If you’ve been yearning for a chance to try an Aprilia in anger on the racetrack, don’t miss one of these days. Begin press release: ...
Put your hand up if you?ve been to the Isle of Man TT. Now put it down, you look like a tit. If you?ve been, you?ll probably have a decent idea of ...
We all know that the cafe racer originated in Britain?but these days, the bikes themselves are just as likely to be Japanese. And one of the best Jap ...
Written by Martin Hodgson. The theory of Six Degrees of Separation supposes that everyone is six or fewer steps away from any other person in t ...
Hanse Qustom ...
Some custom shops crank out the same style of build, over and over again. But for Federal Moto that would be terminal. Their crew is young, eager to ...
Mr. Martini ...
eGlideGoodies GD-3R sealed glove box door. Add security, weather resistance and convenience to your 2019 Electra Glide Standard?s glove box with th ...
AltRider headlight guard on a Honda Africa Twin. Headlights are expensive, headlight guards from AltRider aren?t. AltRider offers headlight guards ...
Ride Italy with Hear the Road Motorcycle Tours. Ride Italy like an Italian with Hear the Road Motorcycle Tours. Check off some bucket-list items wi ...
Z1R Mill Glove. If you prefer a glove that?s so light and fits so well you can hardly tell you?re wearing it at all, take a look at the Mill from Z ...
Released in the early 1980s, the Honda CB250 Nighthawk quickly became an immensely popular model for the Japanese marque. That was largely thanks to ...
Written by Martin Hodgson Telling someone ‘it can’t be done’ has proven to be one of history’s great motivators; Einstein and ...
Venier Customs"The Corsaiola 02 is the evolution of the 01. The main differences are the build quality after years of experience is higher and we ...
Michelin Commander III tires. The newest addition to Michelin?s lineup of V-twin cruiser and touring tires, the Commander III, is designed to deliv ...
HJC F70 helmet. A new generation of HJC helmets has arrived with the F70, with a fresh, unique design and must-have features. The F70 includes a fi ...
Black Dog Cycle Works skid plate on KTM 790 Adventure. Outfit your KTM 790 Adventure with the rough, tough ADV-ready accessories from Black Dog Cyc ...
We?re always impressed when a custom motorcycle design is so cohesive, it could easily be a factory effort. Or, at the very least, it has us wishing ...
Written by Tim Huber. Over the last few years Yamaha?s venerable Virago has become an increasingly popular platform for customization, trumped by the ...
Zeb and Bob Congdon at The Deals Gap Motorcycle Resort before heading up the Tail of the Dragon. Photos by the author. As I leaned into the corner ...
Rider magazine, January 2020 cover. Clem?s ?Wide Open Spaces? (Road Tales) in the December issue, where he mentions single-lane roads, reminds me o ...
1968 Suzuki TC305 Laredo. Owner: Elwell Perry, Acushnet, Massachusetts. Nobody seems to remember the company hired by Suzuki to advertise the Lared ...
2020 KTM 790 Duke KTM North America has announced its nationwide Ride Orange Street Demo Tour for 2020, giving U.S. motorcyclists more opportunitie ...
Goto Ya Motorworks ...
There are pros and cons to picking a K-Series BMW as a custom donor. On the up side, Ks are more readily available than their immensely popular boxer ...
Written by Martin Hodgson Over the last ten years the custom scene has grown so big that you can practically build a show level bike with off the she ...
Ellaspede"It?s not surprising that the iconic silhouette of a Boxer motor could be the memory to spark Sam?s 1982 BMW R100RT build. Here?s how a ...
2020 Harley-Davidson Softail Standard Earlier this month Harley-Davidson announced two mid-year additions to its 2020 lineup — the CVO Road G ...
A classic Triumph flat tracker from the race director of the Wheels & Waves festival, a Virago influenced by 90s Japanese import culture, and th ...
You’ve probably heard the word ‘bitsa’ thrown around these parts if you?re a regular here. For the uninitiated, it’s a motorc ...
Auto Fabrica ...
Pyramid Plastics Rear Hugger and Handguard Extensions for the Yamaha Tracer 900/GT. Pyramid Plastics has launched a new Rear Hugger and Handguard E ...
Electric motorcycles still seem like a brave new world in some quarters, but the technology is maturing fast and the novelty is wearing off. Shanghai ...
When you get invited to take your bike to Germany to compete in the AMD World Championship of custom bike building, you know you have created somethi ...
Ton-Up Garage ...
Touratech Zega Evo panniers installed on a Honda Africa Twin. Looking at a set of ?panniers? (from the French panier, or basket), or hard locking s ...
In the thriving world of BMW R-series customization, there?s a strong design trend in Europe that hasn?t taken off in other countries yet. The core f ...
Written by Tim Huber. While it?s not his first custom two-wheeler, Jake Shellito?s entire bike building career had been leading up to this candy red ...
K-Speed ...
Unless you can identify a motorcycle just by its engine, you?ll have a hard time pinning down the exact year and model of this muscular Honda four. W ...
Down & Out Cafe Racers ...
The 2020 Triumph Tiger 900 is not just an updated model, it’s an entirely new machine. The engine, suspension, chassis, brakes and electronics a ...
