Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
It’s not often the ICON crew gets fresh meat. “Our usual meals consist of antiquated metal, served with a healthy dose of aged mechanicals,” says Kurt Walter, design director for the Portland outfit. Not that he’s complaining: his crew have served up some monster hits in the past, using the most unlikely material. But ‘Brand…
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A wild new Vyrus superbike from Italy, a Honda XR600 built for a Spanish Dakar racer, and a stylish collection of custom motorcycle coloring pages from the British artist Ian Galvin.
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A subtle but brilliant Kawasaki Z1 from AC Sanctuary, a wild supercharged Triumph Bobber from England, and a sneak peek at the new, 80s-style Honda CB-F concept.
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They represent a thriving sub-culture, but we don’t feature a whole bunch of custom scooters here. And we probably showcase even fewer choppers. But the cult Taiwanese shop 2LOUD Custom has just mashed the two genres together, and we’re blown away with the result. This super cute scoot is right on brief. 2LOUD’s customer, a…
Read more »A show stopping Yamaha GTS 1000 from Italy, a neo-retro Yamaha XT250 from Australia, and a very slick body kit for the…
Read more »Eastern Spirit Garage have mastered the art of building cafe racers. They nailed the formula when they broke onto the scene seven…
Read more »Some custom motorcycle builders grow up riding and wrenching, and that early start is obvious in their work. On the flip side,…
Read more »We’re constantly amazed by the skills of some after-hours builders: folks who have full-time jobs, but spend their evenings and weekends crafting…
Read more »A very slick BMW K100 from Lithuania, a funky Honda Monkey from California, and a Harley-Davidson sidecar rig built in Poland—up for…
Read more »There’s a whole category of touring bikes that are short on sex appeal but long on character. One such machine is the…
Read more »Ironwood Custom Motorcycles have a reputation for building edgy, well-finished BMW R-series boxers. But this latest project is a far cry from…
Read more »Customizing an older bike is always a risk. There’s the custom work to do, but there’s also the arduous task of fixing…
Read more »A beastly CB750 from Belgium, a vintage Ducati worth over half a million dollars, a Honda Dominator with geometric bodywork, and an…
Read more »In the mid 70s, the Yamaha RD 200 delivered more fun than a small capacity motorcycle had any right to. A compact…
Read more »Mention of a themed custom motorcycle conjures visions of bad reality TV choppers, and sends us into convulsions. But this scrambler is…
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