Cafe Racers, Scramblers, Trackers, and Bratstyle
The KTM “HiRider” by Nigel Petrie of Engineered to Slide started as a basket-case KTM 250 SX-F. As Nigel says: “If you can’t buy it, you must build it. We took a box of parts and some sheetmetal and came up with a good time on two wheels. It’s as simple as that.”
Today, we have a very special build: The “Death Crusher” by Jeremy Hutch, the industrial designer behind H U T C H B I L T. We originally saw the build at the Handbuilt Show […]
Today, we’re thrilled to present the most radical desert sled we’ve ever seen: “Indominator,” based on a (now-unrecognizable) 2014 Triumph Scrambler. This build is the work of San Francisco’s Modulus Creative, whose mission statement is […]
Today we’re proud to present “Growler,” a BMW-influenced 1988 Honda NX650 Dominator built by the crew at Neuga Budapest. Based in Budapest, Neuga is the shop of three Hungarian BMXers: Benedek Eszteri: Mostly handles electronics […]
“1200 Cross”: A Tribute to Steve McQueen Shaw Speed & Custom is based in Brighton in the South of England. It is part of the Shaw Harley-Davidson dealership, which bills itself as “Not Your Average […]
Trinta&Um Motorcycles was founded by a group of friends in Porto, Portugal, in 2013. The crew consists of welders, mechanics, videographers, designers–every role needed to make a successful custom shop. Antonio Camilo–Toni–and the team have […]
Here we have an incredible 1975 Honda CB125 K5 tracker by Ed Turner–aka Karl Renoult–of EdTurner Motorcycles, located in France. We’re big fans of his work, which is inspired largely by American muscle car culture. […]
High-dollar machines produced from big-name shops are all well and good, but there is something special about a bike built by a single man or woman just making their name. This Honda NX650 Dominator scrambler, […]
“Lily,” the first-born scrambler from Drake Speed Shop, a Honda CM400 tracker/scrambler. We love the lightweight look of this bike, the custom subframe, the 2:1 exhaust, and the PIAA off-road light. Those Honda Comstar wheels […]
Some people build their bikes in sheds, some in garages. Some have fancy shops. Some only yards. Some, like Jeroen Kraijema, must resort to the living room in the dead of winter. After all, it gets […]
