V4 Beast from Lord Drake Kustoms... Back in the early 1980s, Yamaha wanted to develop a two-wheeled hot rod for the American market. They sent the project's team leader, Akira Araki, stateside for research."According to V-Max legend, he achieved a kind of satori while watching midnight d| BikeBound
BMW K100 by Lord Drake Kustoms... In recent years, the BMW K100 has become an unlikely favorite among bike-builders all over the world. Dubbed the "Flying Brick" for the boxy engine design, the K100 was BMW Motorrad's first attempt to build a modern four-cylinder bike to supplant the old f| BikeBound
Francisco Alí Manén of Lord Drake Kustoms is one of those builders who's successfully made the transition from the heavy chrome choppers so popular in the early 2000s to a much more diverse and eclectic style, employing a large array of donor bikes and genres.He actually started out doing| BikeBound
Spain's LDK builds a V-twin tribute to a Spanish marque... Two of history's most famous Spanish motorcycle marques are Bultaco and Montesa. In 1944, Pere Permanyer and Francesc Xavier "Paco" Bultó formed Montesa, achieving success in the International Six Days Trials and Isle of Man TT. H| BikeBound
Lord Drake Kustoms builds an 883 Scrambler... Spain's Francisco Alí Manén of Lord Drake Kustoms (LDK) continues to churn out some of the world's most colorful custom creations, translating the flamboyant style of his H-D chopper / bobber show bike roots into the realm of cafe racers, str| BikeBound
Introduced in 1984, the Yamaha XT600 would become one of the most venerated big-bore "trailies" of all time -- a rugged, no-nonsense dual-purpose machine that performed equally well on grocery runs and trans-African expeditions."The Yamaha XT600E is about as straightforward, reliable, and solid as| BikeBound
Lord Drake Kustoms builds a burly Sportster... The Sportster continues to be one of our favorite platforms for custom builds. Our own "Blitzen Tracker" is a favored steed in the stable, and in 2022 alone, we've seen everything from Rusty Butcher's wild Hooligan Enduro Sportster to Fangster| BikeBound
A new Harley Sportster "Soulbreaker" from Lord Drake Kustoms... Back in 2021, we featured a pair of "Soulbreaker" Sportsters from mountaineer-turned-builder Fran Manen of Lord Drake Kustoms, who has workshops both in Miami and Málaga, Spain. Fran spent most of his 20s participating in cli| BikeBound
Lord Drake Kustoms builds a twin-cylinder tribute to the Spanish brand...Francesc "Paco" Bultó founded Spanish motorcycle company Bultaco on an old farm in 1957. Paco had been the director of Montesa, which had experienced steady growth and racing success since its founding in 194| BikeBound
Lord Drake Kustoms builds a wild Triumph Scrambler... The Triumph T100 Bonneville is one of the most popular modern platforms for customization. It's easy to see why. The retro lines hark back to the Triumph roadsters of the 1960s, which have been raced, ridden, and customized fo| BikeBound
Lord Drake Kustoms builds a BMW R springer... The BMW R100 has become one of the world's most popular donors for custom transformations, appearing in a wide variety of modes and styles: café racer, scrambler, bobber, and more. As a BMW, the "Airhead" has a certain Germanic mystique| BikeBound
Italian distillery Martini & Rossi, makers of the well-known Martini vermouth, began sponsoring motor racing teams way back in 1958, when Count Metello Rossi di Montelera founded the Martini International Club. During the 1970s, Martini Racing became famous for their association with Porsche, sp| BikeBound
LDK's Spanish workshop builds a military-inspired XT600 scrambler...Available from 1990-2004, the Yamaha XT600 was the latest evolution of the four-valve air-cooled singles that began with the legendary XT500, winner of the first two Paris-Dakar Rallies. Unlike some of the other big dual-sport "| BikeBound
The Harley-Davidson Sportster has long been one of the world's most popular bikes for customization. We're seeing a lot of Sportster scrambler builds these days, but the idea isn't exactly new. After all, a 1969 XLH scrambler starred in the 1969-70 TV series Then Came Bronson and a custom Sportster,| BikeBound
From Bobber to "Neoracer" -- Indian Scout from Lord Drake Designs... Introduced in 2016, the Indian Scout was designed to be the "best in class midsize American motorcycle" -- an answer to the long-running Harley-Davidson Sportster. The 1133cc liquid-cooled 4-valve V-twin offered a stout 1| BikeBound
