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27 Mar 2024, 17:39 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / As many seasoned custom bike enthusiasts already know, two figures stand head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to Moto Guzzi one-offs. Over in Germany, you’ve got Axel Budde operating as Kaffeemaschine out of Hamburg, but then there...
24 Mar 2024, 12:43 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Whereas some workshops will find what they do best and stick to it, Purpose Built Moto (PBM) of Gold Coast, Australia has always been keen on diversity. That’s why you’ll find all sorts of custom projects in their portfolio, from stylis...
24 Mar 2024, 08:33 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Riders have several reasons to dig the long-running SR nameplate from Yamaha, and that explains why it’s been around for so many decades. From their timeless looks to the bulletproof reliability of their single-cylinder motors, SR models new ...
23 Mar 2024, 11:51 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Australians clearly love their custom motorcycles, as proven by the sheer number of bike-modding firms located down under. From fully-fledged workshops to solo craftsmen, there is no shortage of incredible talent to be found around the nation&rsquo...
16 Mar 2024, 20:57 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / With the Harley-Davidson X500 making its way to the U.S. this year, we’re left wondering if it will find success or eventually meet the same fate as the Street 500. So far, the Chinese-made model seems to be doing quite well on the other side...
16 Mar 2024, 20:07 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Carl Cerra is a man with big plans and heaps of unfaltering ambition, operating as Skunk Machine down in Melbourne, Australia. He’d been heavily involved in car customization over the years, but what we’re here to talk about today are h...
16 Mar 2024, 09:18 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / We spend a lot of time talking about Australia’s top custom bike firms, but this vast nation is home to many lesser-known builders whose work demands a closer look. Paul Berger is one such individual, as he doesn’t indulge in customizat...
9 Mar 2024, 21:48 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Hosted annually by Mooneyes, the Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show is where you’ll find many of Japan’s most prestigious builders. It’s a hotbed of two-wheeled artwork admired by custom bike aficionados across the globe, and Takuya Aik...
6 Mar 2024, 14:16 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / For quite some time, the trusty Honda NX650 Dominator has been virtually ubiquitous on the custom motorcycle scene. Builders love its versatile nature, simple anatomy, and unfaltering Japanese reliability, so NX650-based projects are continuously p...
5 Mar 2024, 15:49 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Nowadays, Richard Pollock holds a legendary reputation in the custom bike community, thanks in no small part to his shop’s longevity. He is the founder of California-based Mule Motorcycles, not to be confused with the French workshop bearing ...
4 Mar 2024, 19:30 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / As many bike-modding artisans will tell you, Triumph’s modern classics are excellent candidates for customization. Tamarit Motorcycles of Elche, Spain is the world’s leading firm when it comes to such projects, but many other shops have...
4 Mar 2024, 15:13 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / In today’s custom bike world, Kaffeemaschine is synonymous with elegance and clean, OCD-soothing design. The shop is based in Hamburg, Germany and run by Axel Budde, a man who knows his way around classic Moto Guzzi models like the back of hi...
29 Feb 2024, 20:37 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Scandinavian design is defined by elegance and minimalism, essentially portraying the notion of beauty through simplicity. We’ve seen it everywhere from furniture to architecture, but it can also look rather superb on a well-built custom moto...
29 Feb 2024, 18:36 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Urban Mechanics (UM) may not get as much attention as some of Europe’s other custom bike shops, but their work is nothing short of mind-blowing. Co-founders Mike and Tom go about their daily business in Athens, Greece, where UM had been estab...
29 Feb 2024, 17:03 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Samuel Kao’s professional background revolves around automotive design, but he traded this field for motorcycle customization back in 2010. That’s when JSK Moto Co. was established in La Puente, California, putting the founder’s l...
28 Feb 2024, 21:56 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / It’s no secret that custom bike builders love vintage UJMs, as this has been the case for many years by now. One of the most common models you’ll see projects based on is the Yamaha XS650, boasting all the charm and reliability associat...
28 Feb 2024, 21:15 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / After spending the better part of his life in Birmingham, England, Hayden Roberts moved to sunny California in the early 2000s. A bit later on, he ended up quitting his day job to focus on his true passion, that being classic British motorcycles of...
28 Feb 2024, 20:39 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / When it comes to metal fabrication and bike-modding practices, Jake Drummond’s natural talent is absolutely remarkable in so many ways. He’d been building custom motorcycles since he was 18 years old, but his passion for life on two whe...
28 Feb 2024, 19:37 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / For Krish Rajan, motorcycling has been a lifelong passion that only grew stronger with the passing of time. He spent a few years studying in North America before returning home to India, where he went on to work for an IT company. The employer even...
27 Feb 2024, 22:32 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / With so many custom BMW airheads out there, a lot of them tend to lack authenticity and abide by the same recipes as those that came before. However, there is a rare breed of builders who value originality above all else, and they will always be lo...