Custom Motorcycles Archives

All killer, no filler: BMW R nineT by JSK

We’re all chomping at the bit for BMW to release details on their rumoured R nineT ‘Scrambler’. Until they do, we’ll have…

In the mid-70s, Suzuki was reeling from the disastrous RE5 rotary episode, and bet the house on a new 4-stroke inline four.…

Custom BMWs are all the rage right now. But one workshop in England was producing stunning airheads way before they were cool.…

Nuno Capêlo is one of those renaissance guys who have way too much talent. He’s an architect-turned-bike-designer, who can sketch out sharp-looking…

You don’t have to see the latest build from Untitled Motorcycles to recognize its racing pedigree. Hear it on the street and…

We’ve showcased a fair number of Tritons before—and even a Norley—but this is the first time we’ve laid eyes on a ‘Burton.’…

Ducati hit a home run with the GT 1000 as far as we’re concerned. Essentially a factory café racer, it had a…

Believe it or not, there’s a surf shop in Stockholm. And even stranger, it’s got a motorcycle workshop right underneath. Despite the…

At the Born Free show a couple of weeks ago, there was a lone road racer in a sea of choppers. And…

Greg Hageman’s known as the guy that convinced us that Yamaha Viragos can look good. But we’ve never seen a Harley-Davidson custom…

In Japan, there is a design theory called Kanso (簡素)—meaning simplicity, or the elimination of clutter. And every time I see an…

Custom builders often strive for ‘that factory look’—bikes that are neat and cohesive enough to be mistaken for OEM machines. And when…

Over the past few years, the surge of interest in custom bikes has been fueled by a backlash against modern technology—whether it’s…

Our favorite customs usually leave us scratching our heads: do we want to stare at them all day, or ride the pants…

Before the ‘new’ Triumph Bonneville came along, there was the Kawasaki W650. And some would argue that it captured the spirit of…