“Come Pray to the Gods of Speed…” The UK’s Worship Motorcycle Show might just be our favorite new event in the world of two wheels. Organized by Gary Inman of DirtQuake and Sideburn fame, […]| BikeBound
Yamaha XT600 “Funbike” from Warkot Motorcycles… The Yamaha XT600 is one of those big, beefy single-cylinder dual-sports that’s as likely to survive the apocalypse as anything on two wheels. The XT featured 10 inches of […]| BikeBound
940 No More: Radical Speedshop’s “Saetta Racer” 1700… The Moto Guzzi Bellagio 940 appeared in 2007 as the company’s new cruiser, sporting a fuel-injected 935cc Guzzi V-twin with 74 brake horsepower and 57 foot-pounds of […]| BikeBound
Eccellenze su Ruote | Excellence on Wheels… The final weekend of September played host to the ninth edition of Rome’s Eternal City Motorcycle Show, held at the Rome Convention Center known as “La Nuvola.” A […]| BikeBound
FNY Photographie Captures the 1/8-Mile Lions of Leonberg… Last month, the 18th annual edition of the Glemseck 101 took place at the former “Solitude” racetrack (Solituderennen) in Leonberg, Germany, just outside Stuttgart. Said to be the […]| BikeBound
Give it The Wurks: Honda 500 Street Scrambler from The Bike Shed Show… In 1980, Honda released their new XL250S trail bike to widespread acclaim. The quarter-liter thumper boasted an innovative new all-alloy four-valve […]| BikeBound
Built for for £4K: Dan Steward’s Triumph 5TA Desert Sled… Ed Turner — Triumph’s legendary designer and director — launched the original Speed Twin 5T at the 1937 National Motorcycle Show. The 500 parallel-twin […]| BikeBound
“Custom Bikes & Coffee Deluxe” — MOTO MOTO 2025… We love seeing new custom bike shows and events pop up around the globe, so our interest was piqued when our friend and photographer extraordinaire Craig […]| BikeBound
Coming to Worship Moto Show: Manu Piddiu’s “FZ1000R” Track Special… Introduced in 1985, the Yamaha FZ750 was the company’s first machine to feature the liquid-cooled 20-valve “Genesis” inline four engine — a revolutionary design at […]| BikeBound
Ultra-rare, Britten-inspired Ducati from Dan Benson... In 1997, Ducati introduced the 916 SPS (Sport Production Special) to homologate their larger 996cc engine for World Superbike (WSBK) competition. The SPS boasted a reinforced crankcase, wider cylinder spacing to accommodate the la| BikeBound
Flame paint has been around nearly as long as kustom culture existed, but when you think of flames on a […] The post Ramjet Racing’s Perfectly Simple 1988 Harley-Davidson FXR appeared first on Hot Bike Magazine.| Hot Bike Magazine
We teamed up with our pals at Tucker Speed to host a cool photo contest at the inaugural Two-Bit Moto […] The post Chatting with the Two-Bit Moto Show’s Photo Contest Winner: Casey Horner appeared first on Hot Bike Magazine.| Hot Bike Magazine
In the age of Chat GPT, 3D printing and filtered photos, you’re going to be hard-pressed – and dare I […] The post Paper Street Customs’ King of Pain 1974 Harley-Davidson Shovelhead appeared first on Hot Bike Magazine.| Hot Bike Magazine
Every single one of us has that list. It may be in your head, on your phone, or on the […] The post Fabien Meyer’s 2022 Harley-Davidson Low Rider S Turbo from Dream Rides Tennessee appeared first on Hot Bike Magazine.| Hot Bike Magazine
We first laid eyes on Brock Bridges’ Evo-powered chopper at Bill Dodge’s BC Moto Invitational this past May. The BC […] The post Brock Bridges’ Purpose-Built 1984 Harley-Davidson FXR Evo Chop appeared first on Hot Bike Magazine.| Hot Bike Magazine
As Seen at The Bike Shed: Makai Wink's Garage-Built Monoshock Sportster... In 1998, Harley-Davidson introduced the XL53C Sportster, a "Custom" variant of the 883 Sportster designed for the European market. Named for the 53 cubic-inch engine, the 53C had a 21-inch front wheel, solid re| BikeBound
NDUGAL: YZ125-style Dirt Machine from Indonesia... Indonesia has become a glowing hotbed of custom motorcycle culture, spawning some of the most creative, ingenious, and truly hand-crafted machines on two wheels. Whereas many custom bikes are built mainly for the joy and challenge of| BikeBound
