Best Custom Bikes of 2023: Editor’s Choice!

Earlier this week, we presented our Top 10 Custom Bikes of 2023 — an objective, data-driven list in which bikes were ranked according to website traffic and social engagement. Today, we’re thrilled to present our Top 10 Editor’s Choice, which is a more subjective list of our personal favorites from the year — the bikes and stories that gave us the biggest kick to feature! The only rule is that a bike has not appeared in one of our past Top 10 lists!

• Cafe Rider Customs: Honda CBX1000

Greasy Hands, Clean Bike: Honda CBX Restomod

• Dubstyle Designs: KTM 640 “Duke 2.0”

Duke 2.0: KTM 640 Street Tracker

• Frontwheel Motors: “Eleanor”

Best of Kustomfest: Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Bobber

• Gaston Motorcycle Werks: Yamaha RD400

Rolling Art: Yamaha RD400 Street Tracker

• Got Your 6 Racing: Victory Super Hooligan Racer

Got Your 6 Racing: “GY6R.001” Victory Super Hooligan!

• Jerem Motorcycles: Ducati ST3

Ducati ST3 Café Racer

• Kraftstoffschmiede: “Hercules II”

Hercules II: BMW R1250RS Sprint Racer

• OrMotors: “Scram Rally”

Scram Africa: Royal Enfield 650 Rally Bike

• Adam Richardson: Turbo SRAD

Siren Song: Turbo GSX-R600 SRAD

• Weems Motor Co.: Supercharged Triumph Drag Bike

Blown Beauty: Supercharged ’56 Triumph 750 Drag Bike

Three for the Love of the Story:

Catching Freedom: Serge’s 1973 Triumph Tiger 750

Punk’s Peak Winner: 1974 BMW R90S!

Problem Child: Father / Daughter BMW R80 Roadster

Best Photography

Normandy Beach Race 2023

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  1. Hmmm… I guess we all have different perspectives and views.

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