SpeedRaf: A Honda CB750 hot rod inspired by a seven-year-old
Despite the shop’s name, there’s nothing scrappy about the custom bikes that roll out of Portugal’s Rusty Wrench Motorcycles. This slammed Honda…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Home Run: A beastly Buell hardtail from a first-time builder
The brutal minimalism of land-speed bikes is downright magnetic. So it doesn’t surprise us that that’s where Corban Gallagher found inspiration for…
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Meteor: A 1946 Harley-Davidson WL flat tracker from Japan
Toshiyuki ‘Cheetah’ Osawa has had a busy year. Hot on the heels of a collaboration with Indian Motorcycle and Sideburn Magazine that…
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Speed Read: An Africa Twin-inspired custom Honda Cub and more
There’s something for everyone in this week’s edition of Speed Read. We’ve got a Yamaha Banshee-powered street tracker from the UK, an…
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Ocean Breeze: A custom Triumph Bonneville T100 by Heiwa MC
You don’t collect trophies from the illustrious Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show without being a master of your craft. But the full…
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Not like the others: Limey Bikes’ Honda CB750 flat tracker
By Chris Kelland’s admission, he and his partner Elijah Reese will “build bikes for anyone that wants to throw bundles of cash…
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First Look: 2024 KTM Duke 390, 250 and 125 revealed
Renewing its commitment to big thrills in the small cc market, KTM has just announced its completely reworked single-cylinder Duke models for…
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Covert operative: Droog Moto’s custom Volcon Brat e-bike
My gateway into motorcycling was a 50 cc moped that could barely manage 25 mph. But for the next generation, it’s more…
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Mobula: A custom BMW K75 by 72 HKG Performance
Muscular, with a little 80s style; that was the brief given to Spain’s 72 HKG Performance by the owners of this custom…
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Young Gun: A Honda CityFly scrambler built by a teenager
Moritz Bree is only 19 years old, but he’s already made a dent in the custom scene. He first blipped on our…
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Going solo: A crisp Yamaha SR500 street tracker from Poland
The Yamaha SR500 is enjoying a resurgence in popularity right now, but we’re not surprised. Few motorcycles can match the SR’s enduring…
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The 5 Coolest Motorcycles Not Available in the US
There are plenty of reasons why certain motorcycle manufacturers don’t give North Americans the full catalog, and none of those reasons are…
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Maverick: A Top Gun-inspired BMW R18 from Portugal
Designing a movie-themed motorcycle is risky business. They usually turn out gaudy and gimmicky, with little appeal beyond the mere novelty of…
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Muy Bueno: A Yamaha XV920 Virago street tracker from Virginia
An old Yamaha Virago doesn’t quite have the same appeal as an old Harley, but there was a time when the Virago…
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Citrus Twist: A custom BMW R nineT from Shanghai
The proliferation of bolt-on kits for bikes like the BMW R nineT has made it easier than ever for riders to individualize…
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