Written by Martin Hodgson There are millions of people who ride motorcycles around the globe; most on small capacity machines to commute through big ...
Garage Company ...
The grassroots custom moto show is big business now. The big events pull in hundreds of display bikes and thousands of punters, whether it?s Wheels & ...
Side Rock Cycles ...
Like any proper cult vehicle, the Ducati SportClassic was hugely under-appreciated when it was first released. That’s probably because it was a ...
Written by Tim Huber. Building custom motorcycles allows for an immense amount of creativity and self-expression, though with so many new builds appe ...
Nova Motorcycles ...
6D ATS-1R helmet in Gloss Black. In 2016 we tested the ATS-1, the first full-face street helmet from 6D, a new company that had developed a patente ...
Indian announced yesterday, in a bold, flaming arrow to-the-forehead marketing move, that it’s going to offer up head-to-head test rides with th ...
Husqvarna Motorcycles presents some stylish new street gear. Begin Press Release: HUSQVARNA MOTORCYCLES PRESENT FUNCTIONAL APPAREL STREET 2020 COLL ...
Wanna ride a new Aprilia as God intended" Aprilia is making it happen again in 2020, with a traveling circus of its latest wares beginning after ...
It’s not unusual for car guys to transition to motorcycle customization: after all, the skills required are similar. Johnny Nguyen proves that ...
Written by Martin Hodgson You see them advertised all the time, usually on eBay, a project that is 95% complete according to the seller and just need ...
Inglorious Motorcycles ...
Studying Ducati design with students who might influence the future of, well, motorcycle design. Begin press release: The first public appearance for ...
Factory-Installed Eagle Eye Yellow Special Edition Paint Highlighted With Large Custom Black Eagle Graphic Begin press release: The new Eagle Eye Spe ...
Set a new track record on a Pirelli tire and Pirelli will give you money ? in the form of tires. Begin press release: Pirelli Tire North America ann ...
Twenty years ago, street-legal supermotos weren?t really ?a thing.? But in Europe, change was in the air?and the KTM Duke II was one of the catalysts ...
Officine Sbrannetti ...
When the KZ1000 first rolled off the factory floor in 1976, it was the fastest production bike with a 1015cc inline four motor that produced a very r ...
Wrench Kings ...
New cornering lights flare out the fairing lowers a bit and light the way through bends at night. Photo by Kevin Wing. Considering how popular the ...
2020 Harley-Davidson Road Glide Special with the Eagle Eye Special Edition Paint Option The new Eagle Eye Special Edition Paint Option is a custom ...
The BMW that took home the Best In Show award at Verona’s Motor Bike Expo, plus a Kenny Roberts-inspired XS650 from Japan and a gorgeous Suzuki ...
Built on the FTR 1200 platform, the 2020 Indian FTR Rally is a scrambler-inspired street tracker. Unveiled at the EICMA show in Milan last November ...
The 2020 Suzuki V-Strom 1050XT offers more power, more sophisticated electronics, more touring features and cool retro styling. (Photography courtesy ...
There?s an unspoken truth about building custom motorcycles: you don?t have to change everything. Sometimes it?s enough to just switch up a few parts ...
Ultra powerful, ultra light and ultra exclusive. Say hello to the 2020 Ducati Superleggera V4. Last fall Ducati announced updates to its Panigale V ...
Some folks are dead set on making a career out of customizing bikes, even if they don?t have access to professional tools, a solid cashflow, or an ea ...
Written by Martin Hodgson It’s easy to look at big workshops full of the latest tools and be envious, imagining if only you had them at your di ...
Iron Pirate Garage ...
Racer Guide Gloves (women’s version shown). Racer Outdoor GmbH may not be a household name here in the States, but it?s been making premium s ...
Rind Performance ...
In rural New Zealand, where I am writing this, you often hear that someone has a ?number eight wire mentality.? ‘Number 8’ is a 4.0 mm g ...
Written by Tim Huber. Unlike most creative mediums, custom motorcycle building isn?t taught in classrooms, and is instead of a mishmash of semi-relat ...
2020 Indian Roadmaster Elite With a limited production run of just 225 motorcycles, Indian?s Roadmaster Elite returns for 2020 with a larger Thunde ...
The 2020 Kawasaki Ninja 650 has finally come into its own, with a light restyle and TFT display capping off needed improvements introduced back in 201 ...
Harley-Davidson releases it’s 30th anniversary Fat Boy and gives details on the new CVO Road Glide. Begin Press Release: NEW FAT BOY® 3OTH ...
REV?IT! Rides, a new kind of adventure rally from the folks at REV’IT!. Begin Press Release: REV?IT! RIDES: THE 2020 ADVENTURE RALLY IN MENDO ...
Louis ...
The Factory Metal Works ...
Harley-Davidson has announced two mid-year additions to its 2020 lineup: the return of the CVO Road Glide and a limited-edition Fat Boy 30th Anniversa ...
A beautifully modified Honda Dominator from Spain, a CB1000R commissioned by Honda Italia, a $58,000 Laverda SFC, and news of a collaboration between ...
Get to know the Africa Twin. Well, its screen at least. Begin press release: In an effort to help existing and potential customers better understan ...
