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Honda CB350 coffee cart sidecar by Federal Moto

Cold brew to go! Federal Moto’s Honda CB350 sidecar rig

3 MONTHS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

We’ve all been there: you stay up drinking with your buddies into the wee hours, hatching all sorts of genius plots that never live to see the sunrise. The way Mike Muller tells it, that’s how this Honda CB350-turned-sidecar coffee stand came to be. The idea started when Mike’s custom bike workshop, Federal Moto, first…

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Custom Honda CB550F by Federal Moto

The ‘Go Fast’: A bored-out Honda CB550 by Federal Moto

10 MONTHS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

Building your own custom motorcycle is an incredibly rewarding experience… until it isn’t anymore. The owner of this 1976 Honda CB550F can relate. After taking a crack at rebuilding it himself, he threw in the towel and decided to hand it over to a pro shop, rather than let it become another abandoned shed build.…

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Custom BMW R75/6 by Federal Moto

Gloves Off: Federal Moto customizes the BMW R75/6

1 YEAR AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

Most customers approach a bike builder with a firm idea of what they want, armed with fat binders of photos and sketches acting as inspiration. But the most interesting builds come from people like the owner of this old Beemer—who wheeled it into Federal Moto’s workshop and said “have at it.” And that’s quite the…

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Custom BMW motorcycle built for the Chicago photographer Trashhand

Federal x trashhand: Chicago’s finest bond over a BMW

2 YEARS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

Sometimes, a strange sequence of events sparks a lasting friendship. In this story, a sketchy eBay purchase and a work commission led the talented Chicago photographer trashhand to a local custom motorcycle workshop, Federal Moto. That connection led to a rock-solid relationship, built on mutual respect and trust—and this custom BMW motorcycle.

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Channeling Top Gun: A custom Kawasaki GPz1100 from Federal Moto

Danger Zone: Federal Moto’s Kawasaki GPz1100

The year is 1986, and Tom Cruise is playing Maverick in Top Gun—flying an F-14 Tomcat by day and tearing around on…

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BMW bobber custom by Federal Moto

The Divisionist: Federal Moto’s first BMW bobber

Some custom shops crank out the same style of build, over and over again. But for Federal Moto that would be terminal.…

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A custom Suzuki DRZ400 by Federal Moto

Feel the Illinoise: A DR-Z400 for the streets of Chicago

Federal Moto have the Midas touch. The builds coming out of their Chicago workshop are sharp-edged, compact and big hits with our readers.…

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1983 Honda CX650 custom by Federal Moto

Two Scoops: Federal Moto’s gelato-inspired Honda CX650

Milwaukee’s Mama Tried Show is one of the most eclectic shows on the calendar. Choppers, flat trackers and café racers all vie…

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Custom Honda CB360 by Federal Moto

The Backburner: Federal’s Four-Year Honda CB360T Project

Ex-girlfriends have a habit of leaving things behind, but a motorcycle is rarely on the list. Yet that’s exactly how Federal Moto…

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Federal Moto Spice up the Royal Enfield Continental GT

The holy grail of most custom builders is to develop a signature style. But there’s no exact science to this. It can…

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Rear of the Year: Federal's KTM 690 'Daisy Duke'

Rear of the Year: KTM 690 ‘Daisy Duke’ by Federal Moto

The modern custom scene was built on a sturdy foundation of cafe racers, bobbers and trackers. But there’s a new wave emerging—modern…

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'Take Five': A BMW R100 cafe racer from Federal Moto's new Chicago workshop.

Sibling Rivalry: A BMW R100 cafe racer from Federal

From the moment their first build hit the airwaves, we’ve followed Federal Moto’s career. The Canadian crew has produced one killer bike…

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