Moto Leggera: Upcycle strips down the Ducati 900 SS
Even though the Ducati 900 SS is some three decades old, we still see a lot of customs based around the 90°…
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Analog turns the Honda Hawk GT 650 into a flier
For some people, custom motorcycles are just a hobby. But for others, they put food on the table—and that’s when it pays…
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M Power: Giving the BMW K100RS a modern edge
A few years ago, building a cafe racer usually meant imbuing it with a sense of nostalgia. But these days, the custom…
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Unkonventionell: Eastern Spirit Garage’s BMW R80
Eastern Spirit Garage is probably Poland’s premier custom workshop. But they focus on quality over quantity, with fewer than a dozen builds…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 31 May, 2020
A sleek and sophisticated Thruxton from Massachusetts, a tiny BMW balance bike from the Netherlands, a rare Royal Enfield Interceptor up for…
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Danger Zone: Federal Moto’s Kawasaki GPz1100
The year is 1986, and Tom Cruise is playing Maverick in Top Gun—flying an F-14 Tomcat by day and tearing around on…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 24 May, 2020
The Buell X1 gets its turn with the amazingly prolific builders at K-Speed. Plus an impossibly elegant CB550 from Kott Motorcycles, and…
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Missing Link: A Ducati Pantah built for a car designer
If there’s something missing from Ducati’s current lineup, it’s a modern cafe racer with strong ties to the past. Sure, there’s the…
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Gixxer Fix: A GSX-R1100 with Ducati superbike suspension
Arno Overweel builds pretty wild custom motorcycles. He’s not afraid of bolting a turbo onto a Honda CBX1000, for example. But he…
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Analysis Paralysis: The BMW R100RS two ways, by Deus
Ever heard of analysis paralysis? It happens when you’ve got so many ideas, your project stalls because you can’t make your mind…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 3 May, 2020
A Ducati 900SS rebuilt in the style of the classic 900 Super Sport Desmo, a Moto Guzzi V7 Sport endurance racer converted…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 26 April, 2020
A Yamaha Virago with Ducati superbike suspension from the US, a stripped down Ducati 1198S Corse from France, a Norton Commando from…
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