The Rogue in Storm Blue is a beguiling mix of darkness and color with a few flashes of brightwork. Photos by Barry Hathaway. The Rogue is latest ve ...
Motorcycling is one of those rare pursuits where there’s more emphasis on men’s clothing than women’s. But there are more ladies ...
The creator of this sleek Yamaha is 27-year-old Daan Borsje of Moto Adonis. Typical of the younger builders coming through, he?s based in Roosendaal? ...
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: ...
There?s something pure and extremely entertaining about drag bikes. They?re hopelessly impractical, usually dangerous, and invariably ridden by folks ...
Written by Martin Hodgson They say you have to go big or go home; and as last year was drawing to a close we featured a high quality custom build fro ...
Skrunkwerks"This bike was a long term project between my brother in law Colin Will and his friend Ian Anderson. My sister Ingrid and Colin ...
I see a lot of HJC lids when I?m out and about with other riders, which is no surprise: they?re attractive, functional and easy on the wallet. Its ...
D.I.D?s 120-link VX Series chains ($122.80) are high-performance, low-friction, long-life X-Ring chains that fit numerous street and off-road moto ...
1977 Yamaha DT125 MX. Owner: Don Carver, Creston, California. The Japanese were selling a lot of ?street-scramblers? in the late 1960s, but these w ...
HB Custom ...
Add visibility to the saddlebags of your 2018 and newer Honda GL1800 Gold Wing with new GT Saddlebag Side Accents Lights from Big Bike Parts. Thes ...
A subtle but brilliant Kawasaki Z1 from AC Sanctuary, a wild supercharged Triumph Bobber from England, and a sneak peek at the new, 80s-style Honda C ...
Rock n Roll Cycles ...
It isn?t only regular Joes who keep the grinder sparks flying in custom workshops. A small but generous group of brands are also happy to commission ...
Written by Martin Hodgson When the custom culture began to boom again a decade ago there was a large element made up of middle-aged men rebuying the ...
North East Custom ...
The Oldspeed Factory ...
The 2020 KTM 890 Duke R will be available in dealerships this spring. We needed some good news, and KTM North America has delivered, announcing the ...
Rejoice! Due to popular demand KTM is bringing the 890 Duke R here early! Begin press release: KTM North America, Inc. is excited to announce early a ...
Roland Sands ...
This is what even relatively new carburetor float bowls can start to look like when left to sit with unstabilized fuel. Upon restarting that debris ca ...
Harley-Davidson announces Screamin’ Eagle kits that meet emissions standards across the U.S…. except California. Begin Press Release: ...
They represent a thriving sub-culture, but we don’t feature a whole bunch of custom scooters here. And we probably showcase even fewer choppers ...
Gleaming Works ...
Forest Service roads in the Francis Marion National Forest are ideal for dual-sport motorcycles and even the occasional Spyder. Travel on these roads ...
Leave it to Roland Sands and crew to initiate the worldwide Coronavirus Bike Build-Off. Begin Press Release: RSD COMBATS PANDEMIC BLUES WITH THE CO ...
If you?re a custom builder, one of the most difficult briefs is for a race bike. No matter the genre or discipline of the project, the purpose-built, ...
Written by Martin Hodgson From Mr. T’s haircut to the DeLorean, shoulder pads and the Rubik’s Cube, everything that was popular in the &# ...
Unikat Motorworks ...
Save the date: on Wednesday, March 25, at 10:30am PDT, 1:30pm EDT, Ducati will live-stream a presentation on its new Streetfighter V4. Usually the ...
Hey, we remember Scott Colosimo from ten or so years ago, when the Cleveland, Ohio, native began building inexpensive little motorcycle using Lifan en ...
Since we should all be inside self-quarantining, check out this four-part video series: Valentino’s Secret Room. Begin Press Release: Inside ...
Smoked Garage ...
Adventure touring gear is some of the most versatile out there for motorcyclists. The iXS Adventure-GTX jacket and pants are a prime example of the sp ...
A show stopping Yamaha GTS 1000 from Italy, a neo-retro Yamaha XT250 from Australia, and a very slick body kit for the BMW R nineT from France. Yama ...
CC Racing Garage ...
WestX1000 brings us coverage from day six during Special Stage 5 of the 2020 Yokohama Sonora Rally where Ricky Brabec has finished on the top spot of ...
Berry Bads ...
WestX1000 brings us coverage from day five during Special Stage 4 of the 2020 Yokohama Sonora Rally. Begin Press Release: SS4: What Goes Up, Must C ...
Eastern Spirit Garage have mastered the art of building cafe racers. They nailed the formula when they broke onto the scene seven years ago?and have ...
Written by Martin Hodgson When Tom Cruise rode a Kawasaki Gpz900R in the hit movie Top Gun, the mix of a flyboy on a motorbike just made perfect sens ...
Lucky Custom ...
BMW has upgraded its middleweight parallel twin-cylinder line with a larger version of the engine from the F 850 GS, which brings more character and s ...
WestX1000 brings us coverage from day four during Special Stage 3 of the 2020 Yokohama Sonora Rally. Begin Press Release: SS3: Sand, Speed and an I ...
The wheat region of eastern Washington is a patchwork quilt stitched together with outstanding motorcycle roads and interesting farming towns. Photos ...
Accessible, inexpensive, cool looking and, of course, fun, the littlest member of Yamaha?s MT lineup of ?hyper naked? sport bikes has a lot going for ...
Some custom motorcycle builders grow up riding and wrenching, and that early start is obvious in their work. On the flip side, 25-year-old Nick Hoope ...
Yamaha’s YDX Torc e-mountain bike has a quick, nimble XC feel and a powerful battery/motor combo that will leave you feeling like a hero. Photos ...