Batakastem Workshop's British Bike Build... Triumph launched the original T120 Bonneville in 1959 as "The Best Motorcycle in the World." The "T120" portion of the name stemmed from the bike's projected top speed of 120 mph -- remarkable for the era -- while "Bonneville" referred to Te| BikeBound
"Gina" -- Laurella-Pagema's 955cc Art Deco Guzzi... In 1965, the original Moto Guzzi V7 broke cover at the Milan Motorcycle Show, featuring the bulletproof V-twin engine the Mandello-based factory had originally developed for military and police contracts -- a motor designed to go 62,000 mi| BikeBound
Roman Juriš reports from Glemseck... This month marked the 18th annual edition of the Glemseck 101, said to be the largest outdoor motorcycle festival in all of Europe. More than 40,000 motorcycle enthusiasts congregate the first weekend of September at the Solitude racetrack (Solitu| BikeBound
Home Sweet Home: David Nast Cole's Adventure Rig... In 2009, KTM introduced the 690 Enduro R, a more aggressive off-road version of the company's 690 adventure bike. At its core, the Enduro R is a giant, high-powered street-legal dirt bike with no direct equivalents available from a n| BikeBound
Majik Mike Designs builds same custom twice... almost. This1979 H-D Shovelhead received it's own unique choppery.| Hot Bike Magazine
Smith Concepts' bike is a fusion of style and performance—a personal interpretation of a genre that holds a special place in Jared's heart.| Hot Bike Magazine
Carey Hart of Hartluck Designs takes on a 2024 Indian Challenger focusing on fine tuning the ride position, seat height, and ergonomics.| Hot Bike Magazine
The motorcycle featured here began life as a standard 1984 Honda Gold Wing, but it no longer resembles the factory version. Over time, it was completely reimagined with major changes to its frame, suspension, fuel system, and overall design. The builder drew inspiration from both personal history and a racing legend, giving the project a unique identity and theme that set it apart from other custom builds. The machine now blends parts from different Honda models, modern performance upgrades,...| Return of the Cafe Racers
Cafe racers stand apart from other motorcycles because of their stripped-down style and focus on performance. Built with a mix of modern parts and vintage| Return of the Cafe Racers
Pandemonium Attachment: F84 Engineering's "Triple Bike"... The earliest motorcycles weren't much more than bicycles with internal combustion engines attached. In fact, William S. Harley's initial idea in 1901 was to motorized a bicycle, and some of the earliest Harley-Davidson prototy| BikeBound
R7-inspired Restomod Race Bike from DV8 Motorcycles... The late 1980s and early 1990s were heady times for superbike fans. In order to meet the production rules of series like World Superbike and AMA Superbike, manufacturers offered homologation specials like the Ducati 888 SP4S, Hond| BikeBound
Whenever we visit the Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum in Alabama, one of the ultra-rare machines that draws us is the Morbidelli V8 -- a shaft-drive Italian sport tourer with a 32-valve liquid-cooled 847cc 90° V8 that looks remarkable modern for a bike built in the 1990s.The late Giancarl| BikeBound
Crossing The Block: Ultra-Rare Excelsior Board Track Racer... On December 30, 1912, a California Class B racer named Lee Irving Humiston became the first motorcyclist to break the 100-mph barrier on a production-based machine, riding a 61 cubic-inch Excelsior Twin on the Playa del Rey| BikeBound
Anathem Garage breathes soul into a forgotten Flying Brick... Giancarlo Noe of Anathem Garage has one of the most impressive two-wheeled resumes in the custom bike world. He worked as a race mechanic in both World Superbike and MotoGP, winning the 1996 Superbike World Championship wit| BikeBound
Championship Cycles builds a Ducati 748 track bike with retro vibes... The Massimo Tamburini-designed Ducati 916 remains one of the most iconic sporting motorcycles ever made. Introduced in 1994, the Desmoquattro-powered machine won four Superbike World Championships in the 1990s with| BikeBound
Duplex Digger: Karl Ardo's Pre-Unit Triumph Chopper... In 1960, the twin-carb Bonneville 650 received a new “Duplex” frame whose twin front downtubes corrected the "Whip Iron" wobble of the original bike. Today, the 1960-62 Triumph 650 twins remain popular for custom-builders, com| BikeBound
