“Mrs. Duke” — The pure white CB500 stunner… Lionel Duke of Duke Motorcycles had more than two decades of experience as a car and motorcycle mechanic before opening his shop in Tourrettes sur Loup, near […]
Vintage Motorcycles
Yamaha WR250 Street Tracker by Ace Custom Shop
A race-prepped street tracker from the Colombian hills… Ace Custom Shop of Santander, Colombia, is a small shop with a big heart. Founded in 2013 by brothers Diego and Juan Sotomonte, along with friend and […]
Yamaha RD350 Custom by Moto Exotica
Two-stroke cafe racer from the foot of the Himalayas! Arjun Raina of India’s Moto Exotica, set in the foothills of the Himalayan Mountains, has made a name for himself building Yamaha RD350 customs. In fact, […]
“Wart Hog” Honda CB450 Cafe Racer
The CB450 was Honda’s first “big motorcycle” — a 444cc parallel twin with 43 horsepower and a top speed of 110 mph. Early models were known as the Black Bomber, though the remained in production […]
Kawasaki KZ400 Cafe Racer by Therapy Garage
Toby Reed of Therapy Garage grew up riding the 60cc Yamaha JT-1 Mini Enduro that his grandfather bought new for his grandmother in 1971. From there came a dozen more bikes. Then, a few years […]
Yamaha XS650 “Fat Tracker” by MUTO Motorbikes
“TRACTO” — a Yamaha “Fat Tracker” from France! Rémy Pagart of France’s MUTO Motorbikes is quickly making a name for himself with bikes that bridge the gap between bobber, tracker, and scrambler styles. Rémy, working […]
BMW R50/5 Custom “Assolo” by EEM
The BMW Slash 5 series was built from 1970-1973 out of the company’s Berlin plant. These airheads featured electric start, telescopic forks, 12-volt electronics, and air-cooled boxer twin engines ranging from 500-750cc. The R50/5 was […]
Honda GL1000 Goldwing Cafe Racer by 85 Speedshop
“Man-Size” Goldwing Cafe Racer from Denmark! Rune Kellberg is a 33 year-old single father who spends his spare time in his workshop, 85 Speed Shop, with his 6 year-old son — lucky kid! They love […]
BMW R65 Scrambler “La Bimba” by Toro Moto
Riccardo Micheli, founder of Tuscany’s Toro Moto, has quickly become one of our very favorite builders worldwide. He’s worked as a tuner for various Italian and European race teams and an official BMW Motorrad technician. […]
Honda CB200T “Surf-n-Turf” by Utopeia Moto
Custom builders come from all walks of life, but most are anchored to one specific location — their brick-and-mortar garage or workshop. Not Chris Tope of Utopeia Moto Company. Believe it or not, Chris is […]