WestX1000 brings us coverage from day one during Special Stage 1 of the 2020 Yokohama Sonora Rally. Begin Press Release: Let?s Get High About 6,000 ...
WestX1000 brings us coverage from day three during Special Stage 2 of the 2020 Yokohama Sonora Rally. Begin Press Release: SS2: Give It Some Gas On ...
Klim announces the latest changes to the Dakar, Mojave, and XC Lite off-road lines. Begin Press Release: KLIM RELEASES UPDATED OFF-ROAD GEAR AND ...
We?re constantly amazed by the skills of some after-hours builders: folks who have full-time jobs, but spend their evenings and weekends crafting bik ...
Written by Martin Hodgson The spirit of rebellion runs deep in the motorcycle world; from the earliest days of racing on the boards, to the post war ...
Mandrill Garage ...
Our friends at WestX1000 will be delivering full coverage reporting of the Sonora Rally as it takes place in Mexico this week. Begin Press Release:� ...
The world of 3D printing has come along leaps and bounds in the last few years, which is good news for the motorcycle industry. The ability to print ...
One Hand Made Cycle ...
The Intriguing Southeast Europe tour is a rider’s paradise, with exploring the region’s beautiful and lightly traveled roads taking priori ...
A very slick BMW K100 from Lithuania, a funky Honda Monkey from California, and a Harley-Davidson sidecar rig built in Poland?up for sale for a milli ...
This comparo is a fixed-fairing fistfight between an icon — Harley-Davidson?s Road Glide Special — and an upstart — Indian?s all-new ...
The novel coronavirus has claimed two more moto-victims. Both the American Flat Track events and the Daytona 200 have been postponed. That sound you h ...
There?s a whole category of touring bikes that are short on sex appeal but long on character. One such machine is the Triumph Trophy 1200, which is l ...
Written by Martin Hodgson To say that the BMW R series range of motorcycles has become a huge hit in the custom scene is the mother of all understate ...
Ducati put together a winning combination for the 2020 Mint 400 Hooligan Class that saw Jordan Graham #47 crossing the line 45 minutes ahead of the se ...
Give yourself a 30-minute break from panicking about the Coronavirus and stocking up on toilet paper to check out the four-part video series: Valentin ...
Walzwerk Racing ...
AltRider’s Taste of Dakar began seven years ago and has turned into a well-supported event full of like-minded individuals looking for a taste o ...
Act fast to pick up your own Harley-Davidson XG750R if you want to make it to Daytona in time for the season opener Saturday night. All the premier-cl ...
Ironwood Custom Motorcycles have a reputation for building edgy, well-finished BMW R-series boxers. But this latest project is a far cry from that si ...
Just after midday on the 22nd of February, the streets of Christchurch New Zealand started shaking violently. This wasn?t the first time they had exp ...
Dash Custom ...
The 2020 MotoGP season continues to be postponed with the Gran Premio Motul de la Republica Argentina as the latest round to be pushed to November 202 ...
Customizing an older bike is always a risk. There’s the custom work to do, but there’s also the arduous task of fixing all the parts that ...
Wrecked Metals"This bike was built for Dylan Howell. We went for a classic chopper look, classy with a little bit of attitude. We added our touch ...
Written by Martin Hodgson If you hang around a custom bike shop long enough to sit through a morning tea break or after hours for a beer, then you ...
Overbold Motor Co. ...
The 5-Day Highway 1 ride will now wind its way to the Quail Motorcycle Gathering, and includes a VIP pass. Begin press release: Energized from thei ...
A beastly CB750 from Belgium, a vintage Ducati worth over half a million dollars, a Honda Dominator with geometric bodywork, and an Enfield GT650 fro ...
HB Custom ...
In the mid 70s, the Yamaha RD 200 delivered more fun than a small capacity motorcycle had any right to. A compact two-stroke, it could cruise easily ...
Analog Motorcycles ...
Written by Martin Hodgson We’ve all dreamed about it at some point, handing in our resignation and stepping out into the world on our own to be ...
Imbarcadero 14 Venice ...
A ride south of Phoenix to the border warms the cold blood of winter. Photos by the author. Spring (training) has sprung in both Florida and Arizon ...
Mention of a themed custom motorcycle conjures visions of bad reality TV choppers, and sends us into convulsions. But this scrambler is a theme bike ...
Written by Gerald Harrison – The Harrison Collection & Award Where we choose to call home says a lot about us, hence the warehouse that Sé ...
Rua Machines ...
2020 Indian Scout Bobber Sixty ABS in Thunder Black Smoke. Images courtesy of Indian Motorcycle. After announcing two new Scouts in its 2020 lineup ...
It?s been a while since we?ve featured a classic Honda CB café racer. The custom scene has splintered and grown a lot over the past few years, and H ...
Francis Von Tuto ...
The desert can be an unforgiving place, with miles of lonely highways and even more unpaved roads and trails. The KTM 790 Adventure is an ideal choic ...
The Cake Kalk INK is a new slightly more affordable option from the Swedish manufacturer. Begin Press Release: Introducing Kalk INK: CAKE?s Newes ...
The major manufacturers are constantly mining the custom scene to produce stylish new motorcycles, so it?s getting harder for riders to choose betwee ...
Written by Martin Hodgson The days of the vast majority of the workforce clocking in at nine in the morning and heading home by five are all but over ...
Gasoline Motor Co."The R nineT by Bayerische Motoren Werke ?or BMW as they are more popularly known? was released in 2014 to coincide with the 90 ...
Benjie's Cafe Racer"Yes its dirty, yes it looks unfinished, and yes the bike is a commuter bike. Its not a trailer queen or a weekend rider only. ...
A nitrous-fueled Indian Scout racer in Siberia, the first Yamaha Yamaha FZX750 we’ve featured, a classy Monster from Revival Cycles, and what a ...
