Africa Shox: A hard-charging R80G/S from Cape Town
On Saturday, the Dakar Rally kicks off in Lima, Peru. It’s the 40th edition of the notorious race, and a lot has…
Read more »Restoring a motorcycle to its former glory is a deeply rewarding experience, but sometimes artistic liberties need to be taken. Whether it’s bringing suspension up to the modern era, correcting the OE’s wrongs or just putting your spin on things, restomod motorcycles are the backbone of the custom motorcycle scene—a stepping stone before a full custom build.
So where do we draw the line between a restomod motorcycle and full custom? There’s no clear-cut answer, but we feel that a good restomod invokes the style of the original with some enhancements built in. A nice mix of something old and something new, these motorcycles are better than they were without forgetting where they came from.
On Saturday, the Dakar Rally kicks off in Lima, Peru. It’s the 40th edition of the notorious race, and a lot has…
Read more »Honda CB Fours have become so popular in the modern custom scene, we’ve almost forgotten what a big deal they were back…
Read more »The new Kawasaki Z900RS had barely broken cover when custom examples started popping up. First Kawasaki Japan commissioned three builds from local…
Read more »It’s tough to get a restomod right. An authentic nuts-and-bolts restoration is more work, but at least you have a blueprint to…
Read more »A man on a mission to recreate the notorious 1919 Excelsior OHC boardtrack racer, the return of the Triumph Speedmaster, and a…
Read more »These days, we associate Ducati with tire-shredding 200 horsepower superbikes and the all-conquering, impossibly hip Scrambler. But in the years after WW2,…
Read more »There are purists who baulk at the thought of changing even one bolt on a classic motorcycle—and then there’s folks like us.…
Read more »When you spend your days poring over cafe racers, scramblers and trackers, it’s easy to forget how alluring an original classic can…
Read more »Antonie Robertson is a perpetual tinkerer. In the 20 years I’ve known him, he’s fiddled with everything from Italian scooters to a…
Read more »Like a good pair of leather boots or a fine Cabernet Sauvignon, the Suzuki Katana just seems to get better with age.…
Read more »What’s the best part about the exploding interest in older bikes? For us, it’s not just about the finished product and the…
Read more »Custom trends will come and go, but the art of the resto-mod will always have a place in the pantheon of motorcycle…
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