Honda CB450 Café Racer from Mile Zero Racers… Back in 2022, we shared the first build from a young builder out of Rochester, New York: Thomas Manno of Mile Zero Racers. We were highly […]
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Cherry’s Challenger: Super Meteor 650 Sidecar Custom
Custom Super Meteor 650 from Cherry’s Company… Introduced in 2023, the Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 is the firm’s new flagship cruiser, sporting the 650 parallel-twin from the Interceptor 650 and Continental GT 650. It’s […]
A Bit of an Animal: Sportster 1200 Street Tracker
XR750-Inspired Street Tracker by GC Custom Bikes… The Harley-Davidson XR750 just might be the greatest racing motorcycle ever made. The fire-breathing V-twin tracker was Evel Knievel’s weapon of choice and a three-time winner of the […]
XTR Pepo: Ducati 999 Tricolore
In 1988, Ducati unleashed the Desmoquattro 851 engine, the first desmodromic twin with liquid-cooling, four valves per cylinder, and electronic fuel injection. The engine found its way into one of the iconic sports bikes of […]
Honda XR628R: Street-Legal Baja Tribute
Hot Rod XR from Italy’s GPgarage Moto… Introduced in 1985, the Honda XR600R was destined to become one of the most successful off-road bikes in motorcycling history. The air-cooled thumper would win the Baja 1000 […]
Cheater Slick: Honda XR75-Inspired Custom
Custom Minibike: “The Montague Loop Special” from Alpha Moto Co… In the early 1950s, M&H Tires began to offer production racing slicks for drag racers. Since fully slick tires are outlawed on most roads due […]
“R” Treatment: Triumph Daytona 900 Café Racer
Hinckley Hero: Joe Pitman’s Triumph 900 Triple “CR2″… At the 1990 Cologne Motorcycle Show, Triumph Motorcycles returned with a bang, revealing a six-strong range of modern multi-cylinder machines built out of a new state-of-the-art factory […]
Make 125’s Great Again: ’51 Puch TT “Frankenstein”
From Acid Machine: 125cc Junkyard Dog… In 1899, inventor and mechanic Johann Puch founded his manufacturing firm in Graz, Austria, and soon began producing bicycles, mopeds, motorcycles, and automobiles. Puch motorcars performed well in pre-war […]
Aluminum Enfield: “Stellar” Interceptor 650
Interceptor 650 Café Racer from FrenchMoto… Few modern bikes lend themselves to customization as readily as the Royal Enfield 650 twins, particularly the Interceptor 650 (INT650). Not only is the barrier of entry quite low […]
Father-Son Special: Velocette 350 Scrambler
Velocette Scrambler from South Africa… In 1933, the Velocette 350 MAC was born, featuring a 349cc single-cylinder high-cam pushrod engine capable of running the 280-lb machine up to ~75 mph. None other than Phil Irving, […]
