The BMW R80RT, as you may know, was the street-only version of the R80GS adventure/dual-sport. It was popular among police forces across the globe, and it’s become a sought-after platform for customizers like Marc Frankhauser […]
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Triumph Thruxton Street Tracker by Britalmoto
We have a very special build today: The “Robe Tracker” by Ivo Tschumi of Britalmoto, based in Siglistorf, Switzerland. The base bike is a 2004 Triumph Thruxton. The Thruxton, as you may know, is based on […]
1981 Gilera Strada Custom
Today we have a beautiful and unique custom Gilera Strada by Felix A. Kuhn of Winterthur, Switzerland, who owns Last Century Bikes. A little history: Gilera was founded in Arcore, Italy, in 1909 by Giuseppe […]
SAMCO V-1 Warbird
We have a very special treat today, the prototype of a new American motorcycle: the V-1 Warbird by SAMCO (Spirit American Motorcycle Company). The United States offers scarcely few American-made options for sport riders, especially […]
BMW R11 Motorcycle from The Grand Budapest Hotel
The Grand Budapest Hotel is a lovely Wes Anderson film that features many early vehicles. The most prominent may be the motorcycle that Willem Dafoe’s character rides, a 1929 BMW R11. The bike is a […]
1983 BMW R80/7 Cafe Racer by Moto Adonis
In an old factory in The Netherlands, Daan Borsje and the crew of Moto Adonis have been assembling some of the sweetest vintage customs to crackle and pop with oily fury. They built this post-fallout […]
BMW R80 Scrambler by The Bike Maker
Recently, we featured an incredible bratstyle BMW R100 by The Bike Maker, Alexandre Ciaramella, who designs and engineers dials for Swiss luxury watches when he isn’t tuning vintage BMW iron. Now Alex is back with […]
Honda CB350F Cafe Racer by Will Hight
Arkansas. There must be something in the water. First we starting seeing the incredible “neo-vintage” builds from One-Up Moto Garage in Fayetteville, such as this CB600 featured on Return of the Cafe Racers, which made […]
Kawasaki (K)Z650 Tracker by Retro Bikes Croatia
Retro Bikes Croatia (RBC), based in Zagreb, has a design philosophy we love. They build bikes… “Distinctive and irreplaceable, with original retro style but always usable on the road.” So far, their work has […]
Best Custom Bikes of 2015 on Instagram
If you follow us on Instagram (@bikeboundcom), you know we’re pretty active. We decided to use 2015 Best Nine to determine which bikes we shared in 2015 accrued the most likes. The results are compiled […]
