From The Chattahoochee Skunkworks: Tastefully Modified Honda 400 Four… When the Honda CB350F appeared in 1972, it was the smallest-displacement four-cylinder motorcycle ever produced. While it was a neat engineering exercise that showed off Honda’s […]
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Handbuilt Show 2025: Best Choppers & Bobbers
The Handbuilt Show always attracts some of the best and most interesting builds from around the country, and 2025 was no exception. As in previous years, our photographer Kody Melton was on hand to capture […]
Hot Rod: 1250cc Harley Sportster Chopper
Daily Rider to Show Stopper, from Aden Customs… The Harley Big Twins have always received the bulk of attention from custom builders, particularly for chopper builds. But we love the Sportster for its comparably […]
Handbuilt Show 2025: Best Scramblers & Trackers
The 2025 Handbuilt Show in Austin, Texas was another one for the books. Nearly 150 of the most interesting, rare, and custom-built bikes from builders all over the nation and beyond…not to mention some really […]
Gold Nickel 400: Suzuki GN400 Bobber
Suzuki 400 Bobber from Poland’s JasinTom Motorcycles… Introduced in 1980, the Suzuki GN400 was the 396cc version of the company’s SOHC single-cylinder streetbike. It’s exactly the kind of bike we love for a custom […]
Handbuilt Show 2025: Best Café / Road Racers
The last weekend in March marked not just the running of the MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas in Austin, Texas, but also the 2025 Handbuilt Motorcycle Show — simply one of the very best […]
Airhead Enduro: 1070cc BMW “EnduroBoxer”
From SWT-Sports: Dirt-Ready Boxer for an Enduro veteran… The BMW R80G/S is well-known as the grandfather of the modern adventure bike. True, there was no shortage of strange looks when the original G/S was […]
Bavarian Bruiser: Hand-Built BMW K100 Special
Retrofuturist K100 from AG Design Fab… BMW Motorrad has never been one to follow the flock, and the K series put that outside-the-box thinking on prime display. In the early 1980s, BMW needed a […]
100th Anniversary Airhead: BMW R100 Special
100th Anniversary R100 from Bolt Motor Co… The BMW R100 is the 1000cc version of the beloved “airhead” machine. Over the years, these flat-twin engines have become nothing short of iconic. They last forever, can […]
Ex-Bobber, Reborn: Triumph T140 Bonneville Special
Vic Shield’s T140 Bobber… In the early 1970s, Triumph replaced the storied 650cc T120 Bonneville with the larger capacity T140. The bike was originally 724cc but quickly bored to 744cc, and retained the oil-in-frame / […]