Scrambler builders often choose a Honda as the donor bike. The best starting points are the single cylinder thumpers, such as the tough XR series and the popular NX650 Dominator. Both have reliable, easy to work on and hard-to-kill engines. Other builders will choose older but even simpler Hondas from the 1960s and 1970s, such as the vintage CB and CL bikes, which also have a good parts supply.
It’s a singles party this week: we’ve got a spunky Honda XL350R scrambler, a Kawasaki AR80 cafe racer, a Kawasaki KX100 land speed racer, and an intriguing single-cylinder Buell project. Plus Beachman releases a new e-bike.
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The NX650 Dominator is a staple of the European dual sport scene, even though production stopped 18 years ago. Like the Suzuki DR650, it’s one of those lightweight, bulletproof air-cooled singles that seem to go on forever. There’s no shortage of Dominator customs out there, but this is one of the best we’ve seen lately.…
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There was a time when the Honda NX650 Dominator was an uncommon, yet surprisingly sensible, donor for a custom project. But Dominators have become increasingly popular as donor bikes lately—which makes total sense, given how reliable and versatile they are. HB-Custom showed us one winning formula for the utilitarian NX650 just last week. Now it’s…
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The sequel is seldom as good as the original movie, but the opposite is usually true with custom motorcycles. Taking another crack at a particular platform or genre is a golden opportunity to fine-tune your recipe, or try new things. And if you need proof, Holger Breuer’s latest project offers compelling evidence. It’s based on…
Read more »Miguel Castro seems to be working his way through a checklist of custom motorcycle styles. His first build was a cafe racer,…
Read more »Boundaries are getting blurred in the custom scene. Genre-hopping bikes are everywhere, and it’s getting harder and harder to pigeonhole many builds.…
Read more »A Honda CB650R scrambler inspired by the Dakar rally, a quirky shovelhead from Keino Cycles, and a peek at the latest bikes…
Read more »Way back in the day, scramblers were really just road bikes that were adapted slightly for desert use. And the same is…
Read more »There are some builders who have a very ‘freestyle’ approach, grinding and hammering away at metal until things look right. And then…
Read more »Released in the early 1980s, the Honda CB250 Nighthawk quickly became an immensely popular model for the Japanese marque. That was largely…
Read more »We’ve got an electrifying selection this week, with the debut of the £90,000 Arc Vector and a look at BMW’s surprise Vision…
Read more »The modern custom scene has infiltrated the most distant corners of the world. This very slick custom Honda Dominator comes from the…
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