Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Dirk Oehlerking has a portfolio of incredible builds, but there are two machines that stand out. They are the White Phantom and Black Phantom—two classic BMW boxers, with exquisite hand-formed bodywork and an unusual art deco vibe. Dirk refers to his Phantoms as “two that belong together, like Yin and Yang.” But those two have…
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The motorcycle designer Pierre Terblanche is famous for his Ducatis, but not always in a good way. Most folks would give the SportClassics and Supermono a big tick, and there are a lot of folks who also like the Hypermotard too (this writer included). But for every hit from the South African designer, it feels…
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A jawdropping modified Ducati 1000SS, a very clever custom BMW R1100GS, a rare (and running) BMW R57 that could sell for $70,000, and a wild, multicolored Buell Thunderbolt built for the Greasy Dozen show.
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At the risk of making a sweeping statement, most chopper builders take themselves very seriously. For every Technicolor humorist like Rick Fairless, there are ten stony-faced Dyna bros posing by their bikes in the ubiquitous flannels, work shorts and Vans. The fellas at Zambrag Garage in Bali don’t fit this mold. They usually build classic…
Read more »Like all good artists, the best custom builders have a handful of regular customers. They’re usually folks with an eye for quality…
Read more »A slammed Royal Enfield Interceptor from K-Speed, a gleaming Yamaha TX750 cafe racer from Chicago, a BMW GS given the supermoto treatment,…
Read more »Most businesses need a succession program. And if you’ve been operating for more than half a century, training up the next generation…
Read more »Since modern motorcycles are far more complex than their predecessors, it makes them harder to customize. But a few bikes buck that…
Read more »After cataloging the greatest custom builds in the world for over a decade, we’re often tempted to think we’ve seen it all.…
Read more »The world’s first big-bore dual sport, the BMW R80G/S, broke cover forty years ago. Born from off-road competition, it soon dominated at…
Read more »It’s a long time since we’ve featured what you might call a ‘traditional’ café racer. The term is used very loosely these…
Read more »The streetfighter scene is marked by outrageous performance and unapologetic aesthetics. In the battle of function and form, fast wins pretty much…
Read more »The Honda CT125 Hunter Cub is one of the most exciting motorcycles to come out of Big Red’s stable in recent times.…
Read more »Most custom builders are low-volume guys. It’s often a sideline to a day job, or part of a wider operation selling parts.…
Read more »A funky Cushman scooter bought on auction, a BMW R100 GS given the Dakar treatment, a stunning Suzuki Katana restomod, and did…
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