Eddy Cuccaro’s super single cafe racer for the French Alps… We’ve always been fans of “supermono” motorcycles — a term that came into use to describe a European road racing series for single-cylinder machines with […]
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Shaken, Not Stirred: “Seventy” Sportster by Lord Drake Kustoms
LDK builds a Sportster inspired by Martini Racing… In the history of sports car and rally racing, few liveries are as iconic as those of Martini Racing, featuring dark blue, sky blue, and red stripes […]
A Real Thumper: Yamaha XT500 Resto by 86 Gear Motorcycles
“It is a real thumper. Lots of low end torque. Raw and real.” If you’ve been following BikeBound for very long, you’ve probably heard us sing the praises of the Yamaha XT500. It’s hard […]
Urban Tracker: Sportster 883R by Lord Drake Kustoms
A master Harley builder has fun with an 883R… Lord Drake Kustoms is a custom Harley workshop founded by Francisco “Fran” Manen, a Spanish native who customized his first two-wheeler at the age of 14, […]
CRZ150 “ASIMOV” by Pavani Motorcycles
A Sci-Fi inspired supermoto from Brazil… Isaac Asimov is one of the world’s most renowned science fiction writers, a Boston University professor of biochemistry who authored or edited more than 500 books in his lifetime, […]
F1-Inspired Brick: BMW K100 Cafe Racer
The Flying Brick that inspired The Cafe Racer Bible… While the BMW K100 has become a darling of the customs scene in recent years, there’s one builder who’s been a fan of the “Flying Brick” […]
Queen of Heaven: Honda CB550 “Inanna” by Unik Edition
The Honda CB550 is one of our favorite Honda Fours. While it was largely overshadowed by its larger sibling, the CB750, it was much more than a run-of-the-mill middleweight. In fact, it struck an elusive […]
Night Storm Race-RR: Ducati Scrambler 1100
Gasoline Motor Co. builds a dark ‘n stormy Ducati… The Ducati Scrambler 1100 is the alpha wolf of the company’s Scrambler series, featuring an air/oiled-cooled 1079cc desmodue engine that produces 86 horsepower and 65 foot-pounds […]
Raise a Little Hell: Suzuki XF650 Freewind Scrambler
Heaven is a two-wheeled machine you built yourself… Introduced in 1997, the Suzuki XF650 Freewind was a do-it-all machine with the bulletproof 47-hp single from the DR650 and a multi-purpose mission: “Cruise comfortably at 80mph, […]
Wolf Special: CCM Spitfire Cafe Racer by Wolf 77 Customs
Wolf 77 Customs builds a custom Spitfire for Motorcycle Live… Clews Competition Machines, better known as CCM, was founded back in 1971 by Alan Clews, a successful off-road racer who began building BSA-powered motocross bikes […]
