Category - Racer

ROLLING WORK OF ART: Buell XB9 by GDesign Custom Motorcycles.

If you’re a fan of MotoGP and keep up to date with all the latest superbike tech then you know that the last few years have been dominated by wings. But it’s not a new thing, aero improvement to bikes goes back a long way and the dustbin fairing is the...

STRIPPED-DOWN SUPERBIKE: Ducati 1199 Superleggera by Roland Sands Design.

When Ducati first released the 1199 Superleggera in 2014, it was unlike anything else that had ever come before it. Based on the Italian manufacturer’s already impressive Panigale R, the Superleggera featured a magnesium monocoque frame (and wheels), carbon...

HOOLIGAN HARLOT: Louis KTM 1290 Super Duke R ‘Caty M. Glam’

Head to the sprint races at the Glemseck 101 in Germany each year and you'll see a host of once tame street bikes tearing up the track. But for the fine folks at Louis, Europe's largest retailer of motorcycle clothing and accessories, they wanted to start...

RAD RETRO REMAKE: Honda CBX750 by AMP Motorcycles

From Mr. T's haircut to the DeLorean, shoulder pads and the Rubik's Cube, everything that was popular in the '80s seemed to have square edges. Add the fashion, some of that god awful synthesiser music and boy is it a decade that leaves a lot to be desired....

WEAPON OF MASS SEDUCTION: MV Agusta ‘La Rouge’ by Tricana Motorcycles

Written by Tim Huber. MV Agusta has a rich and lengthy race history as one of the winningest motorcycle marques of all time with the Varese firm having nabbed more than 75 world titles between ’52 and ’74. The company’s also had the honor of seeing a...

FIGHTING SPIRIT: Honda Hornet by Bull Moto Custom

The popularity of certain models in the custom bike industry often makes total sense and at other times boggles the mind. Entire subcultures with a supporting aftermarket can grow around one particular bike while its direct competitors from other...

WASABI BURN: Kawasaki W800 by Schlachtwerk

Nobody goes for Sushi to only have just one piece, and the world's best Kawasaki W builder has taken the same attitude to his bikes! So having crafted a killer Kawasaki powered drag bike called 'Wasabi' with all the fun, flavour and exhilaration of the real...

TRACK WEAPON: Ducati 1098 by Walt Siegl Motorcycles

A modern sportbike is an amazing thing; 200+hp, ultra-advanced electronics and top of the line suspension and brakes. But apart from the packaging they're almost all the same and lack so much of the character and charm of their older brethren. So to perfectly...

NEED FOR SPEED: Honda CD250U ‘Motoleggera’

It's frowned upon these days as we all get a little wiser, but the old saying 'happy wife, happy life' could well be put to the test as Francesco was supposed to build this bike into a road-going cafe racer for his one true love! But somewhere along the way...

RADICAL RACER: Kraftstoffschmiede ‘Achilles’ BMW R1250 RS

When it was first conceived the Sultans of Sprint race series provided the perfect place for the custom bike builders of Europe to compete in a fun but competitive environment. Fast forward to 2019 and while the teams still party harder than Charlie Sheen,...