Speed Read, May 22, 2022
This week’s offering includes two very different Honda CB750 customs from two different parts of the world. But first, we look at a KTM SuperDuke 990 by Outsiders Motorcycles, and a rare ISDT Triumph.
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Urban Drifter: A Kymco street tracker from Taiwan
Kymco isn’t a big name in the West, outside of scooter circles. But it’s a different story in their home country of Taiwan, where this custom Kymco KTR 150 hails from. The KTR is one of Kymco’s more popular models there—and as you can tell, it lends itself fairly well to customization. Taiwan’s custom scene…
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Gelände/Strasse: The Dyna Low Rider S, done two ways
The 2016-model Dyna Low Rider S was the last hurrah for Harley-Davidson’s beloved Dyna. The Motor Co. was on the cusp of absorbing the Dyna range into their new Milwaukee-Eight Softail line, and had time to cram in one last variant. So they restyled the iconic Low Rider, bumped it from 103 to 110 ci,…
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Value Proposition: An Estrella BJ250 from KlassikKustoms
The very nature of Bike EXIF means we tend to focus on high-end customs: bikes that push boundaries, set trends, or reveal incredible levels of craftsmanship. But those machines are only a tiny part of the global custom scene. And there are plenty of workshops focusing on bang-for-the-buck, with good-looking builds that don’t cost the…
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Mallorca Bound: A slammed Triumph Bonneville by Tamarit
Some of the most prolific custom shops out there have found success by settling on a winning recipe, then replicating it countless…
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Speed Read, May 15, 2022
Meet the new LiveWire S2 Del Mar—a bike so hotly anticipated, the first 100 sold out in 18 minutes. Then peruse a…
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VR1000 tribute: A two-faced Buell S1 from GDesign
If there’s a bike that symbolizes the uneasy relationship between Harley-Davidson and sporting performance, it’s the VR1000. Developed in the late 80s…
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Eye of the Storm: An aircraft-inspired custom R nineT
The custom motorcycle scene truly is a global village. We’ve featured bikes from Indonesia and Japan this week—but today we’re heading south,…
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Unbound: A custom Moto Guzzi Griso 1100 from Japan
Like many of Japan’s top motorcycle customizers, Kenji ‘Katsu’ Katsumoto got his start with vintage Harleys. But he’s not bound to any…
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Stile Italiano: Giving the Honda C100 a retro Euro vibe
We can’t get enough of custom Cubs around these parts: we’ve featured more than 20 of the step-throughs over the years. But…
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