Building a custom bike is usually a succession of challenges. And sometimes, the bike itself isn’t the biggest challenge: it’s the builder’s skills or circumstances, or curveballs thrown by life. The story of this Suzuki is packed with curveballs. It was built by Argentine-born Sebastian ‘Seba’ Achaval, who likens it to a country song—because its…
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Some custom builders get locked into one style, while others play all over the field. But Pierre Dhers at Freeride Motos seems to bounce between two very specific styles: scramblers and racers (of both the cafe and track varieties). Now he’s combined both disciplines into one ultra-crisp machine. Dubbed ‘Alpine,’ this Husqvarna SM 630 was…
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Back in 2003, KTM took the LC8 V-twin motor from their flagship 950 Adventure, and stuck it in a big, gnarly supermotard. The 950 Supermoto eventually became the 990 Supermoto, but was ultimately dropped from the lineup with KTM’s next big motor upgrade. And that made the crew at RATicate Racing sad. So when the…
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It’s a newsier mix than usual this week, with the Yamaha SR400 finally down for the count, and a top European motorcycle museum gone up in smoke. On the custom bike front, we’ve got two very sporty builds—one an XT600 supermoto, and the other a radically restyled BMW R nineT.
Read more »KTM made their bones with dirt bikes, but these days they’re just as well known for their wild street bikes. Their hit…
Read more »Customizing your own bike is a one-way ticket down a very deep rabbit hole. Make just one change, and soon you’ll have…
Read more »It’s always the hardest article to write, but also the most fascinating to research. Our annual roundup of the most popular customs…
Read more »We love customs that have that ‘well sorted’ look—where you get the impression that everything is in the right place, it all…
Read more »In the custom world, Simone Conti marches to the beat of a different drum. He’s not into retro throwbacks, old school vibes…
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…
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