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Honda CX500 cafe racer
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Honda’s CB series of motorcycles tends to get all the attention on the custom scene. But a surprising number of CX500s are also being given a makeover, as this lovely café racer spotted on ADVrider shows. The CX500 appeared in 1978; it was designed to compete with smaller capacity Euros such as the BMW boxers ...8 hours ago -
Triumph Bonneville Heuer
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You’re looking at a British bike painted in the colors of an American oil company, designed to promote a Swiss watch made famous by a French motor race. Yes, it’s a stretch. Triumph has always paid a lot of attention to marketing, and especially to what you might call ‘brand association’. It probably started ...3 days ago -
BSA B40 Tracker
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The Danish artist Cay Brøndum is also known for painting custom motorcycles produced by the Wrenchmonkees . But when it comes to his own bikes, Cay wields the spanner as well as the spray gun. And this neat 1969 ex-Danish military BSA was the first bike he completely restored himself. “With this project, I ...5 days ago -
Motorcycle Dream Garages
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This is a good read and and a great motorcycle coffee table book. Like most coffee table books Motorcycle Dream Garages by Lee Klancher is big, features outstanding photography and is printed on high quality paper to show off the beauty of the bikes and garages shot in this wonderful book. To call this a coffee table ...5 days ago -
Cole Foster Moon Rocket
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Even before he turned his hand to motorcycles, Cole Foster was a big name on the custom scene. His hot rods had the cleanest, simplest styling—and impeccable detailing that few others could match. Then, fortunately for us, Cole and his Salinas Boys company turned their hands to custom motorcycles. Moon Rocket ...1 week ago -
Othello By 7ages Custom Motorcycles
Cyril Huze Blog —
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Last year, as he had some time on his hands, Ian Solley decided to build 3 bikes to give some marketing push to his small shop in the UK, 7ages Custom Motorcycles. To keep costs as low as possible he decided to build all of them from the same 2009 Harley-Davidson FXD... This is a content summary only. Click on ...1 week ago -
7 Ages Hamlet Tracker
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We don’t see many British custom motorcycles in the American style. Most builders focus on local iron such as Triumphs and Nortons. But a few take the road less travelled, and one such man is Ian Solley of 7 Ages . His Hamlet Tracker is based on a 2009 Harley-Davidson Street Bob, but with a custom 7 Ages rigid ...1 week ago -
Suzuki GSX-R750 streetfighter
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We’ve had a run of retro motorcycles recently, and I’ve had a few subtle hints via email that a more modern machine would be welcome. So here’s a gixxer for you. This bike started as a brand new 2004 Suzuki GSX-R 750 that Joshua Hofhine bought new. “I had been riding old Triumphs and Suzukis for a few years, ...1 week ago -
1 YEAR, 300,000 MILE WARRANTY… ARE WE NUTS?
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Dar Holdsworth, Brass Balls BossMan, has extended the Model 1 300,000 mile 1 year warranty to the end of the year. The Model 1 custom-production bobber comes with what you want in a motorcycle… hand-built custom frame, Brass Balls leather seat, D&D 2 into 1 performance exhaust, Tauer primary, Wilwood ...1 week ago -
Grand National First Edition
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It’s not hard to build a flat tracker that performs well and looks good. But it’s tricky to make one that’s street legal too. SHR has shown the way with its Grand National Replica , a rip-roarin’ tribute to the Harley XR750. The spec sheet looks tempting: for starters: this motorcycle weighs 380 lbs and is ...1 week ago -
Yamaha RD350 custom
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In the early 70s, the Yamaha RD350 set the motorcycling world on fire. It was light, rapid and unforgiving: in the right hands, it could comfortably see off a 750. In the wrong hands, it was a one-way ticket to the hospital. This restored and customized RD350 is the work of Seattle-based Twinline Motorcycles , and ...2 weeks ago -
Yamaha XS650
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Yamaha’s XS650 is one of those bulletproof, long-running Japanese motorcycles that have insinuated themselves into popular—and custom—culture. It appeared in 1968 and was produced for almost twenty years with only minor changes, and today, it’s second only to the SR400/500 in popularity with Japanese custom ...2 weeks ago -
Walt Siegl Ducati
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We have our first feature-length post today, thanks to Milwaukee photographer and Cycle Source contributor Colleen Swartz —who provides not only the words, but also the image. Fritz Dietl started his adventure with Walt Siegl ’s custom bikes with a Knucklehead that Walt built for him back in 2006. Impressed ...2 weeks ago -
1969 Honda CL350
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Chris Fiaccone is a US garage builder with a vision, and an embryonic parts company to match— MotoFiaccone . This gorgeous late 60s Honda is his own creation, with a light and elegant style hiding some pretty substantial work. The frame has been chopped, boxed and heavily massaged; Chris also rewired the bike and ...3 weeks ago -
TriBSA 750: ‘The Bitch’
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In the UK, this bike—nicknamed The Bitch—is something of a legend. Probably because it’s been around a long time and it looks good. And maybe because it also contains bits from nearly every iconic post-war British motorcycle maker. Steve ‘Swede’ Clark built his TriBSA in 1968, using a BSA frame and a ...3 weeks ago -
Moto Guzzi 850 Le Mans
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There’s a select group of European motorcycles from the 1970s that have grown in reputation as time goes by. The BMW R-series is one, and Moto Guzzi’s Le Mans is another. Foibles and weaknesses pointed out by contemporary road tests are forgotten, and style and originality come to the fore. This modified Moto ...3 weeks ago -
Moto Guzzi V7 Sport from Combined Design Studio
The Kneeslider —
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- Original article from: http://TheKneeslider.com - The Kneeslider - If you like vintage Moto Guzzis, here’s one to get you smiling, it’s called Cherry O, a 1973 Moto Guzzi V7 Sport, very lightly modified and beautifully restored, painted in a dazzling yet classy Candy Apple Red. I came across this bike in the ...4 weeks ago -
Triumph Millenium 900 by Vicente Design
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- Original article from: http://TheKneeslider.com - The Kneeslider - Most of you are familiar with the Triumph Hurricane X75 designed by Craig Vetter. It’s a classic with 3 upswept pipes and red orange bodywork. Jean François Vicente, who we saw before when we highlighted some of his classic cafe work, did a custom ...4 weeks ago -
Get Your Custom Bike Featured For Free In Foreign Magazines
Cyril Huze Blog —
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UK based veteran photographer Steve Kelly will cross the big pound and will be on US soil in Daytona during Biketoberfest and a little bit more before and after the rally. He is looking for custom bikes, any style including vintage, to shoot in and around Daytona from... This is a content summary only. Click on ...5 weeks ago -
Peace Frog Indian
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If you’re wondering what the famed Indian badge is doing on such a delicate, lightweight motorcycle, read on. After the Second World War, Indian changed ownership and stopped producing its traditional big motorcycles. The new owners released small and somewhat under-engineered models: the Arrow and Super Scout in ...7 weeks ago
