Category - Café Racer

SIGNATURE SERIES: Ducati GT1000 Sport Classic by Purpose Built Moto.

The story of this bike is a long one, not only because of the extensive modification we’ve done to this Ducati Café racer but also because for a long time, I delayed even starting this build. Originally, I held off taking on the project until I was sure I...

SALVAGE OPERATION: Honda CB750 by Sabotage Motorcycles.

Honda CB750, check. Firestones, check. Tan seat and clip-ons, check and check. The photos tell a story we’ve heard before. However, as I sat with Giles and Andy of Sabotage Motorcycles in their new warehouse space in the back streets of Sydney, Australia,...

HAZANITIS: Max Hazan and the Art of the Machine.

I clearly remember the day I got the custom bug, and I’m not talking about a hybrid strain of COVID but my passion for custom motorcycles. A friend and I had started what we called “Monster Monday,” where we’d get together and tinker with our Monsters...

GATEWAY DRUG: BMW R100 ‘The Narcotic’ by Ironwood Custom Motorcycles

Just when you thought the addiction to the BMW R had peaked, a whole new wave takes the plunge, desperate for their taste of the boxer twin. It's easy to see why, built right they're more reliable than many brand new machines and offer a level of character...

TOP SHELF: Triumph Thruxton R by A&J Cycles

Located just thirty minutes outside of New York City, sits A&J Cycles, a motorcycle shop which prides itself on being a one-stop shop for Triumph enthusiasts across the globe. The shop has evolved in the last decade from selling parts out of a bedroom closet...

Pepo vs. The World

Having sadly not yet had the opportunity to meet Pepo Rosell in person, nor seen his workshop I can only imagine a nutty professor style underground lair with countless shelves, reaching from floor to ceiling, laden with motorcycle...

BIG IN JAPAN: Harley-Davidson XR1200 ‘Kury Sauce’ by CROIG

The Japanese have always been ahead of the curve when it comes to youth subcultures; plenty of rebellious youths have taken one look at those corporate wage-slave "salarymen" and decided to take a different approach to life. One of the more weird and...

ZERO TO HERO: BMW K100RS by Dixer Parts.

It seems at different points in time there are certain countries and regions that are hitting full stride and turning out some of the best custom bikes in the world. Right now Poland is on fire and helping to feed the enormous demand, Dixer Parts in the south...

de Bees Knees: Ducati 749s by deBolex Engineering

In 2014, during a sojourn in London, I happen upon lesser known motorcycle custom builder “Calum Debolex” as he’s known in my phone. His surname is Tidd-Pryce, or Pryce-Tidd, I’ve never been sure which way it goes, either way, he’s the man behind...

SPECIAL EDITION: Ducati 1198 S Corse by Radical Ducati

How does Ducati celebrate winning multiple racing world titles in a year? Build a ludicrously expensive special edition motorcycle for the road! And while most of those machines will be parked up in rich folks man caves, Radical Ducati of France lives up to...