Period Incorrect: A Norley café racer with a vintage Ironhead motor
Ben Schmitt’s name first appeared on these pages three years ago, when the legendary NYC Norton built him a Norton Commando race…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Built not bought: A custom-framed Yamaha XS400 with patented forks
With its inch-perfect frame, OEM-style bodywork, and period-correct graphics, you’d be forgiven for mistaking this Yamaha for a forgotten 90s factory prototype.…
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Black Puddin’: An irreverent Suzuki GS1200SS by Sticky’s Speed Shop
‘Sticky Matt’ Coulter, the proprietor of Sticky’s Speed Shop, is no stranger to an oil-cooled Suzuki. But despite a back catalog of…
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Wicked Cool: K-Speed’s custom Triumph Scrambler 400 X and Speed 400
Thailand’s K-Speed is a house of many talents. But there’s one particular trick that they excel at, and that’s turning small-capacity motorcycles…
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Lightning Strike: A Buell XB12S street fighter from France
Buell’s tempestuous history is sprinkled with moments of sheer motorcycling brilliance. And the XB series of the early 2000s ranks high on…
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Waking Up the Neighbors: A wild Yamaha Virago by Purpose Built Moto
Purpose Built Moto is no one-trick pony. The Australian workshop is up for anything, with a portfolio that boasts a wide variety…
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle: An Indian FTR street tracker by Freeride Motos
High-end parts can wreak havoc on a custom bike build budget, so it helps to have a source for good second-hand stuff.…
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The Nut Kwaka: A Kawasaki W650 hardtail bobber by Deus
In Jeremy Tagand’s early days as the resident wrench at Deus ex Machina Australia, the Kawasaki W650 was his bread and butter.…
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Direct Hit: A 1968 Harley-Davidson FL hardtail from Japan
Takuya Aikawa is on a roll. There hasn’t been a running of the Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show in the last few…
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Exquisite Taste: A classic Moto Guzzi V7 restomod by Unikat Motorworks
Restomods by their very nature appear simpler than fully customized motorcycles, but they’re usually harder to get right. Customization leaves you free…
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Level Up: A BMW K100 café racer with a John Player Special vibe
Despite its increasing popularity, the 1980s K-series BMW remains a difficult bike to customize. There’s hardly an inch of it that isn’t…
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Twinning: A pair of Royal Enfield Continental GT café racers from Mexico
The first Royal Enfield Continental GT came out way back in the early 60s; a 250 cc café racer that couldn’t do…
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Super-tracker: A custom Sportster 1200 with supermoto steeze
The traditional definition of a street tracker is a motorcycle that has all the trappings of a flat tracker, with the addition…
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Cult classic: A Harley XR1200 street tracker from Taiwan
There must be something in the water, because this is the second Harley XR1200 street tracker that’s popped up on our radar…
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The Mighty Six: A brutal custom Honda CBX from The Netherlands
An email commissioning a new project is good news for any custom motorcycle workshop. But the crew at Moto Adonis in The…
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