Dark Matter: A Speed Triple 1050 from Switzerland
We once listed the Triumph Speed Triple 1050 as one of our favorite modern motorcycles. And with good reason: the grunty motor…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 27 March, 2016
A Mike Hailwood Ducati Scrambler tribute, the winner of Indian’s Project Scout program, and a killer Yamaha RD350 from Twinline Motorcycles. Meet…
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Tougher Than The Rest: Down & Out’s Intimidating T100
Pick a word to describe the stock Triumph Bonneville T100, and we’d say ‘elegant.’ It’s a throwback to 1960s style, right down…
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Double Vision: Customizing The BMW K100 Two Ways
In the playground of custom BMWs, the K100 is the kid that always gets picked last for the team. It’s awkward, bulky…
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Super Ten: Onehandmade’s Perfect Thruxton 900
Triumph’s new Thruxton is about to hit the showrooms, but the outgoing model has still got plenty left in the tank. Especially…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 20 March, 2016
A jaw-dropping Triumph Street Triple concept, an amazing Ducati 900 SS from Benjie’s Cafe Racers, and a Yamaha R15 with Royal Enfield…
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Turning the Honda CM400 Into An Urban Assault Machine
Motorcycle customizing is all about transformation: better looks, better functionality, or a combination of both. But we don’t often see a transformation…
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Aircraft designer builds a Ural for his dog and surfboard
I’ve always had a soft spot for Ural sidecars. Yes, they’re relics from a bygone age, and their reliability is hotly debated…
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Peel Out: MOD Moto’s Very Orange Ducati 750SS
The days are finally getting longer up north. And we can’t think of a better way to usher in the Swedish spring…
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Don’t Fight It, Feel It: Auto Fabrica Embraces The CX500
When faced with a Honda CX500 in the shop, the first thing most builders do is ‘fix’ the frame. It looks awkward…
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Bolt From The Blue: North East Custom’s racy R100RS
Vintage BMWs lend themselves to cafe racer builds. So we’re bombarded regularly with hordes of cookie cutter Boxers. But few come close…
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A Yamaha XT500 Built To Blast Through Swedish Forests
Despite the long winter nights and unforgiving climate, Sweden has a thriving custom industry. It’s what we’d call an ‘underground chopper’ scene—with…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 6 March, 2016
A Maserati-powered monster from Lazareth, the one and only custom BMW G 650 Xchallenge we’ve ever seen, and a rip-snortin’ Indian Scout…
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Riviera Style: A BMW R100 custom from the Côte d’Azur
In the small French commune of Saint-André-de-la-Roche, just a few miles inland from Nice, you’ll find the brothers Olivier and Gilles Ortolani.…
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The Wrenchmonkees return with a Sportster 883 custom
It feels like we haven’t heard from the Wrenchmonkees for a while. And we’ve just found out why: the original alt-moto superstar…
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