A 125cc Desert Sled from BCKustoms, perfect for the Spanish desert… The quintessential desert sled is a post-war British twin stripped to the barest essentials with a high exhaust, skid plate, metal fenders, fat […]
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Bernhonda: Bernardet x NX125 Hybrid Scooter!
Patina Perfection: Franco-Japanese Commuter Scooter from Seb’s Atelier x Objet Marcant… In the late 1920s, three brothers — René, Robert, and Roger Bernardet — began manufacturing sidecars in a small workshop in Bourg-la-Reine south of […]
Chem Trails: Yamaha RD400 Street Tracker
A Smokin’ Two-Stroke Tracker from DubStyle Designs… There are workshops who turn out a kaleidoscopic range of custom bikes, always experimenting with a style or era or make they haven’t yet explored, often at […]
Motörhead: BMW R850GS Scrambler
Born to Lose, Live to Win: Motörhead-Inspired GS from Custommade C.A. Never heard of a BMW R850GS? You’re not alone. Not to be confused with the parallel-twin F850GS, the R850GS was a boxer-powered adventure bike […]
The Old Timer: 1957 Tribute Sportster
Build Like a Girl: Cheyenne “Shiny” Keogh’s ’57 Tribute Sportster… In 1957, Harley-Davidson released the original XL Sportster, birthing one of the most successful, beloved, and longest-running models in motoring history. While the bike […]
Triumph “Bluegrass Scrambler”
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 […]
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 […]
