High-end custom motorcycles are nice to look at, but they take substantial talent to build and serious money to buy. That’s why for every top dollar custom out there, there are scores of bikes that have been lightly tweaked, just enough to make them stand out from the crowd. It’s also why some manufacturers are…
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From where I’m writing, in rural New Zealand, the Suzuki DR650 is a common sight. The bulletproof thumper has been one of the country’s bestselling bikes for many years, because it’s easy to maintain and cheap to buy. And yes, it’s still on sale down under, despite being carbureted, air-cooled and devoid of ABS. I…
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Crooked Motorcycles is a name worth watching on the custom scene in Europe. Just a couple of months ago, they impressed us with a crisp BMW K100 build that avoided the cookie-cutter ‘flying brick’ vibe. And they’ve now just released details of this intriguing Sportster street tracker. You don’t often hear adjectives like ‘sleek’ or…
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The BMW K100 used to be one of those ‘awkward’ bikes that are difficult to customize, but that reputation is rapidly disappearing. We’ve seen some brilliant K-series customs lately, and this machine from Germany is one of the best. It’s owned by Murat Can of Beard Brothers, who enlisted the help of designer Ivan Lit…
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