Keeping it in the family: A BSA Thunderbolt from Italy
If you lived in the 1900s or earlier, your career was probably dictated by the line of work that your father happened…
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Road Tested: Icon 1000 and Knox upgrade their bestsellers
This week, we’re looking at new and improved versions of two hugely popular pieces of gear: Icon 1000’s new Variant Pro helmet,…
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Heavy Hitter: K-Speed scales up with an XJR 1300 café racer
We’ve seen some truly out-the-box builds come from K-Speed. They’ve done everything from Honda Monkey cafe racers to a Yamaha XSR155 that…
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A photographer’s perspective on the Mooneyes show
Japan is a cornucopia of eye-opening delights. The people are exceedingly polite, the whisky is top-notch, and getting directions in English is…
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Baltic Brawler: A BMW K1100 from Vilnius Moto House
We don’t see much custom work from the Baltic state of Lithuania. But judging by what we have seen, we suspect that…
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Flying start: An MT-07 supermoto from Queensland
We love customs that have that ‘well sorted’ look—where you get the impression that everything is in the right place, it all…
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Bull Face: An R nineT Pure from Heiwa Motorcycle in Japan
The best thing about the Japanese custom scene is that it defies all conventions. Stroll around the annual Mooneyes show for example,…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 8 December, 2019
A stunningly beautiful custom MV Agusta F3 from Switzerland, a fire-breathing KTM Super Duke R built for the Erzberg Rodeo, a vintage-inspired…
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Road Tested: Gear from Icon 1000, REV’IT! and Saint
I’ve got a thing for stealthy, murdered-out gear. So this week, I’m profiling some low-profile pieces: the Brigand jacket from ICON 1000,…
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The ‘neo board tracker’ that stole the show in Jakarta
After reporting on the custom scene for over ten years, it takes a lot to stop us dead in our tracks. But…
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