Black Cycles Australia builds a Turbo Ducati! In 2001, the Ducati Monster S4 was the first of Bologna’s beloved Monsters to receive a liquid-cooled L-Twin heart transplant from the superbike side of the factory, and […]
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Scales Studio: Ducati “1200SS”
A 120-whp / 320-lb Ducati from Scales Studio… Introduced in 2002, the Ducati 1000SS was the newest evolution of Bologna’s Super Sport family. We only received a handful of the machines here in the States, […]
Fast, Shiny, Silent: “Narasimha” Zero SR Café Racer
AMS Garage builds a show-stopping café racer… Introduced in 2014, the Zero SR was the highest performance model in the company’s lineup, featuring a Z-Force® motor with 67 hp and 106 ft-lb of torque on […]
Born to Be Transformed: 865cc Royal Enfield “DTC Replica”
OrMotors builds a big-bore Continental GT… Introduced in 2018, the Royal Enfield Continental GT is the café version of the company’s 650 twin. Both the Continental GT and its sibling, the Interceptor 650, made quite […]
Unico Stealth: Ducati Monster S4R Testastretta
Paint it Black: Unico Moto builds a Monster S4R café racer… The Ducati Monster S4R Testastretta brought the Italian brand’s experience in the World Superbike Championship to the ever-popular Monster platform. The race-tested L-twin Testastretta […]
Junkyard XT: Yamaha XT500 Scrambler
Junk to Jewel: Resto-modded XT500 from Workshop43… The Yamaha XT500 remains one of our favorite single-cylinder motorcycles of all time. The big air-cooled enduro won the inaugural Paris-Dakar Rally, swept the podium in the second […]
Muscle + Elegance: FCR Original’s “Graphic Bobber”
A Triumph Bonneville Bobber from FCR Original… In 2017, the Triumph Bobber hit the scene with a 1200cc “High Torque” parallel-twin engine and “post-war” styling that recalled the early bobbers of the era after WWII. […]
The Bald Anthony Naked R1: Lean, Mean, and Clean
“I wanted to build a naked bike that looked like it came from the Yamaha factory.” The Yamaha YZF-R1, known simply as the R1, has remained one of the world’s fiercest factory superbikes since its […]
Stop Rules: Harley-Davidson Sportster S “Revolution”
AC Calella Custom x Stop Rules customize a Sportster S… In 2021, Harley-Davidson introduced the Sportster S (RH1250S) — a seismic shift for the Sportster platform, which can trace its heritage back to 1957. Many […]
“Silbergrau” CB: 1972 Honda CB500 Café Racer
Alchemy Motorcycles builds a show-stopping silver-grey CB… The Honda CB500 Four made quite the splash when it debuted at the London Racing and Sporting Motorcycle Show in early 1972. Described as “one of the “show […]




