Silent Alarm: The first custom LiveWire, via JVB-moto
It’s been a couple of years since Harley-Davidson revealed the LiveWire and sent shockwaves through the industry. It was the first battery-powered…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Alpine: An ice-cool Husqvarna SM 630 by Freeride Motos
Some custom builders get locked into one style, while others play all over the field. But Pierre Dhers at Freeride Motos seems…
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Time Warp: A ‘vintage’ motorcycle built from scratch
A huge part of the custom scene is making modern motorcycles look older. Removing plastics, softening angles, fitting things like spoked wheels…
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Flying solo: Foundry’s Guzzi 1100 Sport street tracker
Building custom motorcycles is a changing profession these days. The lathe in the corner is oft replaced by a CAD workstation wired…
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Happy Ending: Unik Edition refreshes a forgotten CB750
Anyone who’s been doing a job long enough has probably made a few rookie mistakes. For Tiago Gonçalves and Luis Gonçalves at…
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Win a custom Sportster from a dream team of builders
Charity motorcycle giveaways are a dime a dozen, but this one is a cut above the rest. If you live in the…
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Bring the Heat: Motocrew’s Ducati 848 Evo cafe racer
When a new custom builder hits the scene, there’s no way of knowing if they’re a one hit wonder, or if they’ll…
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The Contender: Triumph Limoges’ Speed Twin flat tracker
Triumph France is about to throw the wraps off a new custom build-off contest for dealers, and we’ve got a sneak peek…
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Zig when others zag: Niks’ custom BMW R80
There’s a definite formula for BMW airhead customs. A few years ago, European workshops like Café Racer Dreams in Madrid figured out…
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Second wind: A Yamaha DT175 reconfigured for the road
The Yamaha DT175 is one of those classic bikes that look ‘just right.’ With a small tank, fat seat and raised fenders,…
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The art of speed: The Raisch x Ram Katzir Triumph
Amsterdam-based sculptor Ram Katzir captures still life when he’s at work, but when he’s on two wheels, he likes to travel very…
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Cop this: Sinroja’s ex-police BMW R80 café racer
Sinroja Motorcycles have been producing sublime customs from their Leicestershire, England workshop for the past five years. This BMW R80 is their…
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Raising the bar: Vagabund gives the BMW R nineT a lift
We’ve always admired custom motorcycle workshops that keep pushing the boundaries. Austria’s Vagabund Moto have been doing good work since day one,…
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Ace Machine: A scratch-built bobber with a KTM 620 motor
It takes a massive amount of imagination to look at a KTM enduro and envision a barebones bobber—and even more skill to…
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Estoril: A radical Moto Guzzi Le Mans from Portugal
For most custom motorcycle builders, their creations are like their children: it’s impossible to pick a favorite. But sometimes there’s one project…
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