Monkee #57: Kawasaki W800 Stripped Bare (News)
Danish customizer Wrenchmonkees have produced this simple, light do-it-all machine based on the Kawasaki W800 retro introduced a few years ago in markets outside the U.S. The W800 produces a modest 48...
View ArticleMotus Custom Lone Star 2 Boasts 230 Supercharged Horses (Bike Reports) (News)
If you haven’t bought your Motus yet (ranging in price from $31,000 to $37,000), you should be aware that you don’t have to settle for the stock 165 hp to 180 hp. Motus has shown with the one-off...
View ArticleJust a Motorcycle – The Simple Genius of Officine Rossopuro (Bike Reports)...
Most overdone customs don’t interest me. They get away from the essence of a motorcycle. I stumbled across Officine Rossopuro (thanks to Bike Exif), and was struck by the simple beauty of many of its...
View ArticleLimited Series “Custom” Motorcycles Based on Production Models (Bike Reports)...
“Customs” don’t have to be based on older, used machinery. Several companies have taken new, street-legal models from other manufacturers and modified them for sale. Bimota comes to mind. Pictured is a...
View ArticleRevival Ascot FT500: Custom Build Stripped to the Essence (Bike Reports) (News)
Revival is an Austin, Texas based company specializing in vintage motorcycle repair, tuning and customization. This clean build, based on a 1982 Honda FT500 caught our eye. We appreciate clean,...
View ArticleUltimate Norton Commando Rebuild/Restoration Services from Colorado Norton...
Beginning in 1967, the beautiful Norton Commando, originally with a 745cc parallel-twin air cooled engine (some larger displacement units were eventually made) became the dream bike aspired to by many...
View ArticleWhy Are Most Custom Motorcycles So Hideous? … And What’s The Point?...
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, they say, but ugly is in the disjointed, mishmash design of most custom motorcycles these days. There are sites devoted to posting pictures and stories of one...
View ArticleCustom BMW R nineT Scrambler from 2Loud Customs (Bike Reports) (News)
2Loud is a custom shop based in Taipei, Taiwan. They have created many custom motorcycles and scooters that display a tasteful minimalist, but functional, design. Not the least of which is the subject...
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