Silvian Secara
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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.
Honda VT500C Kage Mixes Different Styles Seamlessly, Tracker Vibe Predominates
30 Nov 2023, 03:10 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / From Honda CBs and Yamaha SRs to Harley Sportsters and classic BMW airheads, certain motorcycle models really left their mark on the custom bike world. Loved by builders for their versatile and mod-friendly nature, nameplates like the ones listed a...
Meet TurXton, a Delicious Triumph Thruxton R Elevated to Custom Heights
30 Nov 2023, 01:46 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / As you might already know, Triumph will be discontinuing the Thruxton lineup come 2024, thus ending a two-decade production run. The manufacturer is marking this occasion with the Thruxton Final Edition, and we also want to see the model go out wit...
YamaDuci Is a Custom Yamaha XV920 Virago Kitted Out With Ducati Running Gear
29 Nov 2023, 21:22 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / When looking at the sort of machines Nick Acosta is able to put together, it’s easy to forget that he’s still a relatively new face on the custom bike scene. He runs Augment Motorworks up in Toronto, Canada, and this won’t be the ...
Custom Ducati 1198S Corse Swaps Superbike Garments for a Lean Cafe Racer Attire
29 Nov 2023, 21:00 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / With a name like Radical Ducati, the workshop run by Yann Thomas over in France doesn’t keep any secrets about its modus operandi. Yann and his team have undertaken some of the wildest custom projects based on Bologna’s machines, never ...
The Arkitekt Is a Custom BMW R75/6 Bobber That Leaves No Stone Unturned
29 Nov 2023, 15:14 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / In a world full of airheads customized as scramblers and cafe racers, coming across a stylish bobber can be a genuine breath of fresh air. One can only add so many favors to the same recipes before they start getting stale, so we love seeing builde...
Custom Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight Doesn’t Bow to One Particular Style
29 Nov 2023, 13:30 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / There are obvious reasons for wanting to stay up to date with the latest custom projects out there, but it is often worth going down memory lane to explore a firm’s earlier builds. In doing so, one is able to see how various workshops have ev...
Custom Ducati 600SL Pantah Has Cafe Racer Looks Topped With Modern Running Gear
29 Nov 2023, 11:24 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / We don’t know if it’s due to cultural norms or the fantastic year-round climate, but the Iberian Peninsula is absolutely teeming with talented custom bike builders. This holds true for both Spain and Portugal, two countries with some of...
Bespoke Honda XR650L Scrambler Adds Visual Charm to Rugged Dual-Sport Formula
29 Nov 2023, 08:46 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Run by Arpi Bozi, Mokka Cycles of Budapest, Hungary is one of those customization outfits that should be getting way more attention than they actually are. Arpi’s build archive is filled with extraordinary machines worth taking a close look a...
Custom BMW R90/6 Is a Nod to the Fabled R90S, Comes With Touring Equipment
29 Nov 2023, 07:16 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Ever since the workshop’s foundation back in 2008, the bright minds at Revival Cycles have been on a never-ending pursuit of excellence. Fifteen years later, Revival isn’t just one of the most prominent customization outfits in the Unit...
Honda XR650R Retro Tracker Pays Custom Tribute to the Iconic RS750 Flat-Track Racers
29 Nov 2023, 05:30 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Simply known to the wider public as Spencer, the man behind Parr Motorcycles of Brownsburg, Indiana has been in for quite a ride over the years. Spencer’s interest in two- and four-wheeled machines was sparked during his early youth, when his...
Scrambled Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Showcases Classic MX Looks With Husqvarna Flavors
28 Nov 2023, 10:30 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Operating as Rod Motorcycles in the Czech Republic, David Zima has all the skills and experience needed to build an outstanding custom motorcycle. The project we’ll be looking at today proved challenging even for a builder of his caliber, tho...
Jaw-Dropping Custom BMW R 80 Cafe Racer Is All About the Handmade Alloy Bodywork
28 Nov 2023, 07:30 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / When it comes to modifying an old-school airhead from BMW, there are a few well-defined recipes that most builders will stick to. Seeing countless reinterpretations of what are basically the same old blueprints can get pretty stale, though, which i...
Custom-Built Honda Super Cub Is Cuteness Embodied in Scooter Form
28 Nov 2023, 04:30 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Taiwan is among the many Asian nations home to a flourishing motorcycle customization scene, with more world-class firms than we could reasonably list here. Among them, you’ll come across 2LOUD Custom of Taipei, the brainchild of Ma Yicheng a...
Yamaha XT550 La Lupa Is a Story of Custom Revival and Overcoming Adversity
28 Nov 2023, 02:06 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Francis Von Tuto isn’t the sort of guy who would ever shy away from a good challenge, even if it takes five long years to achieve the desired outcome. That’s precisely the amount of time he spent building La Lupa, the custom Yamaha XT55...
This Custom Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE Was Pieced Together by Belgium’s Finest
28 Nov 2023, 01:28 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / In the custom motorcycle realm, few names are as synonymous with brilliance as that of Fred Bertrand’s shop, Krugger. Every project we’ve seen from this Belgian outfit has been absolutely top-notch, and it’s unlikely that Fred wil...
1977 Yamaha XT500 Restomod Is a Classic Dual-Sport Icon Brought Into the Modern Age
26 Nov 2023, 22:40 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / During its production run, the Yamaha XT500 held a legendary reputation in the dual-sport segment, even winning the very first Paris-Dakar Rally in ’79. It is a motorcycle loved and revered by countless enthusiasts around the world, and will ...
BMW R80/7 Dark Matter Spices Up the Airhead Recipe With Delicious Bobber Flavors
26 Nov 2023, 21:26 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Untitled Motorcycles (UM) is a firm operating as two separate entities, with one workshop based in San Francisco while the other operates over 5,000 miles away in London. The Untitled HQ in Cali is run by Hugo Eccles, but the bike we’ll be lo...
One-Off Yamaha SR500 Bobber Is so Charming It’ll Leave You Utterly Dumbfounded
26 Nov 2023, 20:23 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / When you think of customized Yamaha SRs, you’re probably picturing something along the lines of a scrambler or a cafe racer. These are the two styles best-suited to Yamaha’s single-cylinder icon, but that’s not to say builders wil...
Dubbed Thunderbird, This Custom Triumph Thruxton Is a True Masterpiece
26 Nov 2023, 17:30 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / We sometimes wonder if the guys over at Tamarit Motorcycles ever sleep, because the pace they’ve been operating at in the past eight years is rather startling. During this time, Tamarit went from a small workshop known locally in Elche, Spain...
Honda CB750 Laurus Had an Unfortunate Fate at First, But Custom Miracles Happened
26 Nov 2023, 03:33 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / At times, folks will commission a custom project to a certain workshop, only to regret this decision further down the line. Such builds can end up stagnating for what feels like an eternity, and the client is usually left with no choice but to pull...