Remember the Sultans of Sprint drag race series in Europe? The man behind this brilliant idea was Séb Lorentz, who runs the Lucky Cat Garage with his partner, the artist and restoration specialist Laurence Chatokhine. The drag racing is on hold for the moment, for obvious reasons, but Séb has a solid background as a…
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Technology moves at a relentless place—and the motorcycle industry can’t escape it. Just the other day I was riding an electric motorcycle with a sophisticated electronics package that even integrates with smartphones. But future tech isn’t for everyone, and we need the occasional lo-fi hit to keep us grounded. And it doesn’t get much better…
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We always love featuring the latest builds from the big names in the custom world, but there are a few lesser-known workshops that we keep a very close eye on too. One of those shops is 2LOUD of Taiwan, run by Max Ma. He’s an esoteric kind of guy who can turn his hand to…
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One of the greatest spectacles in motorcycling is The Race Of Gentlemen, held every summer on the Jersey shore. It’s a recreation of the beach sprints of the late 1940s and early 1950s, and the cars and bikes are modified to match—chopped, bobbed and hopped up, designed to look just like racers from the first…
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Old bikes are unquestionably cool. But if you buy one, you’re on the fast track to becoming a self-made mechanic, specializing in…
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There’s more than one way to skin a cat; or, in moto terms, there’s more than one way to customize a Sportster.…
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The client roster at DP Customs is slammed. So there’s precious little time to admire a finished project before it goes to…
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Most custom bikes are easy to label: scrambler, café racer, streetfighter and so on. Others are impossible to categorize, but immediately grab…
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Atom Bomb’s Clay Rathburn is known for his beautifully crafted custom Triumphs. But the latest bike to roll out of his Richmond,…
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A blog that’s caught my eye recently is GasCap, run by Spaniard Alex Ramon. Alex has now sent in details of his…
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This bike grabbed my attention for two reasons. It’s a textbook modern Harley bobber, and it’s a textbook example of how to…
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