Customizing your own bike is a one-way ticket down a very deep rabbit hole. Make just one change, and soon you’ll have a head full of ideas and a project that’s snowballing fast. That’s what happened with this KTM 950 Supermoto—where a simple wheel and suspension swap turned into a full-blown hooligan flat tracker conversion.…
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It’s always the hardest article to write, but also the most fascinating to research. Our annual roundup of the most popular customs on Bike EXIF reveals the dominant trends in the scene as well as the builders who have their fingers on the pulse. This year, outside of the top two builds, the competition was…
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We love customs that have that ‘well sorted’ look—where you get the impression that everything is in the right place, it all works well, and it’ll be a hoot to ride. These bikes are usually the work of pro workshops, racers, or folks who have a garage packed to the rafters with specialist tools. But…
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In the custom world, Simone Conti marches to the beat of a different drum. He’s not into retro throwbacks, old school vibes or stealthy upgrades. He builds fast, aggressive-looking machines that look like they’ve just rolled out of a NASA design center. His new build is based around the motor from an Aprilia SXV550, and…
Read more »There are lots of grey areas in the custom world. The engineering on a factory bike is black-and-white in its precision: components…
Read more »No list of retro enduros is complete without the noble Yamaha XT 600. Manufactured for almost two decades until 2003, it ticks…
Read more »Riding a motorcycle in New York means dealing with tight streets, big potholes and uncompromising taxi drivers. To maximize your chances of…
Read more »There’s a definite style to a Hazan Motorworks bike: a hint of steampunk, lots of beautifully twisted and burnished metal, and impossibly…
Read more »If you want good, clean hooliganism: get a supermoto. If you want to crank the crazy up to eleven, get a 942cc…
Read more »Supermotos are more fun than you can shake a stick at. Especially when they’re infused with a hefty dose of flat-track style.…
Read more »Modern race bikes aren’t usually on our watch list. But when we came across this scorcher, we just had to share. The…
Read more »Last year, Ducati launched the ‘Custom Rumble’ contest. It’s a worldwide dealer build-off, based on the Ducati Scrambler, where the winner is…
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