Quarterflash: Icon’s 80s-inspired Kawasaki Z125
The mad scientists at ICON Motosports spend their days concocting motorcycle gear that runs the gamut from stealthy to totally outrageous. And…
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Small batch: Renard’s stylish BMW R100 café racer series
Building one-of-one customs for a living would be most motorcyclists’ idea of heaven. However, like an author trying to write the sequel…
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Sportster d’eleganza: A slick 70s Harley ironhead bobber
Copper Chopper wowed us earlier this month with an impossibly elegant SR400 bobber, built from scratch and laden with tasty handcrafted bits.…
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Speed Read, September 25, 2022
A Honda CX500 headlines this week, resplendent in classic John Player Special colors. We also cover a 1957 Indian Trailblazer, a Magni…
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Hommage: Kingston’s BMW R100 pays tribute to Bobby Haas
Bobby Haas left a giant hole in the custom scene when he passed away unexpectedly last year. As the owner and curator…
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Café au lait: A Honda CB450 from the Gaucho Highlands
Nothing beats a quick early morning blast through the hills above my house. The air is fresh, the sun is usually shining…
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Retro chic: Slipstream’s Honda CB360 scrambler
The custom scene is scattered with craftspeople that do more than just build awesome motorcycles. James Fawcett is a prime example. As…
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Esputnik II: An electric drag racing bike from Spain
Bizarro Corp.’s online store has a T-shirt that reads “café racer is dead.” It’s a little rich coming from a custom workshop…
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Speed Read, September 18, 2022
We kick this weekend’s edition of Speed Read off with two very different BMW K100 customs. Then we bring you a Yamaha…
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Mean Green Machine: VSB’s Kawasaki KZ1000R S1 replica
Even if you know very little about Kawasaki’s history, you probably know about the KZ1000R Eddie Lawson Replica. Released in 1982, it…
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