Obsidian Fighter: A Frisco-ed Sportster from Rough Crafts
Even though there’s been no official word from The Motor Co., it looks as if the venerable Harley-Davidson Sportster is slowly fizzling…
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HonDeath: An insane CL350 with 100 horsepower on tap
In stock form, the Honda CL350 is a mild-mannered street scrambler with 33 horsepower and oodles of vintage charm. The kind of…
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Goes like a bullet: A GT 650 by Goblin Works’ Ant Partridge
Modern motorcycles offer reliability and performance, but usually at the cost of simplicity—and that makes them harder to customize. Which is exactly…
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Glamster: Lucky Cat’s Sportster drips with Japanese style
Remember the Sultans of Sprint drag race series in Europe? The man behind this brilliant idea was Séb Lorentz, who runs the…
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Speed Read, 31 January 2021
The Swedish electric bike company Cake takes on poaching in Africa, and Triumph cranks the Speed Triple up a notch. Plus we…
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Bad Winners takes the Thruxton 1200 from good to great
Four years ago, the Paris workshop Bad Winners wowed us with a custom Thruxton café racer called ‘Zero Gravity.’ Company founder Walid…
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Extra Large Supermoto: A KTM 1190 from RATicate Racing
Back in 2003, KTM took the LC8 V-twin motor from their flagship 950 Adventure, and stuck it in a big, gnarly supermotard.…
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The Rescue: A Honda CX500 cafe racer from Buenos Aires
Against all odds, the eternally goofy Honda CX500 has become a popular choice for custom projects. But it’s hard to get ‘right,’…
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Speed Read, 24 January 2021
It’s a newsier mix than usual this week, with the Yamaha SR400 finally down for the count, and a top European motorcycle…
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Master of Metal: Shiny Hammer’s Moto Guzzi 1000SP
We’re suckers for classic Moto Guzzi café racers. But we like it even more when someone messes up the recipe a little.…
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