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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Max. Steeze: A CB350 Street Scrambler from California
Miguel Castro seems to be working his way through a checklist of custom motorcycle styles. His first build was a cafe racer,…
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Speed Read, 23 May 2021
Our round-up for the week includes a well-used Moto Martin-framed endurance racer, and two BMWs; an R nineT and an R18. But…
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Second wind: A Yamaha DT175 reconfigured for the road
The Yamaha DT175 is one of those classic bikes that look ‘just right.’ With a small tank, fat seat and raised fenders,…
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Rally Retro: A Himalayan with a Group B vibe from Thrive
Today’s adventure bike market is a little like the superbike market in the 80s; to quote Fall Out Boy, “It ain’t a…
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Mega Thumper: Unik Edition scrambles the Suzuki DR Big
The Suzuki DR 800 S Big is the sort of bike no one would design today. It was the thumper to rule…
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Blue Thunder: Finally, someone scrambles the TTR250
I just did a quick check, and my suspicions were confirmed: we’ve never featured a Yamaha TTR250 build on EXIF. Which is…
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Play Mystic for Me: A BMW R80R scrambler from Warsaw
BMW Motorrad has a few quirky gems in the back catalog—like the early-90s R80R Mystic. As one of the last two-valve boxers…
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Dominatorr: Motoism’s Honda NX650 street scrambler
Boundaries are getting blurred in the custom scene. Genre-hopping bikes are everywhere, and it’s getting harder and harder to pigeonhole many builds.…
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