Custom Bikes Of The Week: 24 May, 2020
The Buell X1 gets its turn with the amazingly prolific builders at K-Speed. Plus an impossibly elegant CB550 from Kott Motorcycles, and a (barely) street legal Honda XR650R tracker.
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Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Gentleman’s Express: Revival’s ‘BMW R90Esq’ restomod
The custom scene is replete with R-series BMWs, but they still split opinion. Purists say they’re classics that should be kept original; others are happy to whip out a grinder and get to work. This tasteful BMW restomod from Revival Cycles should be enough to satisfy both camps. You’d be forgiven for thinking this airhead…
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Desert Fox: A Honda XR650 scrambler from Hungary
Way back in the day, scramblers were really just road bikes that were adapted slightly for desert use. And the same is true for the custom scene—when the scrambler style took off, builders were slapping knobby tires on everything from Honda CX500s to Kawasaki W650s. But a new trend has emerged in recent years; taking…
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Essence of a Motorcycle: Heiwa’s Suzuki ST250 scrambler
Kengo Kimura is one of the world’s most versatile bike builders. He can create high-end customs that win ‘Best In Show’ prizes at Mooneyes. He can also build wild concepts for the likes of BMW. And then he can take a humble commuter bike and make it look like a million dollars.
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Missing Link: A Ducati Pantah built for a car designer
If there’s something missing from Ducati’s current lineup, it’s a modern cafe racer with strong ties to the past. Sure, there’s the…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 17 May, 2020
The almost forgotten BMW R1150R gets a makeover from the Austrian shop NCT. Plus news of a Ducati Scrambler design contest, and…
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Gixxer Fix: A GSX-R1100 with Ducati superbike suspension
Arno Overweel builds pretty wild custom motorcycles. He’s not afraid of bolting a turbo onto a Honda CBX1000, for example. But he…
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Kumram: A custom Heritage Softail Classic from Bangkok
The Heritage Softail Classic is the kind of bike most non-riders think of when they hear ‘Harley’—oodles of chrome, saddlebags, riveted leather…
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FlatNine: A BMW R nineT tracker from VTR
With five different models in the range, there’s a BMW R nineT to suit most tastes—from the cafe-styled Racer to the classic…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 10 May, 2020
We’ve gone global this week, with a brutal BMW K100RS from Poland, a Triumph Scrambler with a desert sled vibe from Italy,…
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Vagabund V13: The Honda NX 650 meets 3D printing
There are some builders who have a very ‘freestyle’ approach, grinding and hammering away at metal until things look right. And then…
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Analysis Paralysis: The BMW R100RS two ways, by Deus
Ever heard of analysis paralysis? It happens when you’ve got so many ideas, your project stalls because you can’t make your mind…
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Custom Bikes Of The Week: 3 May, 2020
A Ducati 900SS rebuilt in the style of the classic 900 Super Sport Desmo, a Moto Guzzi V7 Sport endurance racer converted…
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The Arkitekt: A bold and brassy BMW R75/6 from Austria
Certain bikes tend to attract formulaic builds. And when it comes to customizing, BMW airheads in particular tread a well-worn path. But…
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In Too Deep: A KTM Supermoto flat tracker by Hombrese
Customizing your own bike is a one-way ticket down a very deep rabbit hole. Make just one change, and soon you’ll have…
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