Form Follows Function: K75 Redesigns from Revel Customs… While we see a lot of four-cylinder BMW K100 customs, projects that utilize the K75 triple seem much less common. That’s too bad, because the K75 was […]
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Triple Time: BMW K75 Custom Roadster
WiMoto’s BMW K75… Introduced in 1986, the BMW K75 was the triple-cylinder 750cc version of the Flying Brick, featuring dual chain-driven overhead camshafts, two-valves per cylinder, liquid cooling, and Bosch LE-Jetronic injection like the […]
Steeplechaser: Triumph 1200 XE Street Tracker
Tamarit Motorcycles transforms a Scrambler 1200 XE… It’s always interesting when the custom world influences the major manufacturers. A few years ago, the factories reacted to the resurgence of the scrambler style in custom culture […]
The Mudslinger: Interceptor 650 Scrambler
SOMotoco builds a Royal Enfield 650 Scrambler… The annual Bike Shed Show at London’s Tobacco Docks gives workshops the perfect excuse to build a new custom bike for display. UK-based brand Sold Out Motorcycles has […]
LBC to HRC: Honda CBX250 Street Tracker
Argentina’s LBC Motorcycles builds an HRC-inspired street tracker… Built from 2001-2015, the Honda CBX250 Twister was a single-cylinder commuter bike popular in South America and South Africa. The 250cc / 24-bhp CBX excelled as a […]
The Tasty Triple: Laverda Jota 1000 Custom
From Stephen Anstis of Motorcycle Mania: Belt-drive Laverda Triple! Introduced in 1976, the Laverda Jota 1000 was destined to be the hot-rod masterpiece from the small Italian firm, a 90-bhp triple-cylinder muscle bike born […]
Full-Blown Brick: BMW K100 Tracker
Ellaspede goes all-out on a Flying Brick… Introduced in 1983, the BMW K100 was a radical departure for BMW Motorrad, whose entire brand identity and heritage had been based on air-cooled flat-twin “airhead” motorcycles. In […]
Swedish Super Duke: KTM 990 Tracker
Super Tracker: A Swedish Champion’s Thunderbike… In 2005, KTM unleashed the 990 Super Duke, a 999cc V-twin naked bike nothing short of ferocious. With 120 horsepower and razor-sharp handling, it was a fire-breathing, tire-burning, wheelie-making […]
Go Time: 1969 Triumph T120 Trackmaster
Vintage Flat Tracker from Caleb Grisson of Storagebuilt… In 1967, Triumph enlisted renowned race tuner Ray Hensley to create a series of lightweight frames purpose-built for flat track racing. These streamlined Trackmaster frames featured race-specific […]
The Dark Horse: Yamaha XS650 Custom
Yasashii Garage’s Yamaha XS650 Custom Roadster… According to the Merriam Webster definition, a dark horse is “a usually little known contender (such as a racehorse) that makes an unexpectedly good showing.” You could make a […]
