Custom Motorcycles Archives

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…

Anyone who’s been doing a job long enough has probably made a few rookie mistakes. For Tiago Gonçalves and Luis Gonçalves at…

Charity motorcycle giveaways are a dime a dozen, but this one is a cut above the rest. If you live in the…

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…

Triumph France is about to throw the wraps off a new custom build-off contest for dealers, and we’ve got a sneak peek…

There’s a definite formula for BMW airhead customs. A few years ago, European workshops like Café Racer Dreams in Madrid figured out…

The Yamaha DT175 is one of those classic bikes that look ‘just right.’ With a small tank, fat seat and raised fenders,…

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…

Sinroja Motorcycles have been producing sublime customs from their Leicestershire, England workshop for the past five years. This BMW R80 is their…

We’ve always admired custom motorcycle workshops that keep pushing the boundaries. Austria’s Vagabund Moto have been doing good work since day one,…

It takes a massive amount of imagination to look at a KTM enduro and envision a barebones bobber—and even more skill to…

For most custom motorcycle builders, their creations are like their children: it’s impossible to pick a favorite. But sometimes there’s one project…

The definition of a commuter bike varies from the East to the West. In Europe, a prime commuter would be something like…

Forty years ago, Yamaha made a brief foray into the flat track scene in the States with its XV750 race bike. Like…

The custom scene in Brazil doesn’t get much recognition on a global scale, which is surprising. Last year, a whopping 900,000 bikes…