Crossover: A Streamlined BMW Off-Roader from Stile Italiano
You’re sure to face opposition calling something the first of its kind, but the consensus is that the BMW R80G/S invented the…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
B-Road Bomber: A 70s-style Ducati Monster M900 racer by 46Works
On the first weekend of December each year, the Pacifico Yokohama convention center is filled to the brim with highly imaginative machines…
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Cult Classic: A tastefully modded 1996 Yamaha TRX850 from London
Back in the 90s, Yamaha broke from their tradition of building Deltabox-framed sportbikes to create the TRX850. Sporting a trellis frame and…
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Design on Demand: JSK Moto’s slick BMW R nineT café racer kit
High-end custom motorcycles are a joy to ogle, but owning them is often beyond the reach of us mere mortals. Not everyone…
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Sureshot’s wild custom Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 debuts at Mooneyes
The 32nd annual Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show is kicking off in Japan as we speak. For visitors, it’s a cornucopia of…
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T23: A sculpted Ducati Scrambler 1100 café racer by Auto Fabrica
Since they first hit the scene, Auto Fabrica has flirted with the concept of motorcycles as art pieces. The machines they build…
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The Escape Machine: A Mercedes-inspired BMW R100R from Brooklyn
With roughly 2.7 million people living in Brooklyn, New York, the serendipitous tale of this BMW R100R café racer stands out as…
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Obsidian: A slammed and stripped Harley Softail Deuce from Warsaw
Some custom motorcycle builders are drawn to the simplicity of vintage machines, while others favor the performance and reliability of modern motorcycles.…
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Aurora: A Porsche-green BMW R100R café racer from Texas
As the founder of Spain’s 72 Cycles Performance, and one-half of the collaborative outfit 72 HKG Performance, Antonio Rodriguez has developed an…
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Always Something: ICON’s radical Royal Enfield Shotgun 650
With its casual bobber styling and easygoing twin-cylinder motor, the Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 isn’t the type of motorcycle you’d expect the…
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Fuller Moto’s custom BMW R18 is inspired by the iconic R5
When Bryan Fuller learned that BMW had secretly sent prototype 1,800 cc engines to a handful of custom builders ahead of the…
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Dream Bike: Another knockout Sportster 1200 street tracker by Mule
Richard Pollock has an enviable problem: a full order book. Just last week, we featured a stunning Harley Sportster street tracker in…
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Narrow Focus: A board track-inspired Harley Shovelhead from Japan
Have you noticed how photographers often favor the right-hand side of a motorcycle? Sometimes it’s because the bike’s side stand has it…
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V-Racer: Mark Hawwa’s Harley-Davidson V-Rod café racer
Who would be deranged enough to commission a custom café racer with a Harley-Davidson V-Rod as a base? Only Mark ‘FKN’ Hawwa.…
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How to build a Harley Sportster street tracker, the Mule way
Like most skilled craftsmen, Richard ‘Mule’ Pollock can turn his hand to myriad custom motorcycle build styles. But there’s one particular type…
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