Photo galleries and profiles of the most exciting cafe racers, bobbers, scramblers, trackers and other custom motorcycles.
Few shops know Italian classics quite as well as Brooklyn’s Moto Borgotaro. Owner Peter Boggia has been wrenching on Italian machinery for over two decades, having cut his teeth at the Moto Guzzi Chuck House in New Orleans, Louisiana. Peter’s custom Guzzis have graced our pages before, but Moto Borgotaro builds much more than just…
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What do a Kawasaki KZ250 engine, a car’s spare wheel and a bicycle seat have in common? You’ll find them all on this curious contraption from Valen Zhou, along with a smorgasbord of other odd bits and pieces. Straight out the gate, Valen admits that this build isn’t particularly practical—in fact, it’s downright sketchy. But…
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The Harley-Davidson Street Bob is one of the most stripped-down big cruisers that The Motor Co. sells. With trimmed bodywork, little to no passenger accommodations and the tiniest speedo we’ve ever seen on a factory bike, there’s very little to remove if you’re customizing one. Which is exactly why Winston Yeh of Rough Crafts in…
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From the minute it hit the custom scene, the BMW K100 has been an underdog. With a brick-like motor, overly angled bodywork and a kinked subframe, it’s a far less appealing option than the more handsome R-series boxer. But that hasn’t stopped it from becoming a surprisingly popular choice. The key lies in how you…
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We live in a world where you can stream entire discographies of music straight to your phone, yet vinyl sales are booming.…
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The results are always special when a professional custom builder sets out to create a bike for themselves. With no client brief…
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Earth Motorcycles only popped up on our radar within the last two years, but the Slovakian shop has already made their presence…
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The thought of a Mad Max-inspired motorcycle typically conjures up a very distinct image. But not every vehicle in George Miller’s dystopian…
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Calling Robert Sabel a purist would be missing the point. His Los Angeles-based shop, Roughchild Motorcycles, works exclusively on BMWs, without ever…
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Alex Winkler wears many hats. By day he’s an industrial mechanic—but by night, he puts those skills to work in his home…
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If you’re looking for an adventure bike to customize, the Honda NX650 Dominator makes for a compelling argument. It will go anywhere,…
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If it wasn’t for the massive logos that run the length of this creation, we wouldn’t have picked it for an Auto…
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During his first decade of building custom bikes as One Way Machine, Julian von Oheimb worked exclusively on older Harley-Davidsons. Then, about…
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When Honda released the CX500 in 1978, they had no idea how significant it would become in the custom world roughly four…
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Royal Enfield is one of few OEMs with a healthy, ongoing custom motorcycle program. Sometimes they farm their projects out to the…
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