Most of us know Mooneyes as the brand behind Japan’s most prestigious custom motorcycle and car show. But the company’s history can be traced back to 1950s America, when its founder, Dean Moon, started making a name for himself in the Southern Californian hot rod scene. One of Moon’s most notable creations was the Mooneyes…
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The 32nd annual Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show is kicking off in Japan as we speak. For visitors, it’s a cornucopia of visual delights, featuring the best handcrafted machines that the scene has to offer. For custom bike builders, it’s the ultimate proving ground. But the HRCS (or ‘the Mooneyes show,’ as it’s commonly known)…
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Popularized by events like the Glemseck 101, 1/8th-mile drag racing has given European custom builders a whole new arena to showcase their skills. And with myriad classifications housed within multiple annual events, just about anything goes. Typical fare at these events includes big bore machines with extended wheelbases, rigid frames, nitrous oxide, and turbo- and…
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Remember the Yamaha RXZ Twinboss twin-cylinder two-stroke? Neither do we, because it never existed—except in the mind of Irwann Cheng. The Malaysian custom builder, who operates as FNG Works, has masterfully combined two Yamaha RXZ 135 engines with such panache, that you’d be forgiven for mistaking this for a factory unit. But what impresses us…
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This edition of Speed Read might just boast the biggest difference in engine size we’ve ever featured. We go from a monstrous…
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Earlier this week, we waxed lyrical about the enduring appeal of the Harley-Davidson Evolution Sportster while profiling David Zemla’s brat style-inspired XLH…
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The Glemseck 101 is the European event for anyone who loves fast, impractical, and highly imaginative machines. Those who partake in it…
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Some like their custom motorcycles classy and restrained, others like them loud and edgy. Whatever your preference, we’ve got you covered. A…
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If you suffer from the misconception that Germans don’t know how to have fun, you’ve clearly never experienced the German sprint racing…
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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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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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If you’re a classic watercraft aficionado, this custom Harley-Davidson Sportster should feel familiar to you. That’s because it’s modeled after one of…
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