Leonid Skakunov of Russia’s Drive-In Workshop cut his teeth as a mechanic at various workshops before renting a small space of his own in 2016 to build custom bikes. In the last four years, his […]
Custom Motorcycles
Custom Built Show 2020: People’s Choice Award
We’re thrilled to host the voting for the 2020 Custom Built Show People’s Choice Award. CBS is the first and greatest custom motorcycle show in Latin America, created to help the region’s builders publicize their […]
Turbo Shovelhead by Christian T. Newman
Still Greasy: A turbocharged 80 cubic-inch hand-shift Shovelhead… All over the world, every night, unsung men and women are hard at work in cramped garages and sheds, overcoming limited funds, daily stresses, sore backs, busty […]
Time’s Up: Buell Thunderbolt Street Tracker
Colorado’s Nigel Mount builds a radical Buell tracker for The Greasy Dozen 2020… Since 2012, the good folks at Old Bike Barn have presented one of the nation’s great grassroots motorcycle events, the Greasy Dozen […]
Ms.Behave: BMW R1150GS by Hobo Motorcycles
The BMW R1150GS was the company’s premier adventure bike from 1999-2004, powered by an 1130cc, 85-hp air/oil-cooled flat twin boxer engine that made a stump-pulling 75 lb-ft of torque at 5250 rpm. The big GS […]
Biarritz Ready: Norton Commando 750 “Streetcross”
Built by an elite Vigili del Fuoco diver, complete with submarine materials! The Norton Commando appeared in 1967, boasting a revolutionary new frame and “Isolastic” system, in which the air-cooled, 58-hp OHV parallel twin engine, […]
Japanese Muscle: Yamaha XJR1300 “Geisha” by Unik Edition
The Yamaha XJR1300 was a fire-breathing brute of a machine, a two-wheeled muscle car whose air-cooled engine could be traced back to the 1980s. By the time the 1251cc powerplant found its way into the […]
For the Love of Screaming 2-Strokes: Yamaha RD125 Street Tracker
Wilco Lindner’s stunning RD125: Built for the love of screaming two-strokes… The Yamaha RD125 was an air-cooled, two-stroke twin that boasted 17 horsepower at 9000 rpm and a top speed of 78 mph. It was […]
To The Rescue: “Unexpected” CX500 Cafe Racer by BCKustoms
Honda cafe racer built for a French Coast Guard rescue diver… Yann Le Douche of BCKustoms (Breizh Coast Kustoms) has an enviable pedigree for a custom bike builder. In his long career, he’s worked as […]
Swiss Street Tracker: Yamaha XS650 by Heritage and Sons
The Yamaha XS650 managed to combine the character and charisma of the British twins with something those bikes had rarely offered: oil-tight reliability. What’s more, the XS was technically advanced for its day, boasting unit […]
