Oddball Delight: A Finnish Yamaha GTS1000 café racer
Telescopic forks have become the de facto solution for motorcycle front suspension, but most major manufacturers have dabbled in alternative designs at…
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Here you’ll find everything from traditional Triumph and Honda cafe racers to the latest BMWs, Ducatis and Yamahas from new wave builders. Discover the cafe racer parts, seats and performance upgrades that’ll take your own cafe racer bike to the next level.
Vincent Black Flash: Dark brilliance from Fuller Moto
Bryan Fuller is one of those guys who can work magic on anything with wheels and tires. He’s a next-level fabricator who…
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Speed Read, July 24, 2022
We kick this week’s edition of Speed Read off with further proof that Yamaha SRs make great café racers. We also cover…
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Optional Extras: A stylish BMW R nineT by Kingston Custom
BMW R nineT owners are spoiled for choice when it comes to personalization options. The bike has been out long enough that…
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Blackbird: Plan B’s stealthy take on the Zero FX
Dirt bikes can make surprisingly good road customs, mostly due to their light weight and the easy tune-ability of most offroad powertrains.…
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Green Machine: Deep Creek’s custom Ducati ST4
For most pro custom bike builders, working to a brief is the norm. So any opportunity to take on a carte blanche…
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Speed Read, June 26, 2022
Ironwood says goodbye to older bikes with their last carb’d custom. We’ve also rounded up another fresh Triumph from Tamarit, a Zero…
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Debutant: A custom Yamaha MT-07 from a new Belgian shop
The popular Wheels and Waves festival returns to sunny Biarritz next week after a two year hiatus. So it’s safe to assume…
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Road Burner: A slick K1100 RS from Powerbrick
In the mid 90s, the K1100 RS sat at the top of the BMW range. It was the sport tourer par excellence,…
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Cloud 9: A BMW R9T from a Dutch dream team
You don’t often see custom shops collaborating. But as they say, a rising tide lifts all ships—and a joint venture between two…
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Trick Brick: Retrorides’ immaculate BMW K100
When a workshop focuses very tightly on one model of bike, it’s usually a good thing. They get to know what to…
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Fraternal Twins: Crooked’s Royal Enfield Interceptor kits
High-end custom motorcycles are nice to look at, but they take substantial talent to build and serious money to buy. That’s why…
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