Hidemo Style: A 1970s Shovelhead from one of Japan’s best
The Japanese custom scene sets rather than follows trends. Japan’s top builders each have a unique and instantly recognizable style, and the…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Rally Retro: A Himalayan with a Group B vibe from Thrive
Today’s adventure bike market is a little like the superbike market in the 80s; to quote Fall Out Boy, “It ain’t a…
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Return to form: Workhorse revives a Speed Triple 1050
Before Brice Hennebert started building race-inspired machines as Workhorse Speed Shop, he ran another workshop with a friend, called Kruz Company. The…
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Smol wonder: A Honda CT125 inspired by Mad Max
There’s something irresistible about tiny motorcycles. According to scientists, we’re drawn to objects that are smaller than usual because they pose less…
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Kaspeed gives the Ducati Supersport 750 a second wind
Some would say the 750 SS was not Ducati’s finest hour. The podgy, plasticky styling has always been divisive, and the engine…
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With Respect: Analog customizes the Ducati Paul Smart
The Ducati Paul Smart 1000 LE is special on so many levels. It’s not only one of Ducati’s greatest hits, but also…
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History repeats itself: A Canadian XR750 returns home
Most of the customs we drool over on these pages have little or no history. They’re usually modified after a few mundane…
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Mega Thumper: Unik Edition scrambles the Suzuki DR Big
The Suzuki DR 800 S Big is the sort of bike no one would design today. It was the thumper to rule…
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Tamarit builds a Bonneville you can rent—and also win
Unless you’re handy with a grinder and welding gear, it’s not cheap to put a custom bike in your garage. But if…
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Tool Time: A Yamaha SR500 built by a machine tool company
There’s nothing unusual about building a custom motorcycle with the primary purpose of taking it to a show. But what if the…
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Blue Thunder: Finally, someone scrambles the TTR250
I just did a quick check, and my suspicions were confirmed: we’ve never featured a Yamaha TTR250 build on EXIF. Which is…
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Cobra: A plug and play cafe racer kit for the R nineT
We interviewed the team behind the development of the BMW R nineT a few years ago. They were adamant about one thing:…
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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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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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