From Alan Cross: A Scrambler for a Bluegrass Mandolin Player… At the 2024 Handbuilt Show, we spied a bold and burly modern Triumph Street Scrambler from a builder named Alan Cross and set out to […]
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Fast Brick: BMW “K1 Racer 1.2”
BMW K100 by Lord Drake Kustoms… In recent years, the BMW K100 has become an unlikely favorite among bike-builders all over the world. Dubbed the “Flying Brick” for the boxy engine design, the K100 was […]
The Italian Job: Harley Sprint 250 Chopper!
Keep it Weird: Italian-American Chop from Red Right Hand… In 1960, Harley-Davidson bought half of Aermacchi, an Italian company that manufactured airplanes until Italy’s surrender in World War Two and pivoted to motorcycles and […]
L’ill Dom: Honda NX400 Scrambler
As Seen at Bike Shed Moto Show: 400cc Scrambler from Side Rock Cycles… Most of us are quite familiar with the Honda NX650 Dominator, a fairing-clad 90s “trailie” that would lend its 650cc single-cylinder […]
Chromium Queen: Kawasaki ZR-7 Café Racer
From Scrapyard to Center Stage: ZR-7 by Elcancro Motors… In 1999, Kawasaki launched the ZR-7, a four-cylinder air/oil-cooled naked bike that some have dubbed the “best all-rounder ever.” The 76-bhp powerplant was bulletproof, the […]
Bike Shed Moto Show 2024
From May 24-26, the 2024 Bike Shed Moto Show rolled into London’s Tobacco Docks. Many of you might know the Bike Shed from their headquarters in London’s Shoreditch neighborhood, a destination for motorcycle aficionados from […]
Road 2 London: “Riscatto” Beta M4 Supermoto
All-Metal Supermoto from Rome’s Emporio Elaborazioni Meccaniche… At the 2024 Bike Shed Moto Show earlier this month, six builders from six different Italian cities brought six different bikes from their native Italy to the […]
Aggression & Elegance: Moto Guzzi Le Mans 1000 Café Racer
Ex-Race Bike Reborn: Le Mans 1000 by Sheriff Motorcycles… In 1976, Moto Guzzi unveiled the original Le Mans 850 Mark I, named after the legendary 24 Hours of Le Mans motorcycle race (24 Heures […]
Grand Battle Brat: Suzuki GS150 “Bart” Tracker
Winning Tracker, MotoBuilds Pilipinas 2024: “Bart” by Garage Esquinita… While the major manufacturers have largely transitioned to liquid-cooling and EFI on their large displacement bikes, they’ve continued to produce smaller, simpler air-cooled machines for […]
Retro Triple: Yamaha “X-FZ900” Racer
FZ-Inspired XSR900 from Crazy Garage… Chi-hyun Kim of South Korea’s Crazy Garage focuses on custom bikes that don’t just look good parked in the paddock or at the local cafe, but perform well on the […]
