Supersport Classic: A Ducati 1198 SportClassic hybrid from California
The Ducati SportClassic is the most beautiful motorcycle that the Italian marque no longer makes. It remains the benchmark for modern factory…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Spirit of the Sixties: A SYM Wolf 125 vintage racer from Taiwan
Since the dawn of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, the 125 cc class has served as a proving ground for factories and riders…
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Monster Masterclass: One Ducatista’s 1999 Ducati Monster 900 restomod
It’s unlikely that Miguel Galluzzi knew just how iconic the Ducati Monster would become when he first penned its design in the…
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Azul: A BMW R80ST street tracker from Buenos Aires
The BMW R80ST is one of the few classic BMW boxers that can legitimately be called lithe (relatively speaking, at least). Derived…
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Beach Boy: A surf-ready Yamaha WR155R scrambler from Thailand
A surfboard rack on a motorcycle might seem like a gimmick to some, but if you live in Bali and love surfing,…
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Road and Track: A lithe BMW R80 restomod by 46Works
When Shiro Nakajima isn’t honing his considerable talents in his home workshop at the base of the Yatsugatake Mountains, you’ll find him…
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My Way: Mule builds the ultimate Hooligan flat track race bike
If there’s one man who knows how to eke every last bit of performance out of a flat tracker, it’s Richard Pollock.…
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Project7: A low-riding 1994 Sportster café racer from Indonesia
Kevan Cahyadi is the type of guy who has fully embraced the eclectic nature of Indonesia’s custom motorcycle scene. His shop, Solace…
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Everyman Tracker Build Pt. 7: Custom Pipes, Panels and More
“How are we doing on the CB project?” The question weighed heavy on my brain as I considered the plateaued progress of…
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Mad Science: A Harley Sportster Grand Prix racer by a nuclear chemist
As a nuclear chemist with clients spanning multiple industries, Corban Gallagher’s day job calls for ingenuity and precision in equal measure. So…
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Elegant Bastard: A custom Triumph Speed Twin by Unikat Motorworks
Black and gold seems to be a theme lately. Here, it’s been applied to the Triumph Speed Twin 1200 with exceptional judgment…
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Boss Level: A BMW R100 café racer with carbon leaf spring suspension
Jérémie Duchampt is a dab hand at building slick café racers—a fact that he’s proven time and time again. The proprietor of…
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Stay Gold: Purpose Built Moto’s effortlessly cool Yamaha XT500
Inheriting a project bike from another workshop is a huge gamble. There could be parts missing, the engine could be shot, or…
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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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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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