California Dreaming: Venier Customs’ new Guzzi
It’s no secret that we’re not huge cruiser fans around here. So any mail titled “Moto Guzzi California” is sure to be…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Danny Schramm’s wild Kreidler moped
In 1970s Europe, every teenager had a favorite set of wheels. In England, it was ‘sixteener specials,’ highly tuned mopeds like the…
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Fit for McQueen: Mule’s Triumph Scrambler
Always a risky business speaking for the Celebrity Dead, but is there any doubt that if Steve McQueen were still among us,…
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New Series: Custom Bikes of the Week
This week, we’re starting a new series: a roundup of the most interesting customs from around the web. Our roving reporter is…
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Down & Out’s Triumph Thruxton
Barnsley is a town in the north of England famous for three things: brass bands, the semi-mythical Barnsley Chop*, and a name-check…
Read more »Unapologetic: Soyouz Cycles’ Yamaha XS650
Like all aesthetic pursuits, customizing motorcycles is mostly an exercise in personal taste. So when we told Philippe Lagente that his Yamaha…
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Das Motorrad: VW designer builds a street tracker
Alex Earle is the Design Program Manager for Volkswagen of America. But he’s passionate about bikes as well as cars—and in particular,…
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Showstopper: Marcus Walz’s Ducati Scrambler
Can you believe it’s almost a year since Ducati threw the wraps off the new Scrambler? Since then, it’s become Ducati’s most…
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Channelling Tron: the ultimate café fighter kit
A few months ago, Bill Webb’s Honda CBR1000RR almost melted our servers. The ‘café fighter’ conversion became one of the most popular…
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Factory Fresh: A Bonneville custom from Bunker
The ‘new’ liquid-cooled Triumph Bonneville is on its way. The current Bonnie might have pioneered the ‘modern classic’ segment, but these days…
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Dope: Nozem Amsterdam’s old school XS650
Yamaha is on a roll these days. The FZ range has redefined the middleweight sector and sells by the container load. The…
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Six Nights: Urban Motor’s BMW R 100 GS
With the custom scene—and our team—spread across the globe, seeing the bikes we feature here in the flesh is a rare treat.…
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Street Legal: Paul Miller’s Yamaha TT500 tracker
Yamaha’s lightweight, wheelie-prone TT500 is one of the all-time great off-road bikes. So how do you improve on a machine already close…
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The French Way: Bad Winners’ Kawasaki W650
Just like love and cuisine, when it comes to custom motorcycles no one does it quite like the French. Builds from the…
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Guerilla Four: An XJR 1300 from Rough Crafts
Yamaha’s XJR 1300 is proof that, once in a while, major manufacturers pay attention. And get it right. Now celebrating its 20th…
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