A brutal new Kawasaki restomod from AC Sanctuary, a Crocker Small Tank about to go under the hammer, and a slick Krämer race bike. Plus a Sportster flat tracker with a beefy Buell XB12 motor—and a taste for the drag strip.
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Of all the hobbies you could have, Colby Thompson’s is pretty unbeatable. By day, he’s a company CEO—but after hours, he restores and modifies rare vintage scooters. Based in Bend, Oregon, Colby’s owned, raced and built motorcycles since he was nine. “I enjoy motorcycle creativity,” he says, “especially builds that are minimal and raw in…
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It’s not often that we cross paths with a Penton, much less one that’s been customized. But when we spotted this terrifically reworked Mint 400 at the Mama Tried show earlier this year, we had to know more. (Especially since it had what looked like John Penton’s signature splashed on the fuel tank.) It also…
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The motorcycle industry is replete with modern replicas of classic machines. These days, you can buy bikes that mimic the style of vintage motos—but with hidden electronics and catalytic converters, and no oil leaks. Period-correct old timers are becoming rarer by the day. So we need guys like Hayden Roberts: craftsmen who live and breathe…
Read more »Every time Maarten Poodt completes another project, we feel like we’re looking at some obscure, classic Yamaha that we’ve never heard of.…
Read more »Every Laverda that Jean-Louis Olive lays his hands on gets the star treatment. Most of his projects are restorations, but this 1978…
Read more »Most custom shops have a bike or two quietly lurking in the corner. They’re usually personal projects that only get attention during…
Read more »It’s quite rare for a CB cafe racer to land in the Bike EXIF inbox these days. And we politely turn down…
Read more »The torque of a twin, the top end power of an inline four, and the sound of angry bees. What’s not to…
Read more »This Sunday, the Dakar Rally kicks off again. If you suffer from rally fever but don’t have the stones to actually race…
Read more »It’s around this time of year that all the top Japanese builders release their latest customs. Many workshops have spent weeks burning…
Read more »A new Kawasaki Zed from the Japanese restomod kings AC Sanctuary, a retro-futuristic BMW R80 from Holland, and a $30,000 Yamaha WR450F…
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