OrMotors builds a big-bore Continental GT… Introduced in 2018, the Royal Enfield Continental GT is the café version of the company’s 650 twin. Both the Continental GT and its sibling, the Interceptor 650, made quite […]
Tag: France
Muscle + Elegance: FCR Original’s “Graphic Bobber”
A Triumph Bonneville Bobber from FCR Original… In 2017, the Triumph Bobber hit the scene with a 1200cc “High Torque” parallel-twin engine and “post-war” styling that recalled the early bobbers of the era after WWII. […]
Top Gun: BMW K100 Café Racer
Flying Brick to Top Gun: Jet-inspired K100 from Jerem Motorcycles… Introduced in 1987, the BMW K100 was quite unlike any motorcycle BMW Motorrad had ever produced — or any other company, for that matter. At […]
Turbofan V-Twin: Yamaha XV1000 “TR1-R”
Ortolani Customs builds a race-inspired TR1… Introduced in 1981, the Yamaha XV1000 TR1 was the biggest V-twin to roll out of Japan at the time, sporting a 980cc / 69-hp 75° V-twin. With the motor […]
The Royal Slide: Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 Street Tracker
FCR Original transforms their first Royal Enfield… In 2018, Royal Enfield introduced the Interceptor 650, known as the INT 650 here in the States. For a bike that starts at $5999, this retro-styled middleweight has […]
French Design, American Muscle: Avinton “Black Swan”
Ortolani Customs transforms an S&S-powered Avinton… Avinton is a French motorcycle maker inspired by American muscle cars, particularly the 427 Cobra of Carroll Shelby: “The Avinton Collector GT is handmade in France based off of […]
Mountain Dominator: Honda NX650 Supermoto
El Cancro Motors builds a sea-to-mountain supermoto… Over the last decade, the NX650 Dominator has become one of the most popular custom donors in Europe, and it’s easy to see why. The single-cylinder “light” adventure […]
Best in Show: Buell-Powered MMC SR1
Here at BikeBound, we have a soft spot for father and son builds, and this is one of the most incredible we’ve seen. It’s the work of Michel and Jimmy Messina of France’s RD Kustom […]
From Paris to Dakar to Custom: The Gilera “Replay”
Rusty Motors builds a Gilera 600 for a Paris Dakar veteran… In 1991, a French privateer named Hugues Arancio raced a Gilera 600 prototype in the Paris Dakar Rally. His race mechanic was none other […]
Super Sport Tribute: Ducati 848 Café Racer
Jerem Motorcycles builds a modern tribute to the Ducati SS… Introduced in 2007, the Ducati 848 has been called a superbike-killer, a 122-bhp V-twin sportbike with razor handling, an uproarious soundtrack, and a top speed […]