A Velocette MAC engine in a Yamaha XT600 frame? Ja bitte!
After cataloging the greatest custom builds in the world for over a decade, we’re often tempted to think we’ve seen it all.…
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Ricky 800: Imagining a Rickman BMW R80 desert racer
The world’s first big-bore dual sport, the BMW R80G/S, broke cover forty years ago. Born from off-road competition, it soon dominated at…
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Giant Killer: Honda CB400F ‘Raptor’ by Ripple Rock Racers
It’s a long time since we’ve featured what you might call a ‘traditional’ café racer. The term is used very loosely these…
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Bullenbeisser: A 150 hp Harris Magnum streetfighter
The streetfighter scene is marked by outrageous performance and unapologetic aesthetics. In the battle of function and form, fast wins pretty much…
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A Honda CT125 Hunter Cub … with a ‘Gatling gun’ exhaust
The Honda CT125 Hunter Cub is one of the most exciting motorcycles to come out of Big Red’s stable in recent times.…
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Monza: WalzWerk’s best BMW cafe racer yet?
Most custom builders are low-volume guys. It’s often a sideline to a day job, or part of a wider operation selling parts.…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 19 July, 2020
A funky Cushman scooter bought on auction, a BMW R100 GS given the Dakar treatment, a stunning Suzuki Katana restomod, and did…
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Better than the original: A CB550 from Thirteen & Company
Once in a while, a custom motorcycle builder will create a machine that attracts attention like nothing else in their portfolio. For…
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Super Six: A Honda CBX 1000 from France
Despite the fact that motorcycles seem to keep getting bigger, the six-cylinder engine layout has never really caught on. Only a handful…
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Dark Matter: A blacked-out BMW R80 bobber from Untitled
Untitled Motorcycles is not your standard custom outfit. Output is hardly prolific, but the bikes invariably create ripples. And the founders operate…
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