France’s Forge rebuilds a Parisian Monster… In 2006, Ducati introduced a new entry-level Monster, the Monster 695, which boasted 10 more brake horsepower than its predecessor, the M620. In fact, Ducati said the bike’s 73 […]
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From Romania With Love: Yamaha XS650 “Violet”
Parts donor to reborn roadster, with Romania’s Bandisca… The Yamaha XS650 is one of our favorite vintage Japanese motorcycles. Sometimes known, tongue in cheek, as the “greatest British bike never built,” the straight-twin machine combined […]
Volcano Racer: Moto Guzzi V7III by Mulet Cycle
An Italian cafe racer, reborn in the French volcanic mountains… Reborn in 2008, the modern Moto Guzzi V7 is a retro-styled Italian roadster with Guzzi’s traditional, 744cc transverse “small block” twin — now in its […]
Eastern Spirit Honda CB550: Redux!
For Sale: Eastern Spirit’s first-ever custom motorcycle, rebuilt! Sylwester Mateusiak of Eastern Spirit Garage — located 100 kilometers east of Warsaw — has been building custom bikes for nearly a decade, making quite a name […]
Best Custom Bikes of 2021: Editor’s Choice
Last week, we presented our Top 10 Custom Bikes of 2021, which is an objective, data-driven list, in which bikes are ranked according to website traffic and social engagement. Today, we present our Top 10 […]
Top 10 Restomods of 2021
If there’s one style of custom motorcycle we’re glad to see more of in recent years, it’s the restomod. Generally, restomods are considered to be vintage bikes that remain relatively true to their original aesthetics […]
Top 10 Trackers and Supermotos of 2021
We’re big fans of street trackers, flat trackers, and supermotos here at BikeBound. And we aren’t alone — so are you, our readers. One of our Top 10 Customs of 2021 was Max Wakefield’s “XR1450” […]
Top 10 Two-Stroke Customs of 2021
Here at BikeBound, it’s no secret that we’re big fans of two-strokes — the sound, the smell, and the sometimes scary power bands of these two-wheeled smokers just move our blood. 2021 was a particularly […]
Top 10 Scramblers and Desert Sleds of 2021
Here at BikeBound, it’s no secret that we’re big fans of scramblers, desert sleds, rally bikes, and enduro machines. So are you, our readers, as several of the machines that made our list of the […]
Top 10 Café Racers of 2021
We’re following up our list of the Top 10 Custom Motorcycles of 2021 with the most popular café racers we featured this year based on traffic and social engagement. Some of these were darlings of […]
