Arjan van den Boom is the founder of Ironwood Custom Motorcycles, an Amsterdam-based custom garage founded by him and Nick de Ruijter in 2012, and he’s quickly becoming our favorite man in Amsterdam. We’ve featured […]
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Suzuki GS550 Tracker by Mark Alderfer
Today, we’re excited to bring you “The Blue Bike,” a 1980 Suzuki GS550L tracker build by Mark Alderfer of Pottstown, PA. This bike screams class, and the lines and detail immediately leapt out at us. […]
Dual Sport vs Adventure Bike vs Enduro: What’s the Difference?
New riders can be easily confused by the multiple motorcycle classifications. To make matters worse, there are several unofficial classes of bikes that riders themselves have created. All of these classes of bikes can make […]
What Kind of Motorcycle Does Arrow Ride?
In the CW’s Arrow series, the lead character Oliver Queen rides a Ducati Diavel. The motorcycle is a very interesting offering from Ducati, designed to be a power cruiser of sorts–perhaps “muscle bike” is the […]
Kawasaki KZ440, “Scrambler 440”
Sometimes, a custom build is simply an amalgam of off-the-shelf parts, mounted with a good eye for taste and proportion. Other times, it’s a creation like the “Scrambler 440” featured here. The base bike is […]
What is a Street Tracker?
There are many evolutions of the modern motorcycle, as you know. Many of these evolutions are modern takes on classic styles of bikes. One such homage is the Street Tracker. These ultra-sleek machines are reminiscent […]
1980 Suzuki GSX750 Brat Tracker, “La Suzu”
We are pleased to present this 1980 Suzuki GSX750 16V, “La Suzu,” built by Mauro Lorusso of Triple Ocho 888 Garage, a custom bike builder in Argentina. The bike immediately jumped out at us with […]
What is a Brat Style Motorcycle? Our Definition
With all of the motorcycle classifications out there and all of the slang terms applied to bikes these days, we hear a lot of people asking ”what the heck does brat style mean, what’s a […]
Garage-Built Honda CB750K Cafe Racer
We’re as guilty as anyone of overusing the term “cafe racer.” Still, despite its overuse, the term carries a certain power and weight. It hasn’t lost its resonance or romance. It’s reminiscent of what the […]
Kawasaki GPz750 Tracker, “The Ghost Ninja”
Today we’re pleased to present this 1982 Kawasaki GPz750 built by our new friend Narve Læret from Horten, Norway. Narve is a fourteen-time Guinness World Record holder in tameshiwari (competitive breaking), who has broken 700 […]
