Sometimes, a custom build is simply an amalgam of off-the-shelf parts, mounted with a good eye for taste and proportion. Other times, it’s a creation like the “Scrambler 440” featured here. The base bike is […]
Tag: Exclusives
1977 CB550 Cafe Racer, Father/Son Build
We’re excited to bring you this stunning CB550 cafe racer built by Linden Spencer of Doncaster, UK. This, to us, is the perfect cafe build: clean, tight, with components that help the bike handle, accelerate, […]
1998 Honda NX650 Custom
We are pleased to present this 1998 Honda NX650 built by Rino Scala of Cafe Ricycles, located in Italy. As you may know, the NX650 “Dominator” was Honda’s first attempt at an Adventure Motorcycle, introduced […]
Faves: 1977 Yamaha XS400 Tracker
Here we have the personal bike of Ginger McCabe, who is THE lady to talk to if you need a custom seat for your build. She’s the owner of New Church Moto in Portland, and […]
1980 Suzuki GSX750 Brat Tracker, “La Suzu”
We are pleased to present this 1980 Suzuki GSX750 16V, “La Suzu,” built by Mauro Lorusso of Triple Ocho 888 Garage, a custom bike builder in Argentina. The bike immediately jumped out at us with […]
1983 Yamaha SR400 Cafe Racer, “Dorotea”
Most first-time builds look like first drafts. They are big on effort, but lacking in execution. Not so with this 1983 SR400 cafe build by Carl Johansson of Sweden. This has to be one of […]
1992 Honda GL Pro Brat Tracker, “Si Mehonk”
We’ve been seeing a lot of small-displacement street trackers and brats show up of late, often from builders in Southeast Asia. These bad little rippers look fun as hell on both paved roads and dirt, […]
Garage-Built Honda CB750K Cafe Racer
We’re as guilty as anyone of overusing the term “cafe racer.” Still, despite its overuse, the term carries a certain power and weight. It hasn’t lost its resonance or romance. It’s reminiscent of what the […]
Suzuki GT550 Cafe Racer, “The Warlock”
We’re thrilled to present The Warlock, a 1972 Suzuki GT550 built by Rich Page of Widow Maker Cycles in Draper, Utah. We’ve always been suckers for 70s two-stroke triples, blue-smoking screamers such as the one […]
1978 Honda GL1000 Goldwing Street Tracker
You know how there are those bikes that you get only a fleeting glance of as they blast down the road, and by the time you haul around the steering wheel or handlebars to chase […]
