A Moto Guzzi California Built for Stylish Adventures
We love scramblers for their laid-back, go-anywhere attitude. But the travelers in us get really excited when they’re kitted for long-distance adventures…
Read more »Custom Motorcycles
Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Clockwork x Crowe: A Cross-Country BMW R100
Ever customized your own bike? Then you’ll know that sometimes, even the simplest plans can get out of hand. The owner of…
Read more »
Scrambling, Swedish Style: 6/5/4’s hardworking Bonneville
Triumph’s current range of ‘modern classics’ was only launched a year ago, but it’s already eight models strong. And right now we’re…
Read more »
Custom Bikes Of The Week: 16 October, 2016
A Suzuki DRZ with a yesteryear flat track vibe, this year’s AMD Championship winner revealed, and BMW’s vision of motorcycling in 100…
Read more »
Side Project: Bryan Heidt’s Ducati 860 cafe racer
Somewhere round the back of every custom shop is an unloved bike that’s been sitting there for months, waiting for its moment…
Read more »
All Systems Go: Yamaha’s Brat Style SCR950
EXCLUSIVE: Every time someone refers to their bike as a ‘brat-style’ build, we let out a groan. There’s only one builder that…
Read more »
Head Turner: A BMW R65 inspired by the Alpina 2002Ti
There are some parts you just don’t see on custom bikes nowadays. Like mirrors, center stands, fork reflectors, and—heck—even fenders. They all…
Read more »
The Long Road to Perfection: Jeff Lamb’s MZ Skorpion
When Jeff Lamb contacted us about his ‘MZ Special,’ we thought we’d just stumbled upon a new shop, specializing in vintage, racing-inspired…
Read more »
Blast From The Past: A BMW R nineT inspired by the 1936 R5
The first time the world laid eyes on the BMW R nineT was three years ago—when it was teased as Roland Sands’…
Read more »
Streamline Moderne: Max Hazan’s astonishing BSA 500
Most successful custom builders operate a production line: Not just bikes, but also hard parts and apparel. They stay afloat on the…
Read more »
Mind. Blown: Krugger’s S&S-Powered ‘Ladd’
Winning the AMD World Championship of bike building takes skill, genius and commitment. And Fred ‘Krugger’ Bertrand has done it twice. Judging…
Read more »
Custom Bikes Of The Week: 2 October, 2016
A Ducati Scrambler that took 150 emails to get right, a Yamaha WR400F tracker inspired by an Eames chair, and a BMW…
Read more »
Venier Customs turns the Guzzi V75 into a looker
There are some classics that are far too gorgeous to customize. And then there’s, um, the Moto Guzzi V75. It might have…
Read more »
Better to travel than arrive: BAAK’s Bonneville sidecar
The most attention-grabbing motorcycle is not an MV Agusta F4 or even a vintage Brough Superior. It’s a sidecar rig: Park up…
Read more »
Must Have: Walt Siegl’s new Ducati Monster Leggero GTS
No dream garage would be complete without a Walt Siegl Leggero series Ducati. Builds from the New Hampshire workshop are marked by…
Read more »