The Yamaha XS650 is one of the best platforms for a custom build, in my opinion, especially for the novice builder. There is a large aftermarket, making it easy to purchase both custom and replacement […]
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Video: Motorcycle Thief Gets OWNED
It’s one of your worst nightmares: having your bike stolen. If you’re anything like me, you’ve pictured how you would hunt down the dude that had the audacity to steal YOUR two-wheeled machine, built with […]
Yamaha XJR1300 Cafe Racer, “The Widow Maker”
We’re thrilled to bring you this 2000 Yamaha XJR1300 cafe racer built by Jay Gwyer of Jarrow, UK. Jay and his brother, Karl, are partners in a custom bike-building business called Old Skool Customs. Their […]
Faves: BMW K75 Street/Jet Fighter
It seems to be the week of BMW K-Series customs. We featured this 1985 BMW K100 cafe racer earlier this week, and now Silodrome–who consistently present some of the handsomest, most well-built cars and […]
BMW Path 22 Scrambler Videos!
At the Wheels & Waves event in Biarritz, France, BMW unveiled a concept scrambler (the Path 22), an entry-level version of the R nineT, which BMW Motorrad calls the “epitome of the custom bike” and […]
Honda NXR160 Supermoto Coming to Europe?
Honda has applied for a patent for its NXR160 model dirt bike. This is interesting because the timing of the patent application suggests that Honda may be planning to offer the NXR160 for sale in […]
Exclusive: BMW K100 Cafe Racer, “Optimus”
We’re proud to present this BikeBound exclusive: “Optimus,” a 1985 BMW K100RS cafe racer built by our new friend Stig Frydenberg from Norway. We actually solicited Stig to feature this bike, as it struck us […]
Faves: Suzuki GSX1100 Custom Streetfighter
This magnificent project headed up by French craftsman Karl Renoult of Ed Turner Motorcycles (“Head Turner”) was designed and built for a client who is a designer himself. They naturally got along and had similar […]
Faves: Honda XR600 Street Tracker
The Honda XR600 is not the platform you normally think of as a custom bike, but Jeroen Potters from Ozz Customs has created a badass enduro-based street tracker/fighter with this build. This is only the […]
2016 Horex VR6: The Phoenix of Motorcycles?
The German Horex VR6 has had a rocky development. The firm that began working on it years ago has had difficulty keeping up with both development costs as well as ambitious design goals. Fortunately for […]
