Motototem: Turning the Royal Enfield Flying Flea into art
Last month, the 63rd edition of Salone del Mobile, colloquially known as Milan Design Week, filled the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition center…
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Work in Progress: A flawless Harley Sportster 883 by Mule
We’ve seen our fair share of custom bikes that could be classified as works in progress. Some have been cobbled together crudely…
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WKND Special: A Yamaha XT600 street tracker from Porto
Every custom motorcycle builder has a horror story (or many) about having to fix someone else’s mistakes. Sergio Almeida is no exception.…
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Classic, Contemporary, Custom: Exploring The Ducati Scrambler Lineage
In 1962, Kennedy was in the White House, Ray Charles was singing “I Can’t Stop Loving You” on the radio, and the…
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The Comet: A Blistering Rotary Norton From the United Kingdom
Jaw-dropping power plants are the ultimate party piece for a custom motorcycle build. Visually impactful engines like Suzuki’s Ram-Air 550, Fabio Taglioni’s…
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Boxed Burgundy: A custom BMW R12 nineT from Poland
Motorcycle dealer build-offs are a great way for brands to showcase their bikes, and for bike dealers to flex their customization muscles.…
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Perseus: CW Zon reimagines the Yamaha XV1000
Michelangelo famously said, “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” I’ve long suspected that Yuichi…
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Triple Shovel: The World’s First Three-Cylinder Harley-Davidson
Nick Keating is the man behind the lens of one of the most popular images we’ve ever shared on Facebook. It was…
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Bull Ring: A taurine Triumph Bonneville scrambler from Spain
The Spanish workshop Tamarit Motorcycles has been in business for a decade, focusing almost exclusively on Triumph modern classics. So they know…
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Loud and Rowdy: STG Tracker scrambles the Yamaha XV920R
Of all the Yamaha XV models released over the years, not one could be accused of being pretty. And yet, custom motorcycle…
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Roundel Roundup: 7 Custom BMW Motorcycles to Inspire Your Project
What is it that makes BMW motorcycles the perfect canvas for customization? Is it the visual distinctiveness of powerplants like the no-nonsense…
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Alps Edition: A plug-and-play kit for the Triumph Scrambler 1200
The custom motorcycle scene is firmly in its kit-built era. Business savvy workshops have realized that there’s a lot of demand for…
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Hokuto: A kinetic Moto Guzzi SP3 1000 café racer from Monza
The fabled Tonti frame has formed the backbone of countless Moto Guzzi motorcycles over the years—but some of them wore it better…
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This lavish Harley-Davidson Street Bob is peak Rough Crafts
Even though Rough Crafts frontman Winston Yeh is happy to build custom bikes that fall outside of his purview, his bread and…
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Freshly Squeezed: A zesty KTM 525 EXC street tracker by Mule Motorcycles
Richard Pollock has been building motorcycles since before Bike EXIF existed. With such a tenure comes a measure of consistency; the man…
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