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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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
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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Reise Custom: Modding the BMW R100 RS
Back in 70s, the BMW R100 RS was one of the coolest motorcycles you could buy. It was elegant, predictably expensive, and…
Read more »Into the woods: A Triumph Bonneville Scrambler
Under the hood, there’s not much difference between the Triumph Bonneville and Scrambler. Other than their firing intervals (the Scrambler has a…
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Hollywood Harley: A Sportster 883 Dirt Tracker
The list of manufacturers putting out scramblers seems to grow daily. But the memo hasn’t reached Milwaukee: Harley-Davidson have yet to jump…
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Turning Japanese: Ed Turner remodels the CX500
Whenever a new Ed Turner build hits our desks, we do a double take. Karl Renoult—the enigmatic Frenchman behind the brand—certainly has…
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Maltese Falcon: A Triumph Bonneville cafe racer
The Triumph Bonneville has got to be one of the most heavily customized bikes on the market today. In fact, we don’t…
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Make it pop: GS Mashin’s Harley Fat Boy
A world-famous custom builder recently told us: “I never want my Harleys to look like Harleys.” We wonder if Tom Mosimann had…
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Excess All Areas: Nozem’s radical XS850 custom
Yamaha triples are getting a lot of love from journalists and customers these days. But as old-timers will remember, the Yamaha Motor…
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Lean ‘n clean: Slipstream Creations’ Honda CB360T
We’ll admit: Brat-café style Honda customs are a dime a dozen. But top shelf finishes and attention to detail are far more…
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