Getting Personal: Ludovic Lazareth’s Suzuki RG400
Ludovic Lazareth builds some of the world’s most extreme custom bikes. You know the type: they appear on websites that wouldn’t normally…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Darkster: K-Speed’s Custom Triumph Thruxton R
It took Triumph a while to update their modern classics, but by all accounts it was worth the wait. We’ve yet to…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 12 June, 2016
A vintage-inspired Indian Scout from Roland Sands, a BMW R NineT given the Dakar Rally treatment, and a custom Voxan with a…
Read more »Sacrilège: A Kawasaki Z1000ST Of Biblical Proportions
Ed Turner is one of Europe’s most extreme custom workshops. Owner Karl Renoult has a very clear and unapologetic vision: he builds each…
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Supercharged! The Yamaha SR400 gets Kruggered
We’re not sure how much longer Yamaha can keep the iconic SR400 on its roster. With European emissions laws tightening, its days…
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A (barely legal) Kawasaki W650 tracker from Hombrese
It’s that time of the year again, when thousands of riders and bikes descend on the bustling French resort town of Biarritz…
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Italian American style: Venier’s Guzzi V7 Is Perfetto
The rise of the ‘modern classic’ is brilliant news for riders who prefer retro styling. But even the best examples of this…
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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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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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