From 1949 to 1997, French manufacturer Motobécane built a series of Mobylette (or simply “Moby”) mopeds. In French, the word “Mobylette” has come to mean nearly any moped — not surprising, given that nearly 14 […]
Custom Motorcycles
Honda CL350 Bobber by JMS Customs
Jan M. Sallings — the man behind JMS Customs of Arkansas — has had a love of motorcycles since an early age. He still remembers the thrill and music of twisting the throttle on a […]
Triumph Bonneville T120 Bobber by BAAK Motocyclettes
BAAK Motorcyclettes of France is creating some of the classiest customs in the world, mainly based on the modern Triumph platform. They 3D design and print prototype components for their custom builds, using them as […]
KTM Duke 390 Enduro by Moto Exotica
A KTM Duke 390 built for the Himalayas… Arjun Raina of India’s Moto Exotica has quickly become one of our favorite builders. His Yamaha RD350 scrambler is one of the most popular builds we’ve ever […]
Yamaha SR250 Scrambler by Retro Bikes Croatia
According to headman Zeljko of Retro Bikes Croatia, his nation doesn’t have much in the way of a small bike culture. Instead, he says, people tend to buy the biggest bike they can get. Zeljko […]
Best Bikes for Street Tracker Builds
The modern motorcycle has many iterations: bobber, cafe racer, dual sport, cruiser, dirt bike, chopper, etc. But, one of the most fun to ride may well be the street tracker. A street tracker offers the […]
Honda Transalp War Machine by Cool Kid Customs
The Honda Transalp was built to capitalize on Honda’s Paris-Dakar victories in the 1980s. All the bikes in the series — including the XL400V, XL600V, XL650V, and XL700V — featured a 52° V-twin motor, as […]
Honda FX650 Scrambler by Bandisca
Small Budget, Big Heart — 1000-Euro, Elsinore-Inspired Scrambler In stock trim, the Honda FX650 Vigor — a re-released version of the SLR650 — is no looker. MCN called the bike: “A fairly joyless machine that […]
Yamaha XJR1200 Tracker by Espiat
Daniel Schuh — “artist, designer, dreamer, doer” — left the hustle and bustle of Hamburg for a quieter existence in his hometown of Mecklenburg, Germany. There he started Espiat, where he does product/web/corporate design and […]
Honda CR500 Supermoto by Dab Design
At just 26 years old, Simon Dabadie of Dab Design has already made quite a splash in the custom motorcycle world. With a background in the emerging industries of 3D Printing and 3D software publishing, […]
