing more than 500…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 15 May, 2016
The first official custom Triumph Street Twin breaks cover. Plus a sneak peek at the next build from El Solitario, and a…
Read more »Have Snowboard, Will Travel: Titan’s Kawasaki Z500
We love perfectly manicured, high-gloss customs, but we’re not purists. For some, this cheeky Kawasaki Z500 may be too brash—but it’s right…
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Jamesville’s Harley shovelhead cafe racer is just perfect
James Roper-Caldbeck is one of our favorite Harley builders. Mostly because his creations are a million miles away from the metalflake baggers…
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Take That: Dutchman Turns A Dirt Bike Into A Board Tracker
For an ‘amateur’ builder, Maarten Poodt is pretty hard on himself. The Dutchman aims for a factory-level finish on every project he…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 8 May, 2016
New BMW cafe racers from Diamond Atelier, a brutal Kawasaki Z1-R from AC Sanctuary, and the very rapid Tamburini ‘T12 Massimo’ track…
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The Alpinist: A Moto Guzzi sidecar from Austria
Spring is in full swing in the Austrian Alps. And we can’t think of a more stylish way to wander around the…
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