Silvian Secara
2,118 ARTICLES
Personal motto:
"Always place your becoming above your current being"
A bit of an artist himself, Silvian sees two- and four-wheeled machines as a form of art, especially restomods and custom rides. Oh, and if you come across a cafe racer article on our website, it’s most likely his doing.
He spends his spare time hiking, hitting the gym and reading classic literature.
Indian Scout Century Is a Patina-Loving Street Tracker Done the Austrian Way
30 Dec 2023, 21:30 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / As you can imagine, completing a custom project in just three weeks is a monumental task to say the least. Apparently, Michael Siebenhofer and Thanh Ho Ngo over in Austria are unfazed by things like tight deadlines, though, because that’s how...
Monza Is a Restyled Moto Morini Corsaro 1200 Veloce That Looks Absolutely Bonkers
30 Dec 2023, 20:56 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Customized Moto Morinis are very few and far between, but a few builders have indeed delivered some startling exemplars over the years. Among them is the skillful Pepo Rosell, who runs XTR Pepo in Madrid with three decades of bike-modding experienc...
Titanium Is a Rad Custom Triumph Bobber Black Topped With Monocoque Bodywork
30 Dec 2023, 19:51 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / No matter what style or design language they go for, the folks at Tamarit Motorcycles always knock it out of the ballpark. They’re just as capable of building a menacing bobber as they are a rugged scrambler or some sophisticated cafe racer, ...
This Custom-Built Yamaha XZ 550 Nods to Kenny Roberts’ Legendary YZR500
30 Dec 2023, 18:52 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / For a lot of builders out there, the stylistic holy trinity of custom bikes is something along the lines of bobbers, cafe racers, and scramblers. Workshops that aim for the old-school racer look are far less common, partially due to all the additio...
Moto Guzzi VX Falcone Has Tons of Neo-Retro Flair Backing Its Vintage DNA
30 Dec 2023, 17:54 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / New York-based Venier Motorcycles has been in operation for more than a decade, over the course of which they’ve built countless fantastic one-offs. The shop was founded in 2012 by Stefano Venier, who is now joined by a team of talented artis...
Custom BMW R 80 Scrambler Comes in Two Different Iterations, Both Are Phenomenal
30 Dec 2023, 17:16 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Kevin – the owner of this ravishing custom Beemer from down under – is a self-confessed sucker for classic rides. Since 2017, he’d owned and cherished a BMW R 80 from the model-year 1985, being particularly fond of its iconic boxe...
Ducati 999 Paprika Is Draped in Motorsport-Inspired Livery You Simply Cannot Miss
29 Dec 2023, 17:29 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Penned by the great Massimo Tamburini, the Ducati 916 remains one of the most desirable sport bikes you can get your hands on to this day. Successors like the 996 and 998 are also quite sought-after, with well-kept specimens able to fetch a very pr...
Custom Yamaha XSR700 Scrambler Is a Homage to the Classic BW200 Dual-Sport
29 Dec 2023, 09:03 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Over the years, the famed Yard Built competition hosted some of the coolest custom Yamahas in existence. The show runs a different theme on each iteration, but the general rules stay pretty much unchanged from one year to the next. In essence, part...
Royal Enfield INT650 Desert Runner Looks Elegant, Tough, and Old-School All at Once
29 Dec 2023, 01:17 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Royal Enfield is known to be very supportive of custom motorcycle culture, so direct collaborations between the marque and top builders are commonplace. We’ve explored such ventures here on autoevolution many times before, and they always tur...
Scrambled Moto Guzzi NTX Levante Has Custom Perfection Written All Over It
29 Dec 2023, 00:17 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / When it comes to the Moto Guzzi marque, there are two names in the custom motorcycle scene that stand head and shoulders above the rest. First, you’ve got Axel Budde over in Hamburg, Germany, better known to the wider public as Kaffeemaschine...
Custom Yamaha XT660R Looks and Feels Right at Home in Adventure Bike Territory
28 Dec 2023, 21:55 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Ellaspede of Brisbane, Australia is a workshop operating at the highest level, and they’re fully aware of how important post-customization testing can be. A proper run-in will shed light on any potential issues and areas needing improvement, ...
Scrambled Buell X1 Lightning Isn't the Type of Custom Bike You See Every Day
28 Dec 2023, 18:16 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Operating in a quaint Dutch village by the name of Wilp, Moto Adonis was established back in 2012 by one Daan Borsje. However, this original founder moved on to other professional endeavors somewhere down the line, so the shop was taken over by Art...
Custom Triumph Bonneville Keeps the Scrambler Recipe Simple But Undeniably Effective
28 Dec 2023, 00:25 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / The illustrious bike-modding artisans over at Sinroja Motorcycles are best-known for their startling BMW projects, but they don’t mind stepping outside their comfort zone from time to time. Under the leadership of Rahul Sinroja, the Leicester...
BMW K 100 Blue Moon Has Futuristic Cafe Racer Cues Well-Suited to Its Sharp Angles
27 Dec 2023, 04:30 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Rusty Wrench Motorcycles is one of those intriguing success stories we love hearing about in the custom bike world. The Portuguese firm was established in 2017 by the husband-and-wife duo of Francisco and Vera Correia, but you could say its story b...
Custom Norton Commando 750 Is a Sweet Fusion of Classic Heritage and Handmade Bits
27 Dec 2023, 01:20 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Brady Ingelse’s interest in classic motorcycles was sparked back in the mid-nineties, after he’d purchased his very first bike. It came in the form of a neglected 1976 Honda CB750 which hadn’t run for about a decade, and a full se...
Custom Honda CB500 Four Had Once Been a Chopper, But Street Scrambler Styling Took Over
26 Dec 2023, 16:04 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / As it’s been proven time and time again, Holger Breuer has everything it takes to deliver a fantastic custom build, even when the starting point isn’t exactly ideal. Case in point: the classy Honda CB500 Four pictured below is undeniabl...
Silver Storm Is an AMD-Winning Harley-Davidson Softail Deuce We Love to Bits
26 Dec 2023, 11:36 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / By nature, the AMD World Championship is where you’ll find some of the raddest custom motorcycles in existence. Getting a single podium finish in this competition would be a top achievement for any builder out there, but Julian von Oheimb is ...
One-Off Kawasaki W650 Bobber Is Dripping With Vintage Charm and Graceful Touches
25 Dec 2023, 21:01 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / A well-built custom motorcycle is one of the coolest birthday presents you could ever wish for, and the owner of this stylish Kawasaki W650 bobber would certainly agree. He’d owned and driven multiple supercars over the years, but the urge to...
Custom-Built Yamaha XS1100 Fuses Bobber and Cafe Racer Styling Seamlessly
25 Dec 2023, 20:03 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / For most custom motorcycle builders, the usual client commissions are their bread and butter, but such projects often come with various constraints. Strict deadlines, tight budgets, and limited creative freedom are some of the main ones, and sacrif...
Sublime Royal Enfield Continental GT Cafe Racer Is All About the Handmade Bodywork
25 Dec 2023, 14:43 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / It’s hard to pinpoint exactly why, but there’s a distinctive charm characterizing most custom motorcycles built in Indonesia. That shouldn’t really come as a surprise, because the nation is a genuine hotspot for customization and ...