Beer Monster: A pint-sized CZ 175 with a keg for a fairing
Any custom motorcycle is a byproduct of the personality of its builder, and the brief they’re working with. And it took a…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Taking the edge off: Rajputana’s KTM 390 Duke cafe racer
KTM is growing incredibly fast in India. Last year, the Austrian marque sold 64,000 bikes—up more than 25% on the previous year.…
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Double Shot: two Velocette motors power Hazan’s latest
Max Hazan is known for building impossibly elegant, hand-crafted machines. His customs ride the line between motorcycles and art so well, that…
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Nice Werk: Marcus Walz reveals kits to tweak the BMW R18
Whenever a concept motorcycle becomes a production motorcycle, there are tears over how far the final product has strayed from the original…
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Seaside Scoot: Nicola Manca’s custom Honda Helix
I’ve only visited Sardinia once, but it was enough for the Mediterranean island to leave an indelible mark on me. Loaded with…
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Who Dares Wins: Upcycle Customizes the Ducati 998
There are a few motorcycles in Ducati’s back catalog that would ruffle feathers if they were customized. Depending on how much of…
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Mutant Redux: A new version of Ironwood’s famous BMW
Arjan van den Boom is one of Europe’s most successful customizers. The founder of Ironwood Motorcycles has well over 50 builds to…
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Sportiv: A more muscular BMW R18 from FCR Original
Few new bike launches have been as controversial as the BMW R18. Seeing a German contender in the cruiser market has perplexed…
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Box Fresh: A zero mile Honda CB750 Cafe Racer
For custom motorcycle builders that skew towards older bikes, nothing satisfies quite like finding a clean, low-mileage donor. But finding a motor…
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Snake charmer: Renard’s wild ‘Anaconda’ Honda XBR500
Estonia is one of the smallest countries in Europe, with a population of just 1.3 million people—about the same as the city…
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Play Mystic for Me: A BMW R80R scrambler from Warsaw
BMW Motorrad has a few quirky gems in the back catalog—like the early-90s R80R Mystic. As one of the last two-valve boxers…
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Table for two: A Virago for a chef and his wife
Like the Honda CX500, the Yamaha Virago is one of those “sow’s ear” bikes: it’s a challenge to make a silk purse…
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Dominatorr: Motoism’s Honda NX650 street scrambler
Boundaries are getting blurred in the custom scene. Genre-hopping bikes are everywhere, and it’s getting harder and harder to pigeonhole many builds.…
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One-Eyed Racer: a retro CBR600RR from Francis Von Tuto
We’re suckers for retro sportbike style. And if it’s married to classic Honda build quality and engineering, you’ve got an intoxicating mix.…
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Big Sled: A Ducati Scrambler 1100 from Officine RossoPuro
We’ve been lucky enough to ride most of Ducati’s extensive Scrambler range. Of all of them, the Desert Sled is the one…
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