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Rno Opal, a Razor-Sharp Custom Moto Guzzi
Rno Opal, a Razor-Sharp Custom Moto Guzzi

12 Feb 2013, 12:34 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / For some reason, most custom bikes starting off as a casual Moto Guzzi end up being nice and round, with smooth edges and an almost beefy attire. Far from being anything wrong with that, we were som...

 
Avanzare, a Harley-Davidson Sportster the Asterisk Way
Avanzare, a Harley-Davidson Sportster the Asterisk Way

11 Feb 2013, 12:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Japanese custom motorcycles are some of the most distinguishable pieces of moto art and craft out there, and their trademark character remains deeply imprinted in the mind. So here's Avanzare,...

 
Kawasaki KZ750 Cafe-Racer - Green Is Forever
Kawasaki KZ750 Cafe-Racer - Green Is Forever

5 Feb 2013, 13:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A white frame is something one does not meet every often. And when it comes to a customized old Kawasaki sporting such a feat, things become really interesting. So here's Jeff Snowden's &#...

 
Steel Bent Customs and Their Black Betty
Steel Bent Customs and Their Black Betty

4 Feb 2013, 15:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Florida-based bike workshop Steel Bent Customs is indeed about so much more than bending steel and doing custom jobs on motorcycles: the guys are into style, and that should read with a capital S. ...

 
Old Yamaha SR500 the Motohangar Way
Old Yamaha SR500 the Motohangar Way

4 Feb 2013, 11:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Taking a good look at Motohangar's take on the old (and faithful) Yamaha SR500, one will really understand that bike modding done on a budget can also be extremely good-looking. Virginia-based ...

 
Most Awesome Triumph Bonneville by Officine GP Design
Most Awesome Triumph Bonneville by Officine GP Design

1 Feb 2013, 09:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Luca and Fabio Pozzato of Officine GP Design have built yet another bike which is so cool that it's really hard to describe. After they left ups almost speechless with their Pathos, it's t...

 
Monkeefist, the Meanest Yamaha XJR1300 by Wrenchmonkees
Monkeefist, the Meanest Yamaha XJR1300 by Wrenchmonkees

31 Jan 2013, 15:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's one more Yard Built bike form amazing Danish customizers Wrenchmonkees, a most challenging project aiming to completely transform the nature of a modern bike. The base model was the accl...

 
Godferry's Garage Cafe Overkill
Godferry's Garage Cafe Overkill

26 Jan 2013, 09:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Former Buell design engineer Jeff Stephens gave up working for others and dedicated all his efforts to his bike-customization passion. And with his dedication for detailed designs and perfection, am...

 
Left Hand Cycles Yamaha XS650 SE, Simplicity and Beauty
Left Hand Cycles Yamaha XS650 SE, Simplicity and Beauty

25 Jan 2013, 10:41 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Making a bike beautiful does not necessarily mean that adorning it with a heap of aftermarket parts is the only way. Of course, such a thing could appeal to some riders, but this is not a rule of t...

 
Honda GL200 Becomes Dolores, the Indonesian Pain
Honda GL200 Becomes Dolores, the Indonesian Pain

23 Jan 2013, 13:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When a man baptizes his custom motorcycle "Dolores" (dolor is Latin for pain), we really think it really stands for something. Unfortunately for Indonesia bike enthusiast Arya Pratama, the...

 
Fred Krugger Tribute to Japan Honda CB450
Fred Krugger Tribute to Japan Honda CB450

21 Jan 2013, 15:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Winner of many awards among which the first place in the 2010AMD World Championship of Custom Bike Building, Belgian builder Fred Krugger (definitely not the knife-fingered guy on Elm Street) came u...

 
Loaded Gun Customs 72 Mono Racer Has White Exhausts
Loaded Gun Customs 72 Mono Racer Has White Exhausts

21 Jan 2013, 12:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Delaware-based shop Loaded Gun Customs take much pleasure in bringing to life more and more truly nice cafe-racers after dismantling old rides and having their way with them. This is exactly what ha...

 
Custom Harley-Davidson XL1200 by CRD
Custom Harley-Davidson XL1200 by CRD

17 Jan 2013, 12:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A Harley-Davidson XL1200 cafe-racer with some of the looks of an incredibly mean hypermotard? Well, that's more likely a bike you see on your dreams. Thankfully, Spain-based Cafe Racer Dreams (...

 
Beautiful Grey CB750 Cafe-Racer by Steel Bent Customs
Beautiful Grey CB750 Cafe-Racer by Steel Bent Customs

14 Jan 2013, 12:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Florida-based Steel Bent Customs are into classic bike restoration and (re)building and here's one of their smoothest creations, a grey Honda CB750 with minimalist design yet incredibly full of...

 
JMR Customs CB450 Honda Nighthawk Is Almost Too Pretty
JMR Customs CB450 Honda Nighthawk Is Almost Too Pretty

12 Jan 2013, 11:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / On the funny side, we believe that some limits should be imposed for how pretty a custom motorcycle can become. And that's because we just happen to stumble on jewels like the CB450 Honda Night...

 
Girl Builds Bike: Sofi Tsingo and Her Honda CB550
Girl Builds Bike: Sofi Tsingo and Her Honda CB550

8 Jan 2013, 15:45 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Girls on bikes is a very cool thing, surpassed only by girls actually riding motorcycle. But how about girls building their own bikes and riding? Sofi Tsingo is such a fine young lady, never afraid ...

 
Crashed Ducati Sport 1000 Becomes Eye-Candy Custom Bike
Crashed Ducati Sport 1000 Becomes Eye-Candy Custom Bike

7 Jan 2013, 14:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We get to see quite a lot of motorcycles which get a new life after being involved in a crash... and this usually means that they really mean a lot to their owners, who aren't that willing to l...

 
The Devil Wears Prada and Rides a Honda CB350
The Devil Wears Prada and Rides a Honda CB350

4 Jan 2013, 07:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / When speaking about a metalcore band and motorcycles, one might expect big bad bikes with lots or muscle and a heap of hardcore attitude. Well, in case it's The Devil Wears Prada, the attitude ...

 
Triumph Brighton, by Mule & Streetmaster
Triumph Brighton, by Mule & Streetmaster

29 Dec 2012, 11:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There are few bikes which can rival the cafe-racer character Triumphs have, and maybe that's why some of the best custom cafes are based on the British brand. Here's a new machine from th...

 
Louis 75th Anniversary Ducati Sport 1000 by Marcus Walz
Louis 75th Anniversary Ducati Sport 1000 by Marcus Walz

28 Dec 2012, 09:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a nifty combination of two German icons: bike builder Marcus Waltz and Louis, probably the largest motorcycle parts and accessories retailer in Europe. The result? The Louis 75th Anniver...