Big Dream: What if Honda had built a 250cc version of the MT125R racer? It's well known that Soichiro Honda -- Mr. Honda himself -- was no fan of two-stroke engines. It's said he found them noisy, smoky, and too difficult to maintain. "Soichiro Honda always hated the so-called| BikeBound
VMX-Style XT600 from Garage Esquinita... Back in 1984, Yamaha introduced the XT600, their new "go-anywhere, do-anything flagship. The 595cc dual-purpose machine could be traced back to the iconic XT/TT500 models, which had proved their mettle on the grueling sands of the Paris-Dakar| BikeBound
Guinness World Record Holder: "Tinker Toy" by Simon Whitelock... Recently we showcased the 7-cylinder Kawasaki two-stroke built by the UK's Simon Whitelock, who's been building custom motorcycles specials since 1985. He says the Kawasaki Triples Rally is where he caught the bug| BikeBound
Rover-inspired "Monster Triple" from Cus'Tom Motorcycle... When Triumph made their Hinckley factory comeback in the early 1990s, they opted for a modular production plan that allowed them to manufacture a wide range of models from a single main design. One of the most successful of t| BikeBound
It's time for our final round of coverage from the 2025 Bike Shed Moto Show. This year, there were some 250 custom bikes on display, with an estimated 20,000 visitors passing through the doors of London's East End Tobacco Dock venue.Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman were both in attendance.| BikeBound
The moment we saw this outrageous custom BMW R 1300 R, we thought of Philip Ludwig. A veteran of the Sultans of Sprint series and the man behind Kraftstoffschmiede, he’s made a name for himself building wild, boxer-powered BMWs—like his 2019 stunner, Achilles. Our suspicions were right. Philipp has been with BMW for years, working in both the automotive and motorcycle divisions, and is currently part of Motorrad’s R&D team. This R 1300 R is his latest creation—built inside BMW’s pro...| Bike EXIF
Reborn Fazer 600 from Blackout Custom Design... The Yamaha FZS600 Fazer -- aka the Fazer 600 -- was revealed to the public at the 1997 Paris Auto Show. The 599cc 16-valve 95-bhp inline-four came from the YZF600R Thundercat. The engine was re-tuned for better midrange thrust, while the bra| BikeBound
The Yamaha RD350 remains one of the most storied two-stroke street bikes of the 1970s. It might not be as a notorious as the widow-making triples of Kawasaki lore, but it was in most respects a better bike. It had similar dimensions as the TZ road racers, handled and braked well for the era, and bec| BikeBound
Kawasaki "KH606" from Simon Whitelock... Unless you've been living under a rock of late, you know the name Allen Millyard -- the tea-drinking retired British Ministry of Defence engineer who builds some of the maddest motorcycles on the planet. Truly, few builders would even contemplate s| BikeBound
It's time for another round of coverage from the 2025 Bike Shed Moto Show, which boasted more than 250 custom bikes and 20,000 visitors. As in recent years, the show took place at London's East End Tobacco Dock venue -- a massive warehouse packed to the gills with bikes, bars, bands, and custom arti| BikeBound
In 2007, Triumph took the 675cc liquid-cooled triple-cylinder supersport engine from the Daytona 675 and put it in a streetfighter-style naked machine modeled after the mighty Speed Triple 1050. The three-cylinder engine crossed the grunt of a twin with the high-revving power of an inline four, and| BikeBound
Cédric Camiade's Harley-powered Featherbed... When Norton introduced the featherbed frame in 1950, it quickly earned a reputation among circuit and street racers as the best handling chassis on the market. The design originated with brothers Cromie and Rex McCandless of Northern Ireland,| BikeBound
We're back with another round of coverage from the 2025 Bike Shed Moto Show, which boasted more than 250 custom bikes and 20,000 visitors. It all took place in London's Tobacco Dock venue, a giant warehouse full of bikes, bars, bands, and artists at work. Though the show has grown exponentially over| BikeBound
