Retro-futuristic styling and walloping performance is a mouth-watering match, and this tasty Fireblade from France is gourmet fare. It comes from Atelier Sur Les Chapeaux De Roues, a workshop in the small village of Tréméven, in Brittany in northwestern France. The shop is run by solo operator Manuel Jouan, whose work is on a par…
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This week we’ve got a stripped-back Indian FTR 1200 from France, thoughts on the return of Buell, and a details of tweaked Honda Gold Wing from Italy. And we take a look at BAAK’s new custom workshop in Los Angeles.
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Yamaha’s latest push into the European custom scene has yielded some of the best XSR builds yet. The most recent Yard Built initiative involves nine different customizers, each producing bikes with a ‘Back to the Dirt’ theme. We’ve already seen stellar work from Germany’s Hookie Co., and a Portuguese build from Capelo’s Garage and Elemental…
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Moto Guzzi’s magnificent Le Mans is a firm favorite with European custom builders, but we don’t see many V1000s. So this G5 five-speeder from France is a real treat. It’s the work of Manuel and Yann of Sur Les Chapeaux De Roues, and it’s the color that grabbed us first—a pale minty green, much like…
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In a world where we throw around words like ‘svelte,’ the chunky Honda GL1000 hardly seems like a suitable prospect. Honda’s designers…
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