Gold Rush is Daniel’s 3rd XJR1200 based build. As you would expect by now he’s become somewhat of an XJR...
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…oh, you’re still here? Well, I guess I should elaborate. Jarrod Stillman is a man on a mission. His...
Back in 2012 four like-minded friends decided enough was enough. Driven by their desire to build and ride custom bikes...
At the 2017 Tokyo Motor Show last weekend the Japanese manufacturer wowed the motorcycling world once again with the all-new, retro-styled...
The development of the Ace marked the British companies return to motorcycle production, the place where their 115-year-old roots lie....
“The ’73 CB350F came to the workshop as a reasonably well-done cafe racer with a quite tidy tail section and...
Where does your love of motorcycles come from? It’s actually your typical boy meets girl, boy falls for girl, boy...
There’s no denying the Triumph Thruxton R is a great looking bit of kit. When the Hinkley team created a...
14 years later the second Nimbus motorcycle was released with a revised engine design. Named the ‘Type-C’ it also used...
One of Edi’s latest achievements is this 1981 Honda CB900 cafe racer. It’s one of two new builds to roll...
Every time I hop on my bike I have to mentally remind myself that I am playing with fire. One...
“Purpose Built Moto came about after I started modifying street bikes of my own. I then became frustrated that no...
The frozen streets of Moscow are about as far from the sun-scorched salt of Bonneville as you can get. Despite...
That effort got me through daily commutes for about a year with tinny, distorted renditions of whatever garbage 22-year-old-me thought...
For years the de facto choice when building a cafe racer was the air-cooled, 865cc Triumph Bonneville. With very few...
A surefire way to look really goddamn cool is to be seen stretched out over a long, low fuel tank,...
Looking back over a few of our recent features it seems that building retro customs out of modern sports bikes...
“Let me start by saying that this is not a restoration and it’s not a replica either. Nor is it...
So what is it exactly that makes the 1SELF Genesys jacket so safe? For starters, the jacket’s outer shell is...
It seems strange now, but Kawasaki actually beat Triumph to the punch when it came to retro-styled motorcycles. First released...
I checked out the sizing chart, measured up my hand and selected the extra large gloves. In black, of course....
In my signature footwear colour scheme of brown leather, the Forma Naxos boots are certainly very lovely to look at, but...
According to Sven Decoux of Barn Built Motorcycles, the decision to customise a Kawasaki ZR7 was more ‘right place, right...
The automotive industry has always been torrid, full of stories of receiverships and liquidations. Motorcycle manufacturing is no exception and...
Anyone that follows the custom motorcycle scene will have heard the name ‘Rough Crafts’. What many are likely to be...
Fast forward 45 years and a pair of ambitious Belgian twin brothers by the name of Torsten and Bjorn Robben...
Why is it that when you really want to focus on something life throws a constant stream of distractions at...
This story first appeared in Tank Moto issue 12. This isn’t the first time we’ve featured a build by Japan’s...
I stuck with motorcycles mainly because they take up less space than cars, and are generally cheaper. I got into...
The project and the donor bike arrived at the Kerkus workshop via Singapore. After an artist from the Lion City...
After the success of the K0, thanks to Dick Mann’s efforts at the Daytona 200 on the Honda CR750 racebike,...
Kevil’s Speed Shop was founded by Kevin Hill, who has been working in the motor industry since the early 1980s....
Die-hard sports bike fans will tell you that there are some bikes you just don’t mess with. They’re the elite,...
As BMW Motorrad put it, the R9T Racer is “Style in the fast lane.” It’s a fitting statement for this...
Vibrazioni Art-Design or VAD for short is the brainchild of two rather unusual characters. Along with building custom motorcycles, the...
It may not be identical to its Italian brother, but the second “Twisted Twin” from Stile Italiano is just as...
After its release in 1999 the Moto Guzzi V11 received pretty average reviews. It was let down mainly due to...
First a bit about the stock Scout. Stylistically it has the look of a vintage bike. Indian wanted to pay...
As gaudy as the eighties were they certainly produced some cool motorcycles. Sharp angular styling, bold colour schemes and groundbreaking...
Is it possible to improve on perfection? After spending some time in the saddle of a Thruxton R you could...
Rob Chappell of Canada’s ‘Origin8or’ workshop is no stranger to customising Honda’s CB900F. A few years back he built one...
Dual Sport motorcycles have very different proportions to your average cafe racer, so Isidore set about salvaging and retro-fitting the...