El Rollo – Flat Track Fury in the Mud... Words and photography by Kati Dalek (Kayadaek Photography)The final act of Wheels and Waves 2025 took place in San Sebastián, Spain, at the El Rollo Flat Track. Four categories (pre-50, pre-75, pre-90, and Inappropriate), a 250-meter dirt ov| BikeBound
Words and photography by Kati Dalek (Kayadaek Photography)The Vintage Rally was a celebration of wild style and good fun. Maico 500s, BMW Six Days and Paris-Dakar legends, countless Rickmans and Yamaha IT two-strokes hammering away like a drumline as two-strokes tore through the forest.Rider| BikeBound
Words and photography by Kati Dalek (Kayadaek Photography)On Friday, the dust rises again at the Race of The Lords (TROTL). It’s not just a race—it’s a celebration of heritage. The day kicks off in Saint-Pée-sur-Nivelle with a spectacular mechanical show, and this year, even more particip| BikeBound
Garage Dreams: MAAN-built Chopper from Sardinia! The new Honda GB350S is making positive waves among riders and reviewers. The retro single-cylinder thumper offers classic style, simplicity of design, and costs less than £4000 new. It have only around 20 brake horsepower and 21 pound-fee| BikeBound
The 2025 Bike Shed Moto Show boasted more than 250 custom bikes. Some 20,000 visitors passed through the doors of London's Tobacco Dock warehouse venue, perusing the bikes and enjoying the bars, bands, and artists at work. Despite the meteoric growth of the show, the core visions remains the same:| BikeBound
Clean, Raw, and Light: 400cc Bobber from JasinTom Motorcycles... One thing we don't see as much as we'd like are small, lightweight bobbers perfect for blasting around town or city. In fact, we were just lamenting this fact with bike-builder and land speed racer Neil Olson (@morto279) a co| BikeBound
Each year, Honda Spain (Honda Motocicletas España) hosts the Garage Dreams Contest in the lead up to the annual Wheels & Waves Festival in Biarritz, France. A different model is chosen time, and dealerships and workshops from all over Spain, Portugal, and beyond try their hand at creating a cus| BikeBound
What if Steve McQueen aka Harvey Mushman decided to build and race an XS650? In a strange twist of fate, the Yamaha XS650, introduced in 1969, took up the standard of the British twins that were going the way of the dinosaurs. As the storied British factories shuttered their doors, t| BikeBound
Electric Runabout from Munich's Loose Screw... Viktor of Black Tea Motorbikes designed, developed, and assembled his first prototype while still a university student. He originally intended to build what would be an e-bike without pedals, but it soon became clear he had an electric motorcy| BikeBound
Fast Freddie-inspired Fireblade Retromod from Rindperformance... Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1961, Freddie Spencer began racing dirt track at the tender age of four...and his innate talent was immediately apparent. At 17, he won the 1978 250cc U.S. National Novice Class Road Racing| BikeBound
From €150 Donor to Endurance-Style 90s Restomod... Jonny Kerins (@jfk_bikes) of Ireland's County Meath builds and restores bikes out of an old milking parlor on his 1950s farm. His love for sport bikes goes back to boyhood, when Santa gifted him a book about superbikes with a first-gen F| BikeBound
The Bike Shed Moto Show started back in 2013, created by a dozen amateur motorbike enthusiasts and held under the railway arches a few hundred yards from the current BSMC brick-and-mortar location in Shoreditch, London. There were 55 bikes and 3000 attendees.Fast forward to 2025, and the Bik| BikeBound
STG Tracker builds a Trials-inspired Enfield 500... More than 75 years ago, the 1948 G2 350 Bullet debuted as the first motorcycle with an articulating swingarm, destined to become one of the best-selling Enfields in history. In 2009, Royal Enfield released the Classic 350 and 500 models,| BikeBound
The exact definition of 'café racer' is often debated, but it holds a special meaning for Kenji Heianzan, founder of the Japanese workshop Minami Motorcycle. “We pursue what we call the 'Way of the Café,'” he tells us. “It's a philosophy that values quiet confidence, balance, and street presence, without pretense.” Minami Motorcycle is a small two-man operation based in Meguro—a quiet residential ward in Tokyo. They have a particular affinity for iconic Japanese bikes like the Hon...| Bike EXIF
