Thierry Sabine tribute: A Dommie from the Czech Republic
The NX650 Dominator is a staple of the European dual sport scene, even though production stopped 18 years ago. Like the Suzuki…
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Thumper Twins: The Crooked x Heimplanet Suzuki DR650s
From where I’m writing, in rural New Zealand, the Suzuki DR650 is a common sight. The bulletproof thumper has been one of…
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Speed Read, August 22 2021
We’ve found something for everyone this week in our travels around the web. We’ve got an XT600 from the Netherlands, a Honda…
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Dust Devil: Hello Engine’s Triumph TR6 desert sled
Hayden Roberts once quipped that when he moved from England to California in the early 2000s, it was “about 40 years too…
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Sled Heaven: Paul Hartman’s Triumph TR6 desert sled
Is there any motorcycle genre more evocative than the ‘desert sled’? The very name conjures up images of blasting across the sandy…
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Tasty Ténéré: Deus Italia customizes the Yamaha T7
By all accounts, the new Yamaha Ténéré 700 is a smash hit. Its 689 cc parallel twin motor is a total peach,…
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Mumbai Modified: A KTM 390 Duke scrambler from India
These days, the methods used to build custom motorcycles are as diverse as the designs themselves. Some builders lean on modern tech…
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Semi-professionnel: A Yamaha DT125 from BaaM Garage
It’s getting hard these days to tell if a custom comes from an amateur or professional workshop; the part-timers are really leveling…
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Funduro: Toma Customs reworks the BMW R1150GS
BMW’s bestselling GS range owes its popularity to the R1150GS. Sure, the R80G/S is the granddaddy of all adventure bikes and the…
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Earthly Delight: A minimalist Honda NX650 from Slovakia
There was a time when the Honda NX650 Dominator was an uncommon, yet surprisingly sensible, donor for a custom project. But Dominators…
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The Sequel: Another Honda Dominator from HB-Custom
The sequel is seldom as good as the original movie, but the opposite is usually true with custom motorcycles. Taking another crack…
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Speed Read, 6 June 2021
We’re kicking things off this week with the wildest Suzuki Katana restomod we’ve ever seen. Then we look at a classic Triumph…
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