The BMW Slash 5 series was built from 1970-1973 out of the company’s Berlin plant. These airheads featured electric start, telescopic forks, 12-volt electronics, and air-cooled boxer twin engines ranging from 500-750cc. The R50/5 was […]
Tag: Bobbers
What is the Motorcycle in Into the Badlands?
We learn about the “steampunked” Excelsior-Henderson Super X used in the series… Into the Badlands is an AMC show starring Daniel Wu as lethal fighter Sunny, a “Clipper” who mentors a teenage boy, M.K., as […]
Honda CG125 Bobber by FNG Works
Custom culture is alive and well in Malaysia, where we see a great many small displacement bikes with big personality. Such was this Honda XL125 scrambler by Irwann Cheng, formerly of Kemeh Fabrications. Irwann […]
BMW K100 Custom by De Angelis Elaborazioni
The BMW K100 may seem an unlikely candidate for customization, but builders have discovered the beauty in the “Flying Brick.” The heavy block of engine, laid flat in the frame, keeps the center of gravity […]
Harley-Davidson Sportster by XTR Pepo
Pepo Rosell of XTR Pepo continues to turn out stunning customs at a rate that defies belief, each strikingly unique yet bearing the signature, race-inspired style of the “master constructor.” One thing we haven’t seen […]
BMW K100 Bobber: “Mira”
Trevor Ryan Ditson of Prescott, Arizona, spent his young years in the garage, helping his father build choppers and his grandfather who was into drag racing. After two decades as a chef, he decided to […]
Kawasaki W650 Custom by Motor Rock
Motor Rock is a workshop founded by Keita Kobayashi and Takanori Katagiri in Nagoya-shi, Aichi, Japan, in 2004. Not only have they built an impressive stable of custom bikes — both metric customs and a quiver […]
Kawasaki W650 Custom by Pancake Customs
A Dutch-built Kawasaki W650, designed for a veteran BMX rider… We first ran across this amazing Kawasaki W650 custom when our friends Rusty Gold Motorshop of Amsterdam snapped a shot of the bike sitting outside […]
“Flatlands Racer” Bobber by Rocket Custom Garage
Ron Fairbrother of the UK’s Rocket Custom Garage (RCG) began building custom bikes after his early retirement from the military. We recently featured his incredible Bol D’or Guzzi 1000 Racer, inspired by his days […]
Kawasaki Vulcan S Bobber by Revolt Cycles
The Challenge: Turn a boring cruiser into an exciting sports bobber. Unlike most cruisers, the Kawasaki Vulcan S features a 649cc parallel twin adapted from Kawasaki’s ER6 range. The motor offers a healthy 61 horsepower, […]