Michelangelo famously said, “I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.” I've long suspected that Yuichi Yoshizawa applies a similar philosophy to building custom motorcycles. The frontman of the Japanese workshop CW Zon has the ability to take even the most mundane motorcycle, stare into its soul, and turn it into something magical. This time, he's done it to the venerable 1981 Yamaha XV1000. Known as the TR1 in some markets and the Virago in others, the XV1000 featur...| Bike EXIF
Oldschool Classics builds the perfect backroad burner... The BMW R100RS was Motorrad's 980cc sport-tourer, built around a 70-hp version of the two-valve flat-twin boxer engine. Even in its heyday, the Bavarian boxer wasn't as fast as the Japanese sport machines, but it would cruise| BikeBound
Built for Speed & Crafts 2025: 150cc Street Tracker from NSMC x SMF... In Taiwan, there's a thriving custom scene around what are known as "white plate" motorcycles -- machines of 150cc or less, which are exempt from the high taxes and biannual safety inspections of larger bike| BikeBound
From The Chattahoochee Skunkworks: Tastefully Modified Honda 400 Four... When the Honda CB350F appeared in 1972, it was the smallest-displacement four-cylinder motorcycle ever produced. While it was a neat engineering exercise that showed off Honda's technical prowess, it was too slow to| BikeBound
The Handbuilt Show always attracts some of the best and most interesting builds from around the country, and 2025 was no exception. As in previous years, our photographer Kody Melton was on hand to capture as many of the bike as possible, bringing the show right to your screen.With nearly 500 ph| BikeBound
Daily Rider to Show Stopper, from Aden Customs... The Harley Big Twins have always received the bulk of attention from custom builders, particularly for chopper builds. But we love the Sportster for its comparably light weight, solid performance, and more compact unit-construction drivetr| BikeBound
The 2025 Handbuilt Show in Austin, Texas was another one for the books. Nearly 150 of the most interesting, rare, and custom-built bikes from builders all over the nation and beyond...not to mention some really neat cars, hot rods, art, stunt riding, and vendors.Previously we gave you some highl| BikeBound
Suzuki 400 Bobber from Poland's JasinTom Motorcycles... Introduced in 1980, the Suzuki GN400 was the 396cc version of the company's SOHC single-cylinder streetbike. It's exactly the kind of bike we love for a custom build: simple, reliable, affordable, and easy to work on.Cycle World| BikeBound
The last weekend in March marked not just the running of the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas, but also the 2025 Handbuilt Motorcycle Show -- simply one of the very best custom shows on the planet. Organizers Revival Cycles have created an event that draws builders and craftspeople| BikeBound
From SWT-Sports: Dirt-Ready Boxer for an Enduro veteran... The BMW R80G/S is well-known as the grandfather of the modern adventure bike. True, there was no shortage of strange looks when the original G/S was introduced in the early 80s, but the Bavarian boxer's dominance in the Paris-Daka| BikeBound
Retrofuturist K100 from AG Design Fab... BMW Motorrad has never been one to follow the flock, and the K series put that outside-the-box thinking on prime display. In the early 1980s, BMW needed a clean-burning liquid-cooled four-cylinder engine to compete for market share, and they didn'| BikeBound
Vic Shield's T140 Bobber... In the early 1970s, Triumph replaced the storied 650cc T120 Bonneville with the larger capacity T140. The bike was originally 724cc but quickly bored to 744cc, and retained the oil-in-frame / dry sump design of its predecessor. Though the T140 was originally int| BikeBound
From Wolfsmiths: Slash 7 Tribute to an 80s Hot Rod... If there's one thing we love, it's hearing stories of bikes that guys hot-rodded back in the day when they weren't vintage, but of their time. At the recent Handbuilt Show, we came across this killer BMW R100/7 and had to know more. It| BikeBound
