Deep Dive: 5 Historic Lots from Gooding’s Geared Online Sale
A brilliant assortment of 38 classic motorcycles and a boatload of memorabilia is set to cross the block at Gooding & Company’s…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
This five-cylinder Puch proves there’s no replacement for displacement
They say that there’s no replacement for displacement. By that logic, the best way to improve a single-cylinder Puch moped is to…
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Big Bucks: Top 10 Sellers from Bonhams’ Spring Stafford Sale
The classic motorcycle auction scene is booming, and Bonhams’ Spring Stafford Sale never fails to bring its share of headline-grabbing bikes with…
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Supreme Seven Fifty: A brawny Honda CB750 from Germany
Just when we think that the Honda CB750’s popularity is waning, we’re hit with another stellar custom build based on the venerable…
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K-Speed strikes again with a menacing Honda Dax café racer
When the Honda Dax was brought back into production a couple of years ago, K-Speed wasted little time getting their grubby paws…
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La Dolce Vita: Cranking the Vespa GT 200 up to eleven
We have a particular affinity for modern Vespa scooters around here. Our founding editor, Chris Hunter, used to commute on one in…
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Four-cylinder Fury: A Honda Hornet café racer from France
On paper, the late-2000s Honda CB600F Hornet is a great bike; a lively four-cylinder middleweight, widely praised for its rideability and reliability.…
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Grunter: A Six-Figure Vincent Rapide Headlining Bonhams
Countless motorcycle manufacturers popped up in the 1920s and ’30s in Britain, but somehow, none quite as cool as Vincent. High-end speed…
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Town and country: A custom Suzuki TU250 Grasstracker from Taiwan
As Taiwan’s relatively young custom scene continues to flourish, we have the privilege of watching plucky startups become established players. Take Twentytwo…
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00/05: The NEIGHBORHOOD x Rough Crafts Harley Street Bob
Motorcycle enthusiasts are probably not as familiar with NEIGHBORHOOD as fashionistas are, but the powerhouse Japanese streetwear brand does have a strong…
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Icon remixed: A custom Ducati Monster 821 by Jerem Motorcycles
Before Ducati took the Monster in a lamentable direction by removing its signature trellis frame and swathing it in plastic, the Ducati…
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Fujara: A wispish Yamaha Virago café racer from Slovakia
They say that you can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear, but no one bothered telling Earth Motorcycles that.…
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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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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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