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Ducati 998 by Upcycle Motor Garage

Who Dares Wins: Upcycle Customizes the Ducati 998

2 YEARS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

There are a few motorcycles in Ducati’s back catalog that would ruffle feathers if they were customized. Depending on how much of a purist you are, the 998 might just be one of them. It was the last model to carry the iconic 916’s aesthetic, but was powered by Ducati’s new, and much improved, Testastretta…

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Ducati 900 SS cafe racer by Upcycle Motor Garage

Moto Leggera: Upcycle strips down the Ducati 900 SS

3 YEARS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

Even though the Ducati 900 SS is some three decades old, we still see a lot of customs based around the 90° V-twin Desmo engine. A little online digging reveals the reason: over 25,000 examples of this model rolled out of the factory in Borgo Panigale. That’s an impressive number, and around half of Ducati’s…

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Beach Cruiser: A Suzuki GS650 customized by Upcycle Motor Garage of California

Beach Cruiser: An Upcycled Suzuki GS650 from California

3 YEARS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

It’s not unusual for car guys to transition to motorcycle customization: after all, the skills required are similar. Johnny Nguyen proves that theory—he’s worked on cars most of his life, but lately he’s been building some pretty slick bikes. Johnny operates Upcycle Motor Garage as a one-man-band out of his workshop in Anaheim, California. This…

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1980 Yamaha XS1100 (XS11) customized by Upcycle Garage

White Hot: Upcycle hot rods the Yamaha XS1100

4 YEARS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

We don’t see many Yamaha XS1100s around these days, which is a shame—it was an absolute beast of a machine. It was often called the ‘XS 11,’ because it could run the quarter-mile in under 12 seconds, but its extended wheelbase made it more of a tourer than a sportbike. The unusually long air-cooled engine…

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A pair of BMW R100 café racers from Upcycle Motor Garage

Boxer Twins: A pair of BMW R100 café racers from Upcycle

If you want to earn a living in the custom business, scale is everything. Reinventing the wheel with every build will be…

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