A Velocette MAC engine in a Yamaha XT600 frame? Ja bitte!
After cataloging the greatest custom builds in the world for over a decade, we’re often tempted to think we’ve seen it all.…
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Your complete guide to scrambler motorcycles, from retro desert sleds to 21st century specials. Here you’ll find traditional Triumph and Ducati scrambler builds plus the latest BMW, Yamaha and Kawasaki conversions—with a few Harleys thrown in too.
Discover the performance upgrades and styling tweaks that’ll make your own scrambler bike more fun to ride and own, whether on the road or dirt.
Ricky 800: Imagining a Rickman BMW R80 desert racer
The world’s first big-bore dual sport, the BMW R80G/S, broke cover forty years ago. Born from off-road competition, it soon dominated at…
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MJR Roach: A turbocharged Royal Enfield Himalayan
Royal Enfield have made a habit of commissioning customs from top workshops. But they’ve got a big range of skills lurking in-house—and…
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Krugger adds street smarts to the Triumph Scrambler
We love show bikes for their cutting edge design concepts, wild engineering and straight-line performance—but they’re not much use in the real…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 21 June, 2020
A Honda CB650R scrambler inspired by the Dakar rally, a quirky shovelhead from Keino Cycles, and a peek at the latest bikes…
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Race prep: Secrets of the Fasthouse Ducati Desert Sleds
Today’s ‘modern classic’ scramblers are more show than go. Stylistically, they hark back to the golden years of Californian desert racing—but you…
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Nemesis: A Sol Invictus scrambler built to tackle Tasmania
Factory-made modern classics are everywhere these days, but they’re usually premium motorcycles at the upper end of the engine size scale. If…
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Winner Takes It All: Rod Motorcycles’ Bullet 500
David Zima isn’t a man to shy away from a challenge. When news of a custom build-off popped up in the Czech…
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Desert Fox: A Honda XR650 scrambler from Hungary
Way back in the day, scramblers were really just road bikes that were adapted slightly for desert use. And the same is…
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Essence of a Motorcycle: Heiwa’s Suzuki ST250 scrambler
Kengo Kimura is one of the world’s most versatile bike builders. He can create high-end customs that win ‘Best In Show’ prizes…
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Vagabund V13: The Honda NX 650 meets 3D printing
There are some builders who have a very ‘freestyle’ approach, grinding and hammering away at metal until things look right. And then…
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Dirty Duo: Retro scramblers from North East Custom
North East Custom have never been bound to one style. We’ve already seen the Italian outfit build cafe racers and street trackers—but…
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