Custom Bikes Of The Week: 26 January, 2020
A BMX with a 125cc engine in a replica Mongoose frame, a Harley Sportster converted into a motocross bike, a Ducati Monster…
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Silver Surfer: A Honda street tracker from Black Cycles
The Honda CRF450X will go down in history as one of the marque’s greatest hits. Originally derived from the hardcore CRF450R motocrosser,…
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Built Under Pressure: HardNine’s Harley XLCR tracker
Building a custom bike is often beset with difficulties: there can be unreasonable client demands, unforeseen technical issues, cashflow problems, and in…
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Zero Frills: A post-apocalyptic FX from Droog Moto
It’s common for custom builders to develop a signature aesthetic, but few maintain it as zealously as Droog Moto. The husband and…
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Battle of The Twins Redux: A 310-pound BMW race bike
In the lore of motorcycle racing, Battle of The Twins has few equals. First staged in the US at Daytona in 1981,…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 19 January, 2020
A box fresh turbocharged Kawasaki Mystery Ship, a slinky Yamaha Virago cafe racer from Spain, a Henderson Model G converted into a…
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Day-Glo dirt machine: A Hercules GS250 with an 80s vibe
There’s a constant tension in the custom world between motorcycles that are meant to be ridden often, and those that will spend…
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A street tracker with race-tuned Yamaha MT-07 power
Building a competitive flat track racer is downright scientific. Countless factors like weight, geometry, power delivery and gearing all have to be…
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Extreme Green: A Kawasaki ZRX1200R by deBolex
After a while, a lot of custom designs tend to blend into a homogenous soup: variations on a standard recipe, slightly tweaked…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 12 January, 2020
A Gucci-inspired Ducati Monster S2R from Estonia, a classic Triton from one of Britain’s best builders, plus a short appreciation of Colin…
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