“Three days of smiles at the heart of mechanical passion…” Sometimes the smaller bike events are some of the best on earth, and that’s certainly the case with France’s Hangar Zéro 1 Festival, which takes […]
Tag: Cus’Tom Motorcycle
All The RAGE: Suzuki GS750 “Elemento”
GT Super-inspired 750 GS from RAGE / Cus’Tom Motorcycles… In 1977, Cycle World declared the Suzuki GS750 “the best handling big production bike on the road.” At the time, the boys in Hamamatsu had been […]
Event Gallery: Lyon Kustom Factory 2026
The annual Salon du 2 Roues (“Two-Wheeled Show”) is France’s largest motorcycle show, covering 150,000 square meters (1.6 million square feet!) of Lyon’s massive Eurexpo convention center and attracting some 160,000 visitors. That makes it […]
Workshop Legends: Eternal City Moto Show 2025
Eccellenze su Ruote | Excellence on Wheels… The final weekend of September played host to the ninth edition of Rome’s Eternal City Motorcycle Show, held at the Rome Convention Center known as “La Nuvola.” A […]
Monster Triple: Triumph Speed Triple 955i
Rover-inspired “Monster Triple” from Cus’Tom Motorcycle… When Triumph made their Hinckley factory comeback in the early 1990s, they opted for a modular production plan that allowed them to manufacture a wide range of models […]
Moto Guzzi “Dolce Riva” Café Racer
Guzzi Café Racer inspired by the Riva Aquarama Powerboat… The year 1962 saw the introduction of the original Riva Aquarama, a luxury wooden runabout destined to become “the Ferrari of the boating world.” The […]
HRC Eurosport: Honda CX650E Café Racer
From Aircraft Carrier to Café Racer: A “Cus’Tom Motorcycle” from France… The CX series was quite the departure for Honda. The first prototype of the CX V-twin was built as early as 1973, designed to […]
Rage for the Machine: Porsche-Inspired V-Max 1200
“Cross a street dragster with an exceptional car, you will have a refined beast…” Introduced in 1985, the original Yamaha V-Max (VMX1200) remains the most legendary muscle bike of all time — a V4-powered […]
All the Rage: Suzuki GN125 “TNT” Custom
Pint-Size Stick of Dynamite: Suzuki 125 by Cus’Tom Motorcycle… Around 1980, Suzuki introduced their GN series of single-cylinder, air-cooled SOHC machines. Major models would include the GN125, GN250, GN400, and GN600, each with the funky […]
Senna Superbike: Honda CB1000 Super Four
CB1000 Big One from Cus’Tom Motorcycle… Over the years, motorcycle culture has been blessed with a handful of hilarious and highly entertaining comic strips and series. In English, we’ve had everything from Ogri to Andy […]