HUCKBERRY ESSENTIAL EDC KIT The ultimate keyring accessory. This handy little set of tools includes basic items to help you fix...
Thanks to a huge increase in the popularity of the custom motorcycle scene many hobby builders have turned a passion...
“My first encounter with motorcycles goes back to when I was a child, maybe 8 or 9 years old. My...
While a Motard style motorcycle may not seem like the obvious choice for a cafe racer conversion Jochen Diefke of...
Now despite the price tag, when it comes to storage there’s not much that the Speedway can offer over a...
As it happens, the first motorcycle I ever went on as a kid was a Norton Commando 850 and since...
Meeting someone who makes a living from doing something they actually love is a rare phenomenon, and such is the...
In the world of custom motorcycles, one builder who has become synonymous with great-looking Moto Guzzi’s is Axel Budde. At...
Enter Ric Steele and his team at MotoMAX in Perth, Western Australia. Ric has been dealing Enfields in Perth’s north...
Their 1996 Ducati Monster Cafe Racer may only be the third customer build the WNW team have undertaken, but the...
After spying the Yamaha XJR400 cafe racer on their website we contacted C-Racer crew member Antonis Kapetanios who was kind...
Daryl Villanueva, the main man behind Bandit9 got in touch to tell us about this exclusive limited edition machine. “It’s...
In the Netherlands at a workshop named ‘Smokin Motorcycles’ an engineer and an industrial designer have taken things a step...
While Mik was left “exposed” (pardon the pun) in his bivouac that consisted of nothing more than a top sheet/motorcycle...
“We want to challenge the trope of nostalgic and aesthetically led custom motorcycles by encouraging others to experiment with the...
Finding a good motorcycle bag is tricky. I tend to be the sort who uses one bag for everything –...
How did you get your hands on the donor bike for this project? Gary: I found this bike in a...
A quick glance over the build portfolio of Iron Pirate Garage will reveal that they’re not afraid to make a...
“It’s incredible how the nature of this bike is changed!” exclaims Jody Basso of Officine Sbrannetti. Jody and his partners...
Trevers father, John Scales, was a 2 stroke road racer during the 1970s. “I heard so many stories from my...
The Glemseck 101 festival is on again this weekend in Germany and it’s geared up to be bigger than ever....
Vests haven’t previously played a role in my wardrobe of motorcycle gear. The fact that I spent most of my...
It was Le Corbusier, father of Modern Architecture who once famously described a house as ‘a machine for living in’....
“My bike is a 1976 Honda CB750K6. I have been working on it on and off for about a year...
Quad-Lock is the name given to the clever 4 point attachment system used across the company’s product range. It’s a...
Today’s feature is about a different breed of Z. It’s a totally revised and, for lack of a better term,...
It’s no secret that Honda’s CX series from the late 70’s has gone through a resurgence in the last five...
There was a time when it seemed that every other custom build to roll out of a workshop was built...
When an expert in form works with a master of function the results can be breathtaking. After being blown away...
The build started with a full tear down so the frame could be trimmed in the rear, cleaned and repainted...
Spanish motorcycle jacket manufacturer ’55Collection’ are offering customers the ability to order their current range of leather motorcycle jackets tailored...
Roaring machines to escape from the madness. This is the mantra of newly formed ‘Mellow Motorcycles’ in the south of Germany....
“We had a client from Perth in Australia contact us after he saw a picture of our Bronco Racer” recalls...
“Azahar, who works as a senior Architect in Kuala Lumpur, is the creative and design man for Kerkus.” explains Azree...
As it always goes, popularity affects price, so the days of picking up a bargain XS are gone and it...
A few years ago, James would hear his neighbor start up his old BMW, and after numerous conversations, he was...
It’s been some time since I featured a custom build from Italy’s South Garage. That doesn’t mean that Enzo and...
After acquiring the poor condition Bol D’Or in January of 2015 the brothers spent 2 months planning the build of...
Today the idea of building such a bike for the street sounds rather ridiculous, but that doesn’t mean it shouldn’t...
“For years, I had watched all the motorcycle builder shows on TV and had always wanted to build my own...
Back in 2013 Ducati collaborated with Italian fashion label ‘Diesel’ to create a limited edition of their Monster 1100 evo....
It seems to have become customary for motorcycle manufacturers to leverage the hype surrounding the custom scene to release their...
My interest in motorcycles didn’t really blossom until around 15 years ago. My mother worries too much and me owