There’s a wonderfully gothic, Victorian vibe to the latest machine from Taiwan’s Rough Crafts. It’s built around an S&S Harley Knucklehead motor, using a kit from legendary ‘samurai chopper’ builders Zero Engineering. Rough Crafts’ Winston Yeh is a big fan of Zero. “The ‘Zero Style’ created by Mr. Shinya Kimura has always been amazing to…
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Named after a South American cactus known for its hallucinogenic properties, “Achuma” is part old Harley and part motocrosser, a Shovelhead-powered streetfighter that’s got a style all its own. There’s even a built-in skidplate for inner-city curb jumping! “Yeah, I don’t look too hard at what everybody else is doing,” builder Satya Kraus says about…
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Confederate has never been shy of making big claims. This is the Alabama company’s latest model, and it comes with a mission statement: “With the X132 Hellcat, we set out to build the toughest motorcycle ever made”. Confederate makes a big play of the Hellcat’s drag racing influence, citing a three-inch diameter steel backbone frame…
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You probably know that Akrapovič is one of the biggest names in motorcycle exhausts. It’s a brand used by race teams and loved by every squid with a sportbike. The products are famed for their lightness, materials and performance.
Read more »I’ve always thought that only two US custom brands have managed to extend their appeal beyond the local chopper scene: Zero Engineering…
Read more »Belarus-based Yuri Shif is rapidly becoming one of the most interesting custom builders outside the US. Granted, his specialty is show bikes—but…
Read more »Of all the ‘mainstream’ US custom builders, Darwin Motorcycles is one of the few that produce the kind of bikes we like.…
Read more »My folks live in England, and—like most people in Western Europe—they’ve spent the past few weeks buried under snow and ice in…
Read more »Milan-based boutique manufacturer CR&S has released images of its new Duu superbike prototype, powered by the familiar S&S ‘X-Wedge’ V-twin motor. The…
Read more »We don’t see many British custom motorcycles in the American style. Most builders focus on local iron such as Triumphs and Nortons.…
Read more »Zero is one of the most iconic names in custom motorcycles. The founders of the ‘Samurai Chopper’ movement opened shop in Okazaki…
Read more »Celebrated Belgian bike builder Fred Krugger has taken the wraps off his latest custom. ‘Overmile’ is a tribute to Krugger’s favorite motorcycle,…
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