Scooter customization has been a thing for years, but the movement is mostly underground. Recently the moped scene has started intersecting with the ‘regular’ moto scene, and that means that established custom shops have started taking on pocket-sized builds too. Crazy Garage in South Korea have spun the spanners on everything from the BMW S1000RR…
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The Japanese have a profound love for motorsport and craftsmanship. Linguistic and geographic isolation has fostered unique styles and trends over the years, from the over-the-top Bōsōzoku bikes of the 80s and 90s to the minimalistic brat builds popularized by Go Takamine. But there’s another, lesser-known custom genre that permeated the Land of the Rising…
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News from two major OEMs this week, as BMW Motorrad update the R nineT, and Honda release a new Grom. Plus we’ve got a sharp BMW R1200R custom from Deus, a Yamaha XS650 from Colt Wrangler, and a look at a new fat-tired utility bike that’s about to hit the market.
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Electric motorcycles are a paradigm shift on so many levels, but any worries that they might kill the custom scene are unfounded. Electric customs from Untitled and deBolex have already shown us what’s possible, and now this amazing build from Deus Ex Machina has raised the bar again. This custom Zero SR/S cuts such a…
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They couldn’t have picked a worse time, but our friends at Deus ex Machina Japan have finally managed to open their new…
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A rapid Kawasaki W800 street tracker from South Korea, a sleek Honda CB650 from Indonesia’s Thrive Motorcycles, a wild Indian FTR750 hillclimber,…
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Since modern motorcycles are far more complex than their predecessors, it makes them harder to customize. But a few bikes buck that…
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Ever heard of analysis paralysis? It happens when you’ve got so many ideas, your project stalls because you can’t make your mind…
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You’ve probably heard the word ‘bitsa’ thrown around these parts if you’re a regular here. For the uninitiated, it’s a motorcycle that…
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Building a competitive flat track racer is downright scientific. Countless factors like weight, geometry, power delivery and gearing all have to be…
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Long before ‘bike build off’ competitions became popular with manufacturers, Deus held one every year—in the car park next to their original…
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The Pikes Peak race is just two weeks away now, and the competition is getting red hot. We’ve already profiled the Zero…
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