Formosa: A Moto Guzzi Mille GT cafe racer by Rusty Wrench
The custom scene has evolved in myriad ways since we first launched Bike EXIF, but we’re still suckers for motorcycles that play…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Low Rider, high praise: The Mooneyes ‘Best of Show’ Dyna
The most prestigious custom event in Japan is the Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show, better known as Mooneyes. If you pick up…
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The Survivor: A Harley Sportster hardtail by MB Cycles
You know you’ve been building custom motorcycles for a long time, when a bike you built two decades ago makes its way…
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Walt Siegl’s 1952 Panhead: a Modern Antique
A client in France left the door wide open for Walt Siegl when he asked the New Hampshire-based craftsman to build him…
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Creative differences: HB-Custom’s Suzuki Katana 750
It’s not unusual for creative types to butt heads with their clients over design decisions. That includes custom motorcycle builders too—which is…
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Made like a gun, goes like a bullet: The BAAK GT Racer
There’s a lot to like about the Royal Enfield Continental GT. The styling is ace, it’s a doddle to ride, and running…
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Black Swan: Workhorse’s 90s-inspired Indian FTR 1200
Workhorse Speed Shop wowed us two weeks ago, with a retro AMA superbike-inspired Indian FTR 1200 specced to the hilt. But that…
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Monocoque Magic: A rare Hagon Yamaha HL500 motocrosser
We all know Hagon for their shocks, often fitted to the custom motorcycles that grace these pages. But company founder Alf Hagon’s…
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Cubus: A blocky custom Suzuki GN250 from Slovakia
Slavo Danko’s one-man custom motorcycle shop has the most appropriate name in the biz: Free Spirit Motorcycles. He marches to the beat…
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Gold Medal: a Bultaco tribute from Café Racer Dreams
How many custom shops have built over a hundred bikes? A tiny handful. But the BMW R80 RT we’re looking at here…
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To boldly go: Vtopia makes the Vyrus even wilder
At first glance, the world of custom motorcycles is all about breaking with convention—stripping away the constraints of manufacturer ‘design language’ and…
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On Trend: A Ducati Scrambler street tracker from Vietnam
It’s not always pretty when the worlds of fashion and motorcycles collide, but some companies know how to do it right. Vietnamese…
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AMA Style: Workhorse’s superbike-inspired Indian FTR 1200
We love Brice Hennebert’s approach to building custom motorcycles. He’s passionate about retro race bikes, and injects that sense of performance and…
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Speed Read, February 13, 2022
This week we’ve got a limited edition machine from the German car tuner Brabus, a delightful R nineT cafe racer from Switzerland,…
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Apex Assault: A Ducati Monster, Rough Crafts style
Word of mouth is a powerful thing. You might not trust what you read on social media or see on TV, but…
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