Cus’Tom Motorcycles rebuilds his father’s RD… The Yamaha RD350 was one of the great giant-killers of the two-wheeled world, a two-stroke street machine with a race-bred bloodline. In AMA Class C racing, the RD racers […]
Custom Motorcycles
Wall of Death Bike: 1931 Indian 101 Scout
In 1975, John Parham opened his first motorcycle shop in Anamosa, Iowa. Later he started J. Parham Enterprises with his wife, Jill. That company would become known as J & P Cycles, one of the […]
Flat Twin Vinduro: BMW R100GS “Six Days”
BMW ISDT Tribute from Santa Fox Garage… The International Six Days Enduro (ISDE) is the oldest off-road event on the FIM calendar. Known for years as the International Six Days Trial (ISDT), it was first […]
Torakusu XT: Yamaha XT500 Street Tracker
Jean-Michel Atlan’s street tracker, reimagined 40 years later… In 1877, Japanese entrepreneur Torakusu Yamaha, the third son of a samurai of the Kishu-Tokugawa family, founded Nippon Gakki Company in order to manufacturer reed organs. Torakusu’s […]
Project Zero 31: BMW R nineT Custom
An Understated Oilhead from Cafe Rider Customs… Since its introduction in 2014, the BMW R nineT has become a real darling of the custom world, largely because BMW Motorrad engineered the modern-retro roadster that way. […]
Power Cruiser: Yamaha V-Max “Musashi”
Samurai-inspired V-Max from Shoogly Shed x 78 Outlaw… When Yamaha unleashed the mighty V-Max in 1985, a legend was born. The 145-hp V4 was a fire-breather of the first order, a Mad Max muscle bike […]
Agent Orange: Honda CB750 Chopper
Honda CB750 “ChopRR” by JP Managa… In 1969, the Honda CB750 revolutionized the world of two wheels, earning its title as the “Original Superbike.” Before long, this sporting SOHC four-cylinder machine had become a […]
Retro Roadsters: Triumph “Ride and Chrome” Twins
FCR Original’s Triumph Speed Twin and T120 Bonneville… These days, the café racers and scramblers of the world seem to get the lion’s share of the limelight, but the roadster remains one of the most […]
The Triple Option: Suzuki GT380 Flat Tracker
Two-Stroke Triple Tracker from Moore’s Competition Cycles… During the 1970s, the Suzuki GT series of three-cylinder two-stroke street bikes never earned quite the same widow-making reputation as the infamously fast and lethal Kawasaki triples…mainly because […]
Forged by Fuller: Custom Bike Exhibition
Drew Perlmutter covers Forged by Fuller… Forged by Fuller is a brand new exhibition dedicated to the work of our friend Bryan Fuller, one of the most influential and celebrated custom builders of his time. […]
