Westlake Tagand Special: A Guzzi 850 T3 from Deus
You’ve probably heard the word ‘bitsa’ thrown around these parts if you’re a regular here. For the uninitiated, it’s a motorcycle that…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Euro style, down under: Ellaspede’s BMW R100R
In the thriving world of BMW R-series customization, there’s a strong design trend in Europe that hasn’t taken off in other countries…
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Tokyo Nights: Upgrading the classic Honda CB900F
Unless you can identify a motorcycle just by its engine, you’ll have a hard time pinning down the exact year and model…
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Ducati SS1000: Redesigning the SportClassic GT1000
Like any proper cult vehicle, the Ducati SportClassic was hugely under-appreciated when it was first released. That’s probably because it was ahead…
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Beach Cruiser: An Upcycled Suzuki GS650 from California
It’s not unusual for car guys to transition to motorcycle customization: after all, the skills required are similar. Johnny Nguyen proves that…
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Daily Driver: A KTM Duke II street tracker from Dubstyle
Twenty years ago, street-legal supermotos weren’t really ‘a thing.’ But in Europe, change was in the air—and the KTM Duke II was…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 9 February, 2020
The BMW that took home the Best In Show award at Verona’s Motor Bike Expo, plus a Kenny Roberts-inspired XS650 from Japan…
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A Hero Karizma scrambler from an Indian back yard
Some folks are dead set on making a career out of customizing bikes, even if they don’t have access to professional tools,…
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Building a Street 750 custom with a No. 8 wire mentality
In rural New Zealand, where I am writing this, you often hear that someone has a ‘number eight wire mentality.’ ‘Number 8’…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 2 February, 2020
A beautifully modified Honda Dominator from Spain, a CB1000R commissioned by Honda Italia, a $58,000 Laverda SFC, and news of a collaboration…
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Chopper Rescue: A CB900 revived by Purpose Built Moto
We don’t often go in for choppers around here—but we do appreciate the skill and effort that goes into building a truly…
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Yamaha XS650 ‘Techno Tracker’ by Gunn Design
Did you know that the evergreen Yamaha XS650 was launched over half a century ago? Although the production line closed down in…
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Urban Junglist: A tiger-striped ZZR600 from Holland
Some folks feel the urge to ride a different bike every few months. Others stay true to their trusty steeds for decades.…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 26 January, 2020
A BMX with a 125cc engine in a replica Mongoose frame, a Harley Sportster converted into a motocross bike, a Ducati Monster…
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Silver Surfer: A Honda street tracker from Black Cycles
The Honda CRF450X will go down in history as one of the marque’s greatest hits. Originally derived from the hardcore CRF450R motocrosser,…
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