By BikeBound photographer and correspondent, Kati Dalek (@kayadaek_photography)… W&W begins with a traditional highlight, the “Punk’s Peak Race,” a mountain race in the foothills of the Spanish Pyrenees. The wild sprint bikes streak over the […]
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Wheels & Waves 2024: Artride and More!
Part 1 from Wheels & Waves 2024… Last month was the 13th annual edition of the Wheels & Waves Festival, which takes place in the gorgeous French seaside town of Biarritz and the surrounding countryside. […]
Chequered Past: BSA Lightning Street Tracker
Aldana-Inspired BSA A65 Street Tracker from Richard Bloomfield… In 1964, BSA introduced the Lightning as a sporting roadster, a hotter version of the company’s A65 twin. The bike’s twin-carb unit construction engine was lighter and […]
El Jalapeño: Suzuki GN125 Desert Sled
A 125cc Desert Sled from BCKustoms, perfect for the Spanish desert… The quintessential desert sled is a post-war British twin stripped to the barest essentials with a high exhaust, skid plate, metal fenders, fat […]
Bernhonda: Bernardet x NX125 Hybrid Scooter!
Patina Perfection: Franco-Japanese Commuter Scooter from Seb’s Atelier x Objet Marcant… In the late 1920s, three brothers — René, Robert, and Roger Bernardet — began manufacturing sidecars in a small workshop in Bourg-la-Reine south of […]
Chem Trails: Yamaha RD400 Street Tracker
A Smokin’ Two-Stroke Tracker from DubStyle Designs… There are workshops who turn out a kaleidoscopic range of custom bikes, always experimenting with a style or era or make they haven’t yet explored, often at […]
Motörhead: BMW R850GS Scrambler
Born to Lose, Live to Win: Motörhead-Inspired GS from Custommade C.A. Never heard of a BMW R850GS? You’re not alone. Not to be confused with the parallel-twin F850GS, the R850GS was a boxer-powered adventure bike […]
The Old Timer: 1957 Tribute Sportster
Build Like a Girl: Cheyenne “Shiny” Keogh’s ’57 Tribute Sportster… In 1957, Harley-Davidson released the original XL Sportster, birthing one of the most successful, beloved, and longest-running models in motoring history. While the bike […]
Triumph “Bluegrass Scrambler”
From Alan Cross: A Scrambler for a Bluegrass Mandolin Player… At the 2024 Handbuilt Show, we spied a bold and burly modern Triumph Street Scrambler from a builder named Alan Cross and set out to […]
Fast Brick: BMW “K1 Racer 1.2”
BMW K100 by Lord Drake Kustoms… In recent years, the BMW K100 has become an unlikely favorite among bike-builders all over the world. Dubbed the “Flying Brick” for the boxy engine design, the K100 was […]
