custom motorcycles
Custom Eye Candy: the Hand-Built Motorcycle Show Returns!
We’ve just had word that the Handbuilt Motorcycle Show will be returning to Austin, Texas, just in time for the MotoGP weekend, with a fleet of unique builds showcasing “the beauty of what can be created by hand, from welders to leather makers, engine gurus, and metal tinkerers.” This is the first time in two …
Custom Eye Candy: Workhorse Speed Shop Reveals the FTR AMA
1980s Edge Meets Moto Muscle DNA Indian Motorcycles has tied themselves with Workhorse Speed Shop to give us a jazzy number for the track – and the mastermind behind the build is none other than Brice Hennebert, the creator of Appaloosa, the Indian Scout based Sprint Racer. We’re also told he injected a bit of …
Custom Eye Candy: ‘Extremo’ Ducati Monster Courtesy of XTR Pepo
When Pepo Rosell left the world of fish farming as a biologist, the man had one all-consuming passion: to work with bikes. The man was mad for moto-anything (as one ought to be), and he had a side history of working Ducati (two Spanish importers, based on his bio) – so in 2015 he founded XTR …
Custom Eye Candy: ‘Tamarit’s Jade’ is a Triumph-Based Cafe Racer
Tamarit Motorcycles – a Spanish bike shop devoted specifically to the transformation of Triumph bikes – has just created a beauty of a machine for ArtCurial’s auction. This is their 100th motorcycle to emerge from the shop, and if there’s one thing I love to take a gander at, it’s well-built bikes showing off a …
BMW Motorrad SoulFuel Series: Shinya Kimura’s R 18 – “The Wal”
“It all started with a visit to the BMW Motorrad development team in Germany,” admits BMW Motorrad’s latest muse in their SoulFuel series – a down-to-earth man named Shinya Kimura. “I got to know the unbounded passion and innovative power that prevails at BMW Motorrad. Finally, in February 2021 in California, I rode the standard …
Motorcycle Mods: MAG Fights Proposed Restrictions To Make Bike Tinkering Illegal
The Motorcycle Action Group is out to bat for our non-fitting OEM parts – and according to the Department for Transport (DfT), the EU docket holds proposals that seek to restrict bike modifications. With the coming of 2022, the DfT is looking to modernize current vehicle standardizations. Included in the turn-of-the-year pile, MCN states, are …
Harley Davidson Reveals Their First Custom LiveWire One
As if we didn’t see this one coming. America’s beloved motorcycle manufacturer has just gone and dropped a commissioned custom LiveWire One – and the electric motorcycle will be built as a limited edition signature bike for the masses. According to both AutoEvolution and Bike Exif, the custom job on Harley Davidson‘s first electric motorcycle …
Roland Sands Design Wants You to Build a Custom Motorcycle While In Quarantine
Keeping Riders Busy Roland Sands Design (RSD) is known for its killer gear, but the company also makes fantastic custom parts for riders. The company now is holding The Corona Virus Bike Build Off to help keep you from getting too bored while you’re in quarantine. RSD has discounted its parts at 19 percent across …
The Motorcycling World Loses an Icon, Arlen Ness Dies at 79
The Custom Motorcycle Scene Will Never be the Same If there’s one man who has defined the custom motorcycle scene for decades, it was Arlen Ness. Ness passed away on March 22nd. He was 79 years old. He leaves behind a rich legacy and some seriously awesome custom motorcycles. Ness was often called The King …
Check Out the Trailer For ‘Oil In The Blood,’ A Film About Custom Motorcycles
Get Your Fix of Beautiful Customs Custom motorcycles are intoxicatingly beautiful works of art that also happen to provide some of the most fun you can have on two wheels. Now there’s a feature film called Oil In The Blood. The film premiered at the One Moto Show in Portland, Oregon, earlier this month. You can check out …
