Motoworks’ Ducati 900: The SuperSport revival continues
Ducati’s back catalog is littered with hits and misses. Consider the Ducati 900 SuperSport: the early 1990s version is a classic beauty;…
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A sharp new suit for the Triumph Street Triple
The Street Triple 675 is a damn good bike. Over the years, we’ve yet to meet an owner who doesn’t rave about…
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In The Raw: Simone Conti’s Ducati cafe fighter
Most cultures have their own versions of Parkinson’s Law: “Work expands to fill the time available.” It’s especially applicable when building a…
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Rough Crafts builds the Monster café that Ducati won’t
As everyone keeps saying, Ducati has missed a trick by not having a contemporary SportClassic in its range. Rough Crafts is here…
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Extreme Machine: Unscrambling the Triumph Scrambler
Scramblers are still very much on trend—and the Triumph Scrambler is one of the coolest examples of the breed. But when Justin…
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Caffè Nero: Lossa Engineering’s Ducati 900SS
Jay LaRossa is one of those guys who was probably born with copper grease under his fingernails. His parents ran motorcycle dealerships,…
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Can-Am Cafe: A Ducati 848 with dual nationality
If the name Mike Salek sounds familiar to you, you’ve probably been with us for the long haul. Because seven years ago,…
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Moksha: A BMW R nineT from Sinroja and TW Steel
For brothers Rahul and Birju Sinroja, the journey to the top of the custom world has been quite a ride. Today, they…
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Best of Breed: A Triton cafe racer by Foundry Motorcycle
Few custom motorcycles have the cachet of the legendary Triton. The mash-up of a Norton featherbed frame and Triumph twin motor has…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 5 August, 2018
A delicately massaged Norton Dominator, a Honda CB500 with Panigale suspension, a board track racer over a century old, and a Honda…
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Doppelgänger: Kaspeed’s Ducati track day SuperSport
Custom motorcycles are supposed to be one-offs: unique creations that make a statement about the owner or builder. Making a direct copy…
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Pocket Rocket: Sticking a Ducati 250 into a Moto3 chassis
Most customs start out with a frame and motor from the same donor. But sometimes it’s a mix and match affair—and every…
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