We were fortunate enough to meet Toby Jones of Florida’s OtC Custom Motorcycles at a show put on by the Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club earlier this year. We ended up featuring one of the bikes […]
Tag: Honda
Honda CB500 Brat Bike by Patrick Couturier
We’re always thrilled to showcase the first custom bike from a promising young builder. Like first loves, there’s nothing quite like your first build. There’s that first fumbling through wiring looms, those hours spent over […]
Honda CB900F Bol d’Or Scrambler by Vonsmotz
The Honda CB900F, a successor to the venerable CB750, was introduced to European markets in 1979. Later named the Honda Bol d’Or after the French endurance race–a nod to the machine’s racing heritage–the bike was […]
Honda CB750 Brat Cafe by Magnum Opus
We discovered this blown KZ650 by Magnum Opus Custom Bikes at this year’s Handbuilt Show, only to realize that this custom shop, run by Ezio Covelli, is located in the same town as our headquarters: […]
Honda GB500 TT Cafe Racer
The Honda GB500 TT (“Tourist Trophy”) was inspired by the Isle of Man TT racers of the 1960s, bikes like the Manx Norton and BSA Gold Star. Then, as now, TT riders braved the 37-mile […]
Honda Tornado Street Tracker by Low Budget Customs
Argentina has been turning out some killer customs of late, especially trackers. Recently we discovered Low Budget Customs, aka LBC Motorcycles, of Buenos Aires, and we were blown away by the array of builds in […]
Blip Roasters CB550 Brat Tracker by Anchor Moto
Coffee + Bikes: The Perfect Combination Ian Davis is the founder of Blip Roasters, a premier coffee roaster in the West Bottoms of Kansas City, Missouri. Blip has been building a community based around coffee, […]
Honda XR500 Scrambler by Droog Moto Concepts
Max Droog of Droog Moto Concepts, based in Phoenix, has been turning out some incredible builds. Recently we featured his CM400 scrambler build, and now he’s back with this burly scrambler based on an ’81 […]
Yamaha RD400 Custom by Keith Carlson
There is nothing quite like the blood-singing mania of screwing the throttle of a big two-stroke. Sadly, there are few of these blue-smoking screamers still around. Even at their height, the suspension and brakes of […]
CB750 Nighthawk Brat Bike by Smith Cycles
Today, we’re proud to present this 1985 Honda CB750 RC04 (Nighthawk) brat bike by Sven Schmidt of Germany’s Smith Cycles. The RC04 was the German version of the Nighthawk. Though customs are a dime a […]
