Cafe Racers, Scramblers, Trackers, and Bratstyle
The BMW R80G/S is the godfather of adventure bikes. Introduced in 1980, the G/S was the world’s first large-displacement production multi-sport motorcycle. The designation G/S stands for Gelände/Straße, or offroad/road in German. Says Silodrome: “This […]
The Honda CB125 Twin was introducing during a time when manufacturers were battling on the showroom floor with small displacement bikes. However, as standard engine sizes became larger and larger, many of the competing machines […]
The Honda NX650 Dominator has become a favorite platform among custom builders. Available from 1988 to 2000, the 44-horsepower dual sport is largely bulletproof, with respectable performance both on and off-road. The lines of the […]
“Our hands are black, our souls are cleansed.” This is the motto of Last Century Bikes, a workshop in small-town Switzerland (Winterthur) run by enthusiasts Felix Kuhn and Alain Bramaz. Felix is a mechanical engineer […]
Recently, Ivo Tschumi of Switzerland’s Britalmoto blew us away with his “Robe Tracker,” a Triumph Thruxton Tracker he built while recovering from a high-side at the track. Now Ivo is back with a modern Triton […]
We have a very special build today: The “Robe Tracker” by Ivo Tschumi of Britalmoto, based in Siglistorf, Switzerland. The base bike is a 2004 Triumph Thruxton. The Thruxton, as you may know, is based on […]
Today we have a beautiful and unique custom Gilera Strada by Felix A. Kuhn of Winterthur, Switzerland, who owns Last Century Bikes. A little history: Gilera was founded in Arcore, Italy, in 1909 by Giuseppe […]
The Watchmaker’s Wheels… Swiss watches are world-renown for their precision and craftsmanship, and Swiss watchmakers are legendary for their exactitude, their attention to detail. Today, we have a 1979 BMW R100RS built by Alexandre Ciaramella […]
