Custom Motorcycles Archives

Ride Free: A KTM Freeride EX C electric scrambler

Any conversation about electric motorcycles will eventually turn to gripes about range and charging times. But if you just want to hoon…

When we first saw images of this bike from Custom Works Zon, we assumed it was a restoration job. And it looked…

They say if you do what you love, you’ll never work a single day in your life—but they also say never to…

Tom Simpson is a busy man. As the only pair of hands at Foundry Motorcycle, he’s usually in the workshop six days…

Classic BMW boxers are so prolific as custom donors, that most builds these days are very formulaic. But there are dozens of…

I’ll admit, my knowledge of vintage Ducatis is rudimentary at best—so I always feel a little out of my depth when talking…

There are a handful of classics out there that look amazingly ‘right.’ In that category, we’d put machines like the Norton Manx,…

The unquantifiable, often disbelieved phenomenon of “love at first sight” is very real to me. There’s a moment when your eyes pass…

As Robert Burns once quipped, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry, and this statement has become exponentially more…

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…

The phrase ‘renaissance man’ is thrown around too loosely these days, along with ‘legendary’ and ‘iconic.’ But there’s no other way to…

The Triumph Street Scrambler is one of those bikes that does everything well. It’s well designed and well made, with a crackin’…

Nigel Petrie is a bike builder who deserves way more attention than he gets. Despite his next-level fabrication skills and Born Free…

Most bikes we feature are built over the course of a few weeks. Some take months, or maybe a couple of years.…

The Yamaha XJR1300 is a relic from a bygone age, and we say that with a tinge of regret. It’s a big,…