Pint-size Scrambler from Garage94... In the late 90s, Honda announced the launch of their new and improved CD50 Benly "business bike." The Benly featured a 49cc air-cooled four-stroke OHC single-cylinder engine, "Tuff-up" puncture-resistant inner tubes, came prewired for an alarm system fo| BikeBound
Dedicated to Mark "Jacko" Jackson, a Free Spirit on the Mountain... Today we have one special story indeed. It comes from our friend John "Jacko" Jackson, whose 1428cc GSX-powered "Touch Too Much" Harris Magnum II made our list of the Top 10 Customs of 2024: Editor's Choice. Jacko, who wa| BikeBound
Allen Millyard's Second, More Powerful Six-Cylinder Zed... In our estimation, Allen Millyard is nothing short of a motorcycling treasure. While the retired nuclear engineer and motorcycle mad scientist hails from England, his creations have dropped jaws all over the world. Though outsized specia| BikeBound
RCM-617 from AC Sanctuary, inspired by Aitsu to Lullaby... Most of us know the story of the Kawasaki Z1. Introduced in 1972, the 903cc UJM superbike was the fastest and most powerful Japanese four-cylinder ever produced at the time, upstaging the CB750 and birthing the iconic Kawasak| BikeBound
GSX-R1100-Powered Inazuma 750 from Moto Adonis... The Suzuki GSX750 Inazuma (Japanese for "Lighting" or "Thunderbolt") was a retro-inspired UJM with a steel cradle frame, twin shocks, conventional forks, and a detuned 86-bhp version of the 1980s GSX-R750 air/oil-cooled engine. The bike was| BikeBound
Win this FZR750-inspired XSR from Yamaha Yard Built x CROIG x Strange Industries! In recent years, several major motorcycles manufacturers have become more deeply involved in the custom scene, mainly through commissioning some of the world's best builders to transform their modern product| BikeBound
99cc Honda SS50 V-Twin from Allen Millyard... Introduced in 1967, the Honda SS50 was a schoolboy's dream. The 49cc OHC four-stroke featured a long race-style tank, gorgeous heat-shielded high-line exhaust, and even a café-style bum stop seat on some models. While it wasn't as quick as som| BikeBound
Kenny Roberts Tribute: 1300 XJR Street Beast from Tumulte... If we had to make a list of 21st-century bikes we wish were sold in North America, the Yamaha XJR1300 would be near the top. Introduced in 1998, the XJR was a pure retro muscle bike that harked back to the days of big, burly air-| BikeBound
John Froude's Faithful Replica of Fast Freddie's CB750F Endurance Racer... "Fast Freddie" Spencer is one of the greatest motorcycle racers America has ever produced. Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, he was a prodigy who began racing dirt track at the tender age of 5 and went on to win the 1| BikeBound
Viva La One Moto Vegas! After 15 years of successful shows in Portland, The One Motorcycle Show made their Vegas debut earlier this month at The Western, a historic hotel and casino on Fremont Street, just a stone's throw from the Las Vegas Strip.Vegas was by no means a replacement for| BikeBound
XR1200 Street Tracker from Romain Leclerc of Pirates Moto Crew... The Harley-Davidson XR750 remains the most successful racing motorcycle of all time. Introduced in 1970, it won 29 of 37 AMA Grand National Championships in its first 40 years of existence, taking home more wins than any ot| BikeBound
Six-Cylinder Z1 from Allen Millyard... Lately we've been highlighting a few of the mind-blowing shed-built specials from one of the world's most legendary builders, Allen Millyard. As many of you know, Millyard is a retired nuclear research engineer (aka rocket scientist) who began earnin| BikeBound
Reliving the Paris-Dakar Rally route with SWT Sports... In 1978, 182 vehicles embarked from Paris's Place du Trocadéro bound for the Senegalese capital of Dakar, a 10,000-kilometer journey that would take them across Algeria, Niger, Mali, Burkino Faso, and Senegal. Only 74 vehicles surviv| BikeBound
Triumph Tiger 955i Scrambler from FullMoto... In 2001, Triumph introduced the Tiger 955i, an adventure-style bike powered by the great engine of the early Hinckley Triumph years, the liquid-cooled 955cc triple. The three-cylinder engine, which also powered the Daytona superbike, earned a r| 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
