K is for Kit: A BMW K100 café racer from Munich’s finest
From the minute it hit the custom scene, the BMW K100 has been an underdog. With a brick-like motor, overly angled bodywork…
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Flying low: An electric café racer from British Columbia
In an era where everyone seems to be chasing their own tiny slice of internet fame, it’s refreshing to find someone that…
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Four digit score: This BMW is WalzWerk’s 1,000th custom
Turning motorcycle customization into a sustainable business is hard enough, but Marcus Walz has taken it to another level. His company, WalzWerk,…
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Winning Recipe: A Honda CBX 1000 café racer from France
A year after he turned his custom motorcycle building hobby into a business, Dimitri at Lys Motorcycles figured it was time to…
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Speed Read, October 23, 2022
From a Cyberpunk-inspired Honda scooter, to a mind boggling Yamaha R1 café racer, we’ve got a little something for everyone this week.…
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Perilous Endeavor: A BMW R69 with half a car engine
Old BMW airheads have always been easy targets for customization. The motors are simple and easy to work on, the bodywork is…
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Baked to perfection: A Sportster-driven Harton café racer
Building the perfect custom bike is a lot like the science of baking. You’re combining ingredients in the correct ratios to produce…
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Ice Kool: A custom 1985 BMW K75 by Motocrew
It’s no longer uncommon to see old K-series BMWs go under the knife. But that doesn’t mean that every custom K is…
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Small batch: Renard’s stylish BMW R100 café racer series
Building one-of-one customs for a living would be most motorcyclists’ idea of heaven. However, like an author trying to write the sequel…
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Speed Read, September 25, 2022
A Honda CX500 headlines this week, resplendent in classic John Player Special colors. We also cover a 1957 Indian Trailblazer, a Magni…
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Café au lait: A Honda CB450 from the Gaucho Highlands
Nothing beats a quick early morning blast through the hills above my house. The air is fresh, the sun is usually shining…
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Speed Read, September 18, 2022
We kick this weekend’s edition of Speed Read off with two very different BMW K100 customs. Then we bring you a Yamaha…
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