Fantastic Four: A modern Honda CB1100 from Wedge
If there’s one word that describes Takashi Nihira’s style, it’s restraint. His custom bike builds are tidy and unassuming, but they reward…
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New and Noted: 5 motorcycle jackets for summer
Summer is on the horizon for our Northern Hemisphere readers, and with hotter weather comes the temptation to wear less gear. But…
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Stealth operative: A Honda Dominator scrambler from France
There’s a plethora of reasons to pick the Honda Dominator as a donor for a custom build. But for the crew at…
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Event Report: Picking Favorites at the 2023 Handbuilt Show
Three days of live music, art and over 150 handbuilt motorcycles and custom cars—it definitely took a bit to get our you-know-what…
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Speed Read, April 23, 2023
Two very different 90s Hondas—a CB750 and a Shadow—take the lead in this week’s Speed Read. Then we change gears with a…
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Metorbike: An electric Puch café racer with a soundtrack
If the design of most electric motorcycles leaves you cold, a pair of young engineers from Hamburg might just have the answer.…
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Monster Enduro: Gasoline’s gnarly KTM 1290 Super Adventure R
Back in the mid aughts, KTM and BMW’s perennial rivalry reached fever pitch. KTM had just released the 950 Super Enduro R—a…
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Rough and Ready: 6 Scramblers Under 650 cc
When you need one machine to do it all, it’s hard to beat the rugged charm of a scrambler. The formula is…
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The R100X: A BMW boxer enduro bike from an F1 engineer
There’s something special about taking a classic motorcycle, and transforming it to the point that it’s fit for an entirely different purpose…
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Speed Read, April 16, 2023
We’re starting and ending with two color-matched Ducatis this week; a Ducati Pantah restomod from Australia, and a Ducati 749S custom from…
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