?TT13? Triumph Thruxton – Hutchbuilt
True creative freedom is a wonderful thing. And while many of us may work in ?Creative Industries?, it’s actually quite rare to be able to ig ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
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?80 BMW R80 ? Avro Customs
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance is one of the most successful automotive titles ever written, having sold more than five million copi ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Tattoo You: Schlachtwerk?s heavily inked Kawasaki W650
We’ve found the recipe for moto-goodness: take one Kawasaki W650, roll it through Tom Thöring’s workshop, and then wheel it in front of Marc Hols ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Roads We Ride - The Oxley Highway
Veteran motorcycle tourer Alex Donnelly and his wife Ann have traveled throughout Australia on two wheels. They consider the Oxley Highway in New Sout ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
?White Phantom? BMW R80RT – Kingston Customs
Written by Martin Hodgson.
There was a time when the only way to see the very best custom motorcycles from around the globe was to duck into yo ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Win a Pagnol jacket?plus Biltwell and Equilibrialist gear
Today we?ve got an exciting giveaway for Bike EXIF readers?ladies included.
The first prize is for women who ride: The new Pagnol W1 women?s motorcyc ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Steampunk?d: Urban Motor’s Jawa Sprint Motorcycle
Glemseck 101 is just around the corner. Set in southern German town of Leonberg, it’s a two-wheeled celebration of gasoline and good taste.
It also ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Ducati MH900e – WalzWerk Racing
Written by Martin Hodgson.
It was the result of three great forces combining to build a beloved motorcycle that tugged at the heart-strings of ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
?The Grand Prix? ? Ardent Motorcycles
Written by Martin Hodgson.
A Renaissance man can do it all, and Curtis Miller from Ardent Motorcycles in Milford, Michigan is practically Da Vi ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Hip To Be Square: A new angle on the Yamaha SR500
?The bike had been sitting in my workshop for a few months before I started working on it,? Boy tells us. ?I bought it as a forsaken shed build, so n ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
New: The Bike EXIF motorcycle gear store
Bike EXIF is only eight years old, but in that short time the custom world has changed radically.
Back in 2008, we were shining a light into the dark ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
?DK? Harley Sportster Tracker – Young Guns Speed Shop
Written by Martin Hodgson.
When you’re young, brash and at the top of your game you can push a lot of buttons and get away with it. Just ask ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Sunshine State Of Mind: An SR500 for the Streets of Miami
Federal Moto?s Shaun Brandt is one of the rising stars of the custom scene, and he?s wowed us with several of his builds already. But when he wanted ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
This Sportster terrorizes the streets of Carefree, Arizona
There’s more than one way to skin a cat; or, in moto terms, there’s more than one way to customize a Sportster. We’ve had all sorts of Harley-D ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
The Long Road to Perfection: Jeff Lamb’s MZ Skorpion
When Jeff Lamb contacted us about his ‘MZ Special,’ we thought we’d just stumbled upon a new shop, specializing in vintage, racing-inspired cus ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Bolt From The Blue: North East Custom’s racy R100RS
It’s the first time we’re featuring North East Custom’s work, but they’ve been at it for a while. Brothers Diego and Riccardo Coppiello have ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
?Odessa? Harley FXSB Cafe Racer – Young Guns Speed Sho
Written by Martin Hodgson.
When someone says Young Guns and the 1980s in the same sentence, my mind instantly races back to the shoot ’em up ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
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?Sublime? Kawasaki Ninja 650 ? Smoked Garage
Written by Martin Hodgson.
Tick, tick, tick… Boom! Your alarm goes off, it’s 5:30am, your eyes snap open scanning the room, immediately thr ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Alta Motors Redshift ST street tracker concept
I?m in two minds about electric motorcycles. The instantaneous torque and low maintenance is appealing, for sure?but I also love the character and in ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
BMW Motorrad Japan x Wedge G 310 R
If you want to build a custom based on a current-production BMW, the top choice right now is the R nineT. We’ve also seen builders extract stunning ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Shop Visit: Union Garage, New York City
New York’s a place I’d love to visit, but it’s probably not my top pick for motorcycle riding. A bustling, pothole-ridden city is hardly the sa ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Roads We Ride - Commuting in Sydney
The Roads We Ride series continues this year with more insights into some of Sydney?s best-known riding roads and how to safely navigate them. This ti ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Spanish Style: Macco Motors’ Kawasaki W650
The Spanish maestros know how to tweak a bike until it oozes class. And word is spreading: the owner of this 2002-model Kawasaki W650 bought it and t ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
?85 BMW K100 Brat Scrambler ? MotoRelic
There must be something in the Virginia air. When you consider the state’s track record for creating great bike builders, their batting avera ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Yamaha XSR700 Tracker – Schlachtwerk
Written by Martin Hodgson.
