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Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 drag bike by Bad Winners

Pegasus: Bad Winners’ Royal Enfield GT 650 drag bike

10 MONTHS AGO / NO COMMENTS / RACING MOTORCYCLES

There’s hardly a business that hasn’t been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in some way. The Parisian custom shop Bad Winners knows all about it—they’ve had to navigate health regulations, lockdowns and supply chain issues. And they very nearly didn’t get to finish this brutal Royal Enfield Continental GT 650 drag bike. The build was…

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Triumph Thruxton 1200 RS custom kit by Bad Winners

Bad Winners takes the Thruxton 1200 from good to great

2 YEARS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

Four years ago, the Paris workshop Bad Winners wowed us with a custom Thruxton café racer called ‘Zero Gravity.’ Company founder Walid Ben Lamine has now released v.2.0 of that killer build, and he’s planning a limited production run of 25 units. The new kit is based on a current-model Thruxton 1200 RS, and the…

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Yard Built Yamaha XSR700 by Bad Winners

The Disruptive: Bad Winners’ Yard Built Yamaha XSR700

2 YEARS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

Yamaha’s annual ‘Yard Built’ competition was one of the first and most highly publicized custom competitions, delivering a steady stream of killer bikes. This year, the event has been a little more muted due to COVID, but the quality of builds remains high. We love this XSR700 from EXIF regulars Bad Winners, the Paris workshop…

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Custom Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 built for F1 driver Charles Leclerc

A Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 built for F1 ace Charles Leclerc

3 YEARS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

He’s just 22, but Charles Leclerc is one of the fastest drivers Formula 1 has seen in decades. It was only in 2018 that he made his F1 debut, and last year he was fast-tracked into the Ferrari team. And he promptly scored more race wins and points than his teammate—the four-time World Champion Sebastian…

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A Ducati Scrambler motorcycle kit from Bad Winners

Hot swap: A plug ‘n’ play Ducati Scrambler kit

Bad Winners wowed us last year with a sharp, purpose-built flat tracker based on the Ducati Scrambler. Now the Parisian shop’s raised…

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Custom Yamaha XJR1300 by the Bad Winners workshop

Muscle Rétro: A Yamaha XJR1300 from Bad Winners

Bad Winners is one of those shops that consistently do good work. It’s owned by Frenchman Walid Ben Lamine, who has an…

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The Yamaha XT 600 gets the supermoto treatment from Bad Winners

Street Thrasher: The XT 600 gets the supermoto treatment

No list of retro enduros is complete without the noble Yamaha XT 600. Manufactured for almost two decades until 2003, it ticks…

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Bad Winners reveals a brace of Ducati Scrambler flat trackers

How to turn the Ducati Scrambler into a tracker

The Ducati Scrambler is an obvious fit for ‘casual’ flat track racing. Ducati even made a ‘Flat Track Pro’ limited edition in…

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Major Fazer: Bad Winners amps up the Yamaha FZS600

Major Fazer: Bad Winners amps up the Yamaha FZS600

Apparently, the hipsters are ruining motorcycles. At least that’s the mantra of the old guard, bemoaning every trend from tire choices to…

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Zero Gravity: A lightweight Triumph Thruxton café racer by Bad Winners

Zero Gravity: Bad Winners’ lightweight Thruxton cafe

Triumph’s new Thruxton R is a knockout. Buy one, and you’re getting a drop-dead-gorgeous modern classic with the go to match the…

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The French Way: A custom Kawasaki W650 by Bad Winners of Paris.

The French Way: Bad Winners’ Kawasaki W650

Just like love and cuisine, when it comes to custom motorcycles no one does it quite like the French. Builds from the…

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