John Hand is a welder and builder for the legendary Wasp Motorcycles, who have been building off-road sidecars and vintage scrambler frames for more than 50 years. In fact, John himself is the grandson of […]
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5-Cylinder Kawasaki 2-Stroke by Allen Millyard
The Kawasaki Triples were some of the most notorious motorcycles ever made, a series of 2-stroke street demons that prompted Hunter S. Thompson to write: I still feel a shudder in my spine every time […]
Yamaha XT250 Scrambler
The first generation Yamaha XT250, built throughout the 1980s, was the bike that Rambo rode in the movie in the series, First Blood, which came out in 1982. The bike has long remained a stalwart […]
Modern Board Tracker: SSC F1-XLR
Shaw Speed & Custom continues to amaze. A division of Shaw Harley Davidson, in East Sussex, these blokes from across the pond continue to turn out incredible looking performance bikes, with their Sportster builds leading […]
Honda CB900 Cafe Racer
No one spends as much time in the saddle as motorcycle couriers, ripping through traffic and over sidewalks to deliver time-sensitive files and packages. London-based Jacek Sawczyn once worked as a moto courier, delivering parcels […]
Honda XR600 Street Tracker by John Kirkham
The Honda XR600R, introduced in 1985, is nothing short of a modern legend, having claimed a staggering array of Baja championships and countless desert, enduro, and flat track races across the globe. Says MCS: “The […]
Honda CX500 Cafe Racer by Rolling Retro
Nothing we love more than a shed-built cafe racer — especially when it turns out as clean as this one. The Honda CX500 has become a favorite among builders, with its ‘Guzzi-style V-twin, stubby wheelbase, […]
Honda CB250 Cafe Racer
There’s nothing we love more than featuring the bikes of young garage builders, who don’t have professional-grade shops or an arsenal of high-tech tools. Today we have a 1973 Honda CB250 K4 cafe racer by […]
Honda CX500 Cafe Racer by LV Custom
The Honda CX500 is experiencing a big renaissance these days. Who would have thought that the “plastic maggot” would become the darling of custom builders the world over? This particular specimen is the work of […]
BMW R100RT Tracker by Marmisto
Chris Daniels of Dorset, UK, has an extremely interesting background. Besides building custom bikes, Chris is a conservator, carver, and author of two books on stonemasonry and restoration. Having trained in Venice, he’s carried out […]
