
BEELZEBOB. Madhouse Motors’ ‘Devil’s Advocate’ 1957 Indian
I have long thought that the original Mad Max is the best bike movie ever made. Improving on it would be harder than climbing Everest in roller skates. But there is one thing I think just might up the ante on the original, and Boston’s Madhouse Motors have...

ASYLUM SEEKER. A Rat Cafe BSA From Boston’s Madhouse Motors
There's a certain amount of irony in the fact that Boston's Madhouse Motors is little more than a mile from Harvard University, as the contrast between the two couldn't be more different. And while Harvard has a whole string of amazing medical firsts under...

RIDER ON THE STORM. A Harley Sportster Tracker from JSK Moto Co.
All or nothing. It's a phrase you'd probably take to mean ‘no middle ground’. But it seems more and more builders are using it as a yard stick to define new genres for custom bikes. All of the popular styles rolled into one, or maybe none of them at all....

YOU DIRTY BRAT. Kick Start Garage’s Do-Anything Yamaha XT500
It's the fourth month of 2017 and we're calling it. Mash-ups. Hybrids. Cross genre. Call them what you will, but it's pretty clear to us that less and less builders are interested in conforming to typical bike categories. Our case in point? When we interview...

Triumph T25 Blazer SS – Tredici Custom Castings
Most of us will start a custom bike build with a genre, fashion or style in mind. You might want something that oozes classic café racer. Or maybe you're thinking of a creation in a brat style with a touch of tracker thrown in for good luck. Hell, if you're...

‘72 Harley Sporster – Ilovedust vs Boneshaker Choppers
It seems fitting that for our first bike of 2014, we've chosen a matt black Harley with hand-painted artwork. Not only does the bike look amazing in its own right, but it also harks back to one of our all-time favourite posts - Jed DePyper's infinetly badass...