Take Flight: A custom Honda Hornet by Italy’s Francis Von Tuto
Honda has a long-standing tradition of building middleweight bikes that are highly capable but visually dull. The mid-2000s Honda CB600F Hornet is…
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Two-stroke terror: A twin-engine Yamaha RD350 drag bike
If you suffer from the misconception that Germans don’t know how to have fun, you’ve clearly never experienced the German sprint racing…
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City Bike: A neo-retro Honda CB100 with a GL200 engine
First released in 1970, the Honda CB100 was only available in the US for three years—but it enjoyed a 15-year tenure in…
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This custom BMW R nineT pays homage to classic boxers
The BMW R nineT is one of the most charming factory motorcycles you can buy, and much of that charm comes from…
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Start ’em Young: 5 Fun and Friendly First Motorcycles for Kids
The bicycle is the first freedom machine most of us experienced, but you never look at life the same after your first…
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SpeedRaf: A Honda CB750 hot rod inspired by a seven-year-old
Despite the shop’s name, there’s nothing scrappy about the custom bikes that roll out of Portugal’s Rusty Wrench Motorcycles. This slammed Honda…
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Home Run: A beastly Buell hardtail from a first-time builder
The brutal minimalism of land-speed bikes is downright magnetic. So it doesn’t surprise us that that’s where Corban Gallagher found inspiration for…
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Meteor: A 1946 Harley-Davidson WL flat tracker from Japan
Toshiyuki ‘Cheetah’ Osawa has had a busy year. Hot on the heels of a collaboration with Indian Motorcycle and Sideburn Magazine that…
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Speed Read: An Africa Twin-inspired custom Honda Cub and more
There’s something for everyone in this week’s edition of Speed Read. We’ve got a Yamaha Banshee-powered street tracker from the UK, an…
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Ocean Breeze: A custom Triumph Bonneville T100 by Heiwa MC
You don’t collect trophies from the illustrious Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show without being a master of your craft. But the full…
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Not like the others: Limey Bikes’ Honda CB750 flat tracker
By Chris Kelland’s admission, he and his partner Elijah Reese will “build bikes for anyone that wants to throw bundles of cash…
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First Look: 2024 KTM Duke 390, 250 and 125 revealed
Renewing its commitment to big thrills in the small cc market, KTM has just announced its completely reworked single-cylinder Duke models for…
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Covert operative: Droog Moto’s custom Volcon Brat e-bike
My gateway into motorcycling was a 50 cc moped that could barely manage 25 mph. But for the next generation, it’s more…
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Mobula: A custom BMW K75 by 72 HKG Performance
Muscular, with a little 80s style; that was the brief given to Spain’s 72 HKG Performance by the owners of this custom…
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Young Gun: A Honda CityFly scrambler built by a teenager
Moritz Bree is only 19 years old, but he’s already made a dent in the custom scene. He first blipped on our…
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