Moon Love: Robbie Palmer’s Triumph Daytona 500 bobber
The unquantifiable, often disbelieved phenomenon of “love at first sight” is very real to me. There’s a moment when your eyes pass…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Off the grid: A pair of Super Cub scramblers from Korea
As Robert Burns once quipped, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, and this statement has become exponentially more…
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Tiny Tank: A Yard Built Yamaha XSR155 from Deus Bali
For nine years now, Yamaha’s ‘Yard Built’ program has set the benchmark for manufacturer-sponsored custom projects. We’ve covered it right from the…
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Werk of Art: A stripped-down BMW R100RS from 46works
The phrase ‘renaissance man’ is thrown around too loosely these days, along with ‘legendary’ and ‘iconic.’ But there’s no other way to…
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Nip and Tuck: A tweaked Street Scrambler from Bunker
The Triumph Street Scrambler is one of those bikes that does everything well. It’s well designed and well made, with a crackin’…
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Done To A Tee: Nigel Petrie’s immaculate R nineT chopper
Nigel Petrie is a bike builder who deserves way more attention than he gets. Despite his next-level fabrication skills and Born Free…
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Twenty Not Out: A Honda XR100 two decades in the making
Most bikes we feature are built over the course of a few weeks. Some take months, or maybe a couple of years.…
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Tasty throwback: A beefy XJR1300 from Unikat
The Yamaha XJR1300 is a relic from a bygone age, and we say that with a tinge of regret. It’s a big,…
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Mind-blowing: CT Newman’s turbocharged Harley chopper
Four years ago, Christian Newman turned up at the Born Free show with a Knucklehead chopper, and left with the People’s Choice…
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Thierry Sabine tribute: A Dommie from the Czech Republic
The NX650 Dominator is a staple of the European dual sport scene, even though production stopped 18 years ago. Like the Suzuki…
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Thumper Twins: The Crooked x Heimplanet Suzuki DR650s
From where I’m writing, in rural New Zealand, the Suzuki DR650 is a common sight. The bulletproof thumper has been one of…
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Omaggio: Deus Japan’s 100th anniversary Moto Guzzi V50
When a major OEM releases an anniversary edition motorcycle, it’s typically an existing model with a new livery and a numbered plaque.…
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Introducing dB25: A limited series of Ducatis from deBolex
We’ve always had a thing for the machines that roll out of the deBolex Engineering workshop: they’re sleek, fast and exceptionally well…
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Assembly Required: Rough Crafts’ Yamaha XSR900
Some custom builders work to a strict formula, while others have a signature that shines through in the details, regardless of the…
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Kompressor Kultur: Uwe Ehinger’s flathead dirt tracker
Uwe Ehinger describes himself as a ‘motorcycle archaeologist,’ and the description is apt. He knows where to find the most obscure parts,…
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