Custom Motorcycles Archives

The real deal: A stealthy CB550 cafe racer from Hookie Co.

Ten years ago, Honda CB cafe racers were a huge part of the custom renaissance. Low slung CBs were everywhere, ‘brat cafe’…

You don’t have to be in your 70s to be moved by the sight of a Norton Manx. It’s one of the…

Dave Mucci popped up on our radar five years ago with his first build, a slinky CX500 that revealed the potential of…

If you could cherry-pick parts from different models of the same marque, what would you build? For Kris Reniers of Belgium, the…

Motorcycles and surfing are uneasy bedfellows. If you like to ride your bike, you’re statistically more likely than most to enjoy riding…

If there’s one type of build we don’t see enough of, it’s the 80s and 90s sport bike resto-mod. We love those…

This week, we’ve got a stunning repli-racer from Estonia, a vintage scrambler from Argentina, a Burt Munro tribute from the US, and…

Motorcycle styling, even in the custom scene, tends to edge forward in increments. Bikes fit neatly within genres, perhaps stretching the envelope…

Next year, the Yamaha SR400 will be celebrating its 40th birthday. It’s been in production since 1978, aside from a brief hiatus…

We love Jens vom Brauck’s work. The man behind Cologne-based JvB-Moto has a pair of the sharpest eyes in the business, and…

For all its farm bike ways, the Yamaha TW200 sure is charming. With a utilitarian build and cartoon tires, it’s the two-wheeled,…

This week, we’ve got three classic cafe racers, a Honda Dominator scrambler, and a fire-breathing Voxan. Which one would you put in your…

Can a motorcycle ever be classified as a piece of art? The debate is endless, and there’s no right or wrong answer.…

When your garage is packed with eleven BMW motorcycles spanning seven decades—and you have no car—it’s safe to say that your hobby…

The air-cooled Triumph Bonneville is one of the best donor bikes you can get. They’re widely available, there’s no shortage of custom…