Taking home the top trophy for best in show or coming first at the drag strip sure feels good, but it usually doesnâ ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
A Yamaha XT500 Built To Blast Through Swedish Forests
?The XT500 is one of our favorite old school bikes,? says 6/5/4 co-founder Johan. ?Even in stock form, it?s a really cool looking motorcycle.?
So th ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
?The Heartbreaker? BMW R75/5 ? Ironwood Customs
Written by Mark Turner.
Amsterdam-based Ironwood Customs create some of the finest and most unique ?brat style? bikes you are likely to see. ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
?MasterPeace? ?66 Triumph TR6 ? Heiwa Motorcycles
Written by Marlon Slack.
Kengo Kimura fronts up Heiwa Motorcycles, a workshop established in Hiroshima in 2005.The post ?MasterPeace? ?66 Trium ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Review: Triumph Bonneville Street Twin
Tradition, it would seem, is a double-edged sword. While some Japanese bike brands would salivate at the thought of having a model in their lin ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
?Firstborn? Honda Gold Wing ? Retro Bikes Croatia
In case you haven’t noticed, we’re pretty keen on the old motorcycles here at the Chateau du Burnt Pipes. So us telling you how we like one ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Snow Patrol: An ex-military Husqvarna 256 with skis
Mention vintage Husqvarna dirt bikes, and the legendary Cross 400 immediately springs to mind. But Johan Nordin of 6/5/4 Motors has managed to get hi ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Gird Yourself: El Solitario’s street legal dirt tracke
Batten down the hatches and don your flak jacket: The purveyors of the world’s most hated motorcycles are back. This time, the infamous El Solitari ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Punk Rock Boxer: K-Speed’s slammed custom Ural
Practicality is a hot topic around here?so much so that we’ve added the word ‘fenders’ to our comment moderation watch list.
But our own taste ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Side Project: Bryan Heidt’s Ducati 860 cafe racer
Somewhere round the back of every custom shop is an unloved bike that?s been sitting there for months, waiting for its moment in the limelight.
In t ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Venier Customs turns the Guzzi V75 into a looker
There are some classics that are far too gorgeous to customize. And then there’s, um, the Moto Guzzi V75.
It might have been hot property in the la ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
FAST & FLAWLESS: BMW SCHIZZO GT1 by WalzWerk Motorcycle
Longevity is difficult in any industry, but when that business relies so heavily on creativity and is seen by many as a luxury, it?s even harder. Only ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
?Spitfire Special? Honda Shadow Racer – XTR Pepo
How do you tell a master bike builder" In my not-so-humble opinion, it’s their ability to transform a bike to the point where, magician-like, ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
?The Outlaw? Indian Scout – Gasser Customs
Written by Martin Hodgson.
For the first half of the 20th century, the Indian motorcycle company was flying high. They took all three podium sp ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
?92 Yamaha XV920 – 485 Designs
Ed Burke and “Hap†Ueno. There’s two names that I’m pretty sure mean absolutely nothing to you, despite them being responsible for crea ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
?78 BMW R60/7 ? FrenchMonkeys Design
Written by Martin Hodgson.
Father and son duos can be a hit and miss combination, Jerry and Ben Stiller have made millions making the world lau ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Custom Bikes Of The Week: 18 December, 2016
An incredible vintage BMW model built using Lego, a Ducati GT1000 turned into a beautiful scrambler, and a Yamaha RD350 drag bike spitting out 90 hor ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Sleek: Cafe Racer Dreams revamps the Honda Transalp
The Spanish shop Cafe Racer Dreams has now built almost a hundred customs, with no sign of slowing down. It?s a remarkable track record in our very f ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Six Appeal: Diamond Atelier?s super-sano BMW ‘DA#6R
At the time, we wondered if Tom Konecny and Pablo Steigleder would fade away. So many builders pour all their ideas into one immaculate bike, and the ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
2014 Honda XR650L Enduro – Hill Moto
New tools customising old bikes. If you had to be blunt about it, that’s probably how you’d surmise the current custom bike scene. You need ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
?L?Etonnante? ?55 BMW Sprint Racer – St Brooklyn Motor
Written by Martin Hodgson.
Let’s just get it out of the way shall we" C’est magnifique. Because there was simply no way to write about this ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Time Warp: Revival’s Astounding ‘BMW Landspeeder
Every once in a while?maybe twice a year?we get to see a build that doesn?t just break the mold, but smashes it to smithereens. This is one such bike ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Review: 2016 Yamaha XSR700 & XSR900
Yamaha’s MT range is a funny old thing. With a single outing in the noughties in its ?MT-01? guise, the segment seemed to be pretty much done ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
Diamond Atelier puts the Mark II Series into production
Building custom motorcycles for a living sounds like a dream. Who wouldn’t want to spend all day in the workshop?getting their hands dirty and lett ... 01-01-1970 01:00 |
