Cream of the crop: A Ducati 749 café racer from Estonia
Just like any historic marque, Ducati has had its fair share of divisive motorcycle designs. The Ducati 749 and 999 spring to…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Roots Revival: A custom R nineT Urban G/S from Spain
The BMW R nineT Urban G/S is a tough pill to swallow. From a styling standpoint, we totally get it; the original…
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Exclusive: CW Zon’s Mooneyes-winning Harley shovelhead
Yuichi Yoshizawa is a rare custom builder that can conquer multiple styles, while still giving each build an organic and immediately recognizable…
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Lucky Explorer: A Cagiva Elefant with a Ducati 1098 engine
Remember the Cagiva Elefant? The legendary Dakar-winning dual-sport was built while Cagiva owned Ducati, and was powered by the latter’s widely used…
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Dream Big: A BMW R18 café racer by XTR Pepo and 911 MX
Here’s a custom motorcycle matchup we never expected: the wily custom bike builder, XTR Pepo, and the monstrous BMW R18. But the…
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Request Line: A Bottpower Buell XB12 built to spec
Riding a motorcycle is about more than just getting from A to B—it’s an experience. Someone who truly understands this sentiment is…
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Million Dollar Harley: This Strap Tank Set a Record for Mecum
WE LOVE CAFÉ racers, we love bobbers, and we love a killer scrambler. But we also love great classics, and sometimes they…
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Foray: A Ducati-powered custom with upcycled Bimota parts
No one upcycles quite like Roland Groteclaes. Based in Belgium, he’s a multi-talented creative that splits his time between illustration, design, painting…
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Firecracker: Steady Garage’s custom Honda Grom 125
On paper, a 10 hp motorcycle with a seat height of 30 inches doesn’t sound particularly exciting. And yet the Honda Grom…
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The K: A sharp BMW K75 café racer built for a sushi chef
BMW’s K-series is legendary, but its legend was not made on racetracks or crossing deserts. No, the large block-shaped engines, lovingly known…
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Sportsters Forever: A custom Harley Evo Sporty from Australia
On November 18, 2022, Harley-Davidson rolled the last air-cooled Sportster ever to be built off their assembly line in York, Pennsylvania. The…
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Working Class Hero: A custom Honda NX650 Dominator from Budapest
Many Honda Dominator customs use the same template. Swap the fuel tank for something slimmer, trim the subframe and you’re halfway there.…
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RD Reissue: A Yamaha R3 engine powers this RD350 tribute
Any conversation about the good old days of motorcycling will eventually include the words “they don’t build ’em like they used to.”…
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On a roll: Two custom Ducati Monsters from deBolex’s dB25 series
It takes a healthy measure of skill and talent to successfully run a custom motorcycle workshop. But even some of the industry’s…
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Hardly simple: The Dyna that won ‘Best Detail Work’ at Mooneyes
What does it take to win the ‘Best Detail Work’ award at the illustrious Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show? You’ll need oodles…
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