It’s an outdoorsy week, with a 1970s Harley Sportster equipped for the Vintage 1000 rally, another Husqvarna Norden 901 teaser, and an electric snow bike. But first we look at a tastefully modded Aprilia RSV Mille, and a Yamaha SR500 street scrambler.
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It’s a bumper selection for Royal Enfield fans today, with a new parts kit from Bad Winners of Paris and a chunky custom from a English startup. We’ve also got an SR500 built by an aircraft technician from Canada, and details of a radical new land speed record contender.
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There’s nothing unusual about building a custom motorcycle with the primary purpose of taking it to a show. But what if the show in question has absolutely nothing to do with custom motorcycles? That’s a cool twist. This sharply styled Yamaha SR500 flat tracker is the pet project of 27-year-old Maxime Fontvielle. He’s an application…
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Like most Japanese marques, Yamaha have some truly lovely UJMs scattered throughout their back catalog. Today, we’re taking a look at two of them: an SR500 and an XS500, both from Uwe Kostrewa at Hombrese Bikes in Cologne, Germany. Both Yamahas are quintessential Hombrese builds; Uwe’s taste skews towards scramblers and trackers, and his bikes…
Read more »Communal motorcycle workshops have popped up everywhere over the last few years. They’re well-equipped spaces where people pay to use the tools…
Read more »A sweet Yamaha SR500 bobber from Sweden, a bright orange Honda CBR600 from the Netherlands, a Kawasaki KZ750 cafe racer from Argentina,…
Read more »Building a decent custom motorcycle is a far more intensive process than some might realize. Joseph Savor found this out the hard…
Read more »In the custom world, stagnation is terminal. Which is why top outfits like Auto Fabrica are constantly evolving. And their new Yamaha…
Read more »Scramblers are a hot topic. Build one, and you’re sure to be judged solely by how well equipped it is for hardcore…
Read more »Hong Kong might be the eighth richest country in the world, but it’s most definitely not a mecca for custom bikes. This…
Read more »The Yamaha SR series is the two-wheeled equivalent of modeling clay. For decades, bike builders have been pushing and pulling the SR…
Read more »We know Richard Pollock is a master of his craft—and we know he’s thorough. But we’re beginning to think he’s a little…
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