250cc four-cylinder scrambler built by a race mechanic… There are plenty of builders who can build a machine that’s aesthetically pleasing, but only a rare few have the technical expertise in racing and geometry to […]
Tag: United Kingdom
“Flatlands Racer” Bobber by Rocket Custom Garage
Ron Fairbrother of the UK’s Rocket Custom Garage (RCG) began building custom bikes after his early retirement from the military. We recently featured his incredible Bol D’or Guzzi 1000 Racer, inspired by his days […]
Yamaha TT500 Retromotard by Man Cave Motorcycles
Soulful SuMo: Yamaha TT500 “Retromotard” built for bumpy fen roads… Adam Beeston of Man Cave Motorcycles is our favorite type of builder. The description on his social profile says it all: “Lifelong bike-mad Fenman modernising […]
Moto Guzzi Mille GT Cafe Racer by RCG Rocket Custom Garage.
Bol D’or Guzzi 1000 racer, inspired by “mad days racing through the mountains…” Ron Fairbrother began building bikes after his early retirement from the military. After three previous builds, including this incredible Kawasaki Zephyr, Ron […]
Harley Street Rod Dirt Bike: “MP119”
Wouldn’t it be cool to build a Harley-Davidson into a motocross bike? After the Eimca show in 2016, the crew at RD Custombikes had one serious wallop of an idea: “We…said how cool it would […]
Honda XL600 Dakar by Andrew Greenland
We have been watching the builds of Andrew Greenland ever since his red Honda Dominator custom was featured on Bike EXIF years ago. Since then, Andrew has turned out a stable’s worth of froth-worthy Honda […]
Suzuki GT550 Cafe Racer by Macdonald Hastings Design (MHD)
Two-Stroke Street Weapon…with Patina If you’ve been following us for any length of time, you know we love the smell of two-stroke oil in the morning. Smells like…victory. Enter Ewen Macdonald and his 1974 […]
Honda CX500 Rose Edition by X-AXIS
Today, we’re proud to showcase the Honda CX500 Rose Edition, the third CX500 custom in the X-AXIS fleet. After years of competitive racing, two-time British motocross (MX1) champion Billy MacKenzie created the X-AXIS workshop to […]
Honda NX650 Street Tracker by Marmisto
Chris Daniels is one of the most interesting builders we have featured. His shop, Marmisto, means “stonemason” in Italian. Chris is a conservator, carver, and author of books on stonemasonry and restoration, who has helped […]
Custom Honda CX500 by X-Axis
British motocross racer Billy MacKenzie has quite the racing pedigree. He’s a 2x British MX1 Champion, riding for Factory Kawasaki and Honda teams, and 3x overall Gran Prix winner. After decades of competitive racing, Billy […]
