Category - Tracker

MYTHICAL MACHINE: Yamaha XS360 ‘Smaug’ by Panache Customs

Known as the one with the 'wrongful impulse to hoard, to accumulate beyond what one can use and to refuse to share with others', no he is not the bloke on your street stockpiling mountains of toilet paper, but the great dragon of The Hobbit, Smaug. This was...

INTO THE WILD: BMW R100GS by Woidwerk

To say that the BMW R series range of motorcycles has become a huge hit in the custom scene is the mother of all understatements. Even the conservative big Bavarian caught on, releasing the R nineT five years ago and has the bruising R18 on the way. But aside...

STREET APPEAL: Suzuki DR650 Street Tracker by Seven Motorcycles

Just after midday on the 22nd of February, the streets of Christchurch New Zealand started shaking violently. This wasn’t the first time they had experience an earthquake – the city is built on a seismic fault line. Not only did the quake kill 185 people...

FUN MACHINE: 1984 Kawasaki KLR250 by Berg & Co

The days of the vast majority of the workforce clocking in at nine in the morning and heading home by five are all but over. The gig economy is here, shifts are scattered around the clock and job security can be a week by week proposition; no wonder people...

CREAM OF THE CROP: Yamaha XT550 by Zombie Gelato

Wherever in the world you go, it's not long before you find a kindred spirit who shares a love for motorcycles; it's a truly universal language. But while that passion burns deep across the globe, nowhere is it so heavily ingrained in the national psyche than...

TURKISH DELIGHT: Yamaha Yard Built XSR900 ‘Chimera’ by Bunker Customs

Written by Tim Huber. Created by Bruce Lee in the mid-to-late 1960s, Jeet Kune Do is a philosophy and form of martial arts that places immense importance on the development of one’s spirit and skills, while the combat aspect puts a major emphasis on...

Harley Sportster 1200 – The Purpose Built Moto YouTube Series

 There's no denying the world of video content is becoming a bigger part of our daily lives. It's something we want to start featuring more of and even create our own Pipeburn video content. To start off, we thought we'd support Purpose Built Moto's new...

TITANIUM TRACKER: Ecosse Heretic by Roland Sands Design

Written by Tim Huber. There’s something almost sacrilegious about placing an exorbitant and exotic motorcycle under the grinder for customization. Not only is it practically guaranteed to destroy an exclusive model’s resale value, but it also removes one...

SHOVELHEAD SCRAMBLER by Sato Marine Cycle

In a world filled with celebrities with no discernible talent and the scourge that is the social media influencer, there comes our favourite antidote. The incredible craftspeople and visionaries that from their humble locales ply their trade without ever...

THE STREET RIPPER: Honda SLR650 by Rusty Gold

In the heart of Amsterdam resides a small moto shop called Rusty Gold. Inside you’ll find a plethora of vintage and custom motorcycle parts, accessories, riding gear, and the self-professed “meanest coffee” in town. The shop was started by Zoran, who...