Bulldog Approved: Custom SR400 from Hageman MC x Alessandro Bonomi... When the Yamaha SR400 was quietly put to rest in 2021, it had been in continuous production for more than 40 years. Introduced in 1978, the short-stroke single-cylinder SR was a street-centric carryover of the Dakar-win| BikeBound
Custom CX500 from Dinostyle Garage... We're nearing 50 years since the Honda CX500 was introduced. Who expected this strange middleweight V-twin street bike, which earned the nickname "plastic maggot" during its heyday, would become a darling donor of the custom motorcycle world more than| BikeBound
Gryffin 450 Scrambler #001 rolls out of the Indiana workshop... Janus Motorcycles is one of the most intriguing motorcycle companies of the 21st century. Based in the rural countryside of Goshen, Indiana, they aren't a custom workshop but a small-batch manufacturer of 250-450cc motorcycle| BikeBound
Transformed Hypermotard from Brazil's Benta Handmade... When the Ducati Hypermotard 1100 debuted in 2006, it was a motorcycle quite unlike anything the world had seen in production form -- a supersized supermoto packing a 1078cc 90-bhp twin-spark L-twin. Legendary designer P| BikeBound
120-bhp 1000cc 4-cylinder Widowmaker from Allen Millyard... Introduced in late 1971, the Kawasaki H2 Mach IV 750 was the fastest-accelerating, scariest production machine money could buy. The 748cc air-cooled two-stroke triple-cylinder engine made 74 brake horsepower in factory trim, and drag ra| BikeBound
Allen Millyard's 8000cc, 500-bhp Motorcycle Special... Engineer and custom bike builder Allen Millyard will go down as one of the greatest custom motorcycle builders of the past century, best known for his multi-cylinder specials whose engineering wizardry beggars belief. We've had the go| BikeBound
The uncomfortable truth about custom motorcycles is that for every good one built, there are dozens of bad ones. All too often you'll come across custom bikes that have been crudely cobbled together with no regard for good taste—or safety, even. This 1999 Moto Guzzi California was one such bike, until Massimo Rinchiuso rescued it. “The California was previously customized using poorly matched parts, with many malfunctioning parts and poorly made modifications,” says Massimo, who runs Fu...| Bike EXIF
The Yamaha SR150 is Taiwan's best-kept secret. Exclusively manufactured and sold locally, the cheap and cheerful single sold in droves in its heyday, mostly to commuters and delivery riders. It's no longer in production—but it's found new life in the custom scene. We've seen slick custom SR150s from workshops like Hide Work Custom, TwentyTwo Custom, and Twist.Co. But this plucky Yamaha SR150 bobber comes from an outfit that's new to these pages; Balls Custom. Based in New Taipei City, the c...| Bike EXIF
84-year-old WWII Matchless...for sale! In the summer of 1914, the British War Department put out a call for motorcyclists to volunteer for dispatch (or "despatch" in the British spelling) duty with their own privately owned machines. The preferred motorcycles were 500cc singles or horizont| BikeBound
Given how long the chopper scene has been around, builders are spoilt for choice when sourcing parts for their projects. But finding the right engine, frame, and running gear for a custom chopper is only half the struggle. You need to know exactly which parts to pick—and you need to know how to combine them to create a cohesive machine. Martin Becker at MB Cycles excels at this. The German custom bike builder is a matchmaker of sorts, combining bits from wildly different sources to create j...| Bike EXIF
Honda Tiger Revo: A Handmade Transformation for Urban Streets... The Honda GL200, also known as the Honda Tiger Revo, is a 200cc single-cylinder street bike popular in Indonesia. Production began way back in the early 1990s, and although the bike went through several redesigns of the year| BikeBound
399cc L-twin Ducati from Hardheads Motostudio... The Ducati Scrambler is one of the major success stories in recent motorcycling history. Much like the Monster several decades earlier, the Scrambler aimed for mechanical simplicity and classic style over expensive exotica, which proved a w| BikeBound
