We’re following up our list of the Top 10 Custom Motorcycles of 2023 with the most popular café racers we featured this past year, based on traffic and social engagement. Your visits, likes, and engagement […]
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Top 10 Custom Motorcycles of 2023
Today we’re thrilled to present BikeBound’s Top 10 Custom Motorcycles of 2023 as judged by you, our readers. We tallied the visits, likes, and engagement of every bike we featured in 2023, meaning the following […]
Number 1000: Janus Halcyon 250 Special
Red-Hot Milestone: The 1000th Janus Halcyon 250… Janus Motorcycles is a small-batch motorcycle manufacturer based out of Goshen, Indiana, who build three models of small-displacement bikes: the Gryffin 250, Halcyon 250, and Halcyon 450. Several […]
Rookie of the Year: MZ Streamliner
Custombike Show 2023: Sebastian Brandt’s award-winning MZ Streamliner… In the 1960s, MZ (Motorradwerk Zschopau) was best known for their two-stroke racers developed by genius engineer Walter Kaaden — machines that managed to be competitive despite […]
Gulf RS: Triumph 1050 Café Racer
Speed Triple Café Racer from ETTO Motorcycles… Back in 2005, Triumph introduced the Speed Triple 1050, a factory streetfighter that packed a 128-bhp, three-cylinder gobsmacker of an engine. Here was a hooligan’s dream, just as […]
Unleashed Beast: Ducati Multistada 1200S Café Racer
Ducati Café Racer from STG Tracker… In 2010, the Ducati Multistrada 1200S appeared, a two-wheeled multi-tool packing the 1198cc Testastretta V-twin from the company’s 1198 superbike. For this application, the engine was tuned for smoother […]
Grin Machine: Suzuki GS400 Twin-Turbo Scrambler!
Twin-Turbo Scrambler: “Manic Melina” from Doctor Motorcycle… Introduced in 1977, the Suzuki GS400 may have looked much like its middleweight twin rivals on the outside, but the engine boasted dual overhead cams, 180º firing order, […]
God of Thunder: “Parom” BMW R100R Café Racer
For Sale: BMW Café Racer from Earth Motorcycles… The BMW R100R appeared in 1992, combining the proven chassis and flat-twin boxer engine of the GS with Showa suspension, Brembo brakes with floating discs, an electronic […]
Like a Bear with a Shotgun: Triumph Tiger 900 Scrambler
“Dead End” Triumph Tiger from Cool Kid Customs… In 1993, Triumph entered the adventure bike market with the Tiger 900, powered by a re-tuned version of the same 885cc liquid-cooled triple as their Daytona and […]
Father-Daughter Duo: Suzuki VanVan 200 Scramblers
From Slipstream Creations: “All the Little, Big Details…Twice” The Suzuki VanVan 200 has to be one of the funkiest production bikes on the market, a fat-tired air-cooled dual-sport that seems like a runaway from […]