Heavy Hitters: Top Sellers from Bonhams Autumn Stafford Sale
Bonhams’ Autumn Stafford Sale wrapped up a couple weeks back, and while we covered several interesting Lots before the auction, the stars…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Remix: Tamarit’s best designs in one Thruxton café racer
Tamarit Motorcycles has enough parts in its catalog to transform a stock Triumph Thruxton into a passable café racer, with minimal fuss.…
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Unstoppable: The CB750F café racer build that almost wasn’t
We’ve heard countless stories of custom motorcycle projects stalling, but the tale of this Honda CB750F café racer takes the cake. Its…
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From Hamamatsu to Lisbon: A Honda CBX 1000 restomod by Unik Edition
The Honda CBX 1000 was only in production for four years, but that was enough time for it to leave a lasting…
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Gravity be Damned: Five Pro-Grade Trials Bikes That Rule the Roost
A motorcycle trial is one of the most spectacular things to witness, and that’s saying something, considering it’s just about the only…
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Classic Fighter: A punchy custom Street Bob by One Way Machine
Like any master of their craft, Julian von Oheimb has a distinctive style that makes his work easy to identify. His sultry…
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Modern Elegance: Cardsharper’s plum-hued BMW R100 bobber
As far as Jacek Mulak is concerned, there are far too many custom BMW boxers around. That said, he’s not one to…
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Everyman Tracker Build Pt. 2: Will the CB550F Run After 40 Years?
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and we’ve certainly dragged our fair share of trashed motorcycles home. Wherever we…
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Aerodinamica: Kaffeemaschine’s minimalist Moto Guzzi café racer series
Our good friend and accomplished motorcycle designer, Ola Stenegärd, has a favorite saying; “It’s very simple to keep it complicated, but very…
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Everything Irie: A reggae-inspired custom Triumph Street Twin
They say that if you customize your motorcycle, you’re married to it. We’re going to go out on a limb and say…
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Working-Class Hero: Our everyman Honda CB550 Tracker Build, Pt. 1
Like most things in life, building a custom motorcycle is certainly a process. It starts with a vision, and (hopefully) ends with…
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Sportster Attack: A rigid Evo Sporty from Indonesia
Earlier this week, we waxed lyrical about the enduring appeal of the Harley-Davidson Evolution Sportster while profiling David Zemla’s brat style-inspired XLH…
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Futureproof classic: An electric motorcycle conversion for boxers
Dropping an electric drivetrain into a classic motorcycle is hardly a new concept, but it’s still an endeavor largely reserved for outliers.…
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Sportsters Forever: David Zemla’s custom Harley XLH 883
Harley-Davidson has discontinued the Evolution Sportster, but it’s going to be a very long time before the venerable V-twin fades into the…
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Parallel x2: Thoughts From the Saddle of a 1951 Ariel Square Four
‘Now that it’s out and running, be sure you run it,’ the 1951 Ariel’s owner said with a wink before sending me…
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