Custom à la carte: A BMW R nineT streetfighter from France
Lionel Duke builds a little bit of everything. His Nice, France-based custom shop, Duke Motorcycles, has transformed Honda Goldwings, Kawasaki ER6s, and…
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Speed Read, May 14, 2023
This week, we’re profiling a new small-capacity electric motorcycle from a Colorado-based startup. But first, three petrol-powered bikes; a Royal Enfield Interceptor…
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Dreamy: The BMW R80 that won ‘Best Paint’ at the Handbuilt Show
Wandering between a sea of custom motorcycles at the Handbuilt Show in Austin, Texas last month, our Stateside team had the arduous…
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Think Different: A hopped-up BMW R65 café racer from Slovenia
Last year, Žiga Petek did something truly refreshing—he built a custom BMW boxer that bucked all custom BMW boxer trends. With sharp…
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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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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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Speed Read, March 26, 2023
We’ve got two very different Triumph Thruxton customs on the menu this week. One is a liquid-cooled supercharged brute, and the other…
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Silver Arrow: Crooked’s svelte Yamaha XS650 café racer
Despite the company’s name, there’s nothing misshapen about Crooked Motorcycles‘ latest custom bike. This svelte Yamaha XS650 from the German shop is…
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Speed Read, March 12, 2023
Classic silhouettes are the theme of this week’s Speed Read. From Unikat’s Harley-Davidson’s Sportster 883, to RF-Biketech’s Kawasaki Z1000R and a beautiful…
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Mechanical animal: Simone Conti’s custom Yamaha XS650
Simone Conti has what many custom motorcycles builders strive for—an instantly recognizable style. Working under the banner of Simone Conti Motorcycles, the…
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Midnight Dancer: A custom BMW HP2 Sport by Cherry’s Company
Custom motorcycles come in all shapes and sizes. But the more style variations a custom shop adds to their portfolio, the more…
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Speed Read, March 5, 2023
Two Ducatis lead the charge this weekend; an iconic 1974 Ducati 750SS, and a neo-retro café racer based on the Ducati 996.…
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