Spacebar: The electric scooter inspired by robot anime
Remember the Honda Motocompo, the cute folding scooter from the early 1980s that could fit in the trunk of a car? We’ve…
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Build. Train. Race.: Three killer Royal Enfield race bikes
We love Royal Enfield North America’s Build. Train. Race. program for two reasons: it shines the spotlight on women in motorcycling, and…
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Rally Raider: A gleaming Yamaha WR450F by Le Motographe
The garage tools and techniques might be the same, but there’s not a lot of overlap between race and custom bike building.…
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Speed Read, 20 June 2021
Our weekly search has uncovered a Suzuki GSX 1200 dressed as a Honda, a Triumph Speed Triple cafe racer from France, and…
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Above the law: A street legal Yamaha salt flat racer
This brutal-looking Yamaha RD350 is nearly fifty years old, but when the lights turn green, not much will be able to keep…
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Earthly Delight: A minimalist Honda NX650 from Slovakia
There was a time when the Honda NX650 Dominator was an uncommon, yet surprisingly sensible, donor for a custom project. But Dominators…
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Civilian cool: A CBX750 police bike from FNG Works
When this sleek Honda popped up on our email, it stopped us in our tracks. And then we got an extra surprise—it’s…
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Chiller: A BMX-style moped from Saint Petersburg
The debate rages on whether electric motorcycles are better than petrol-powered ones. Meanwhile a group of mad scientists in Saint Petersburg have…
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Speed Read, 13 June 2021
Two customs from Spain this week: a crisp and understated Thruxton RS from Tamarit, and a repurposed Ducati 750 SS from Bolt.…
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The Sequel: Another Honda Dominator from HB-Custom
The sequel is seldom as good as the original movie, but the opposite is usually true with custom motorcycles. Taking another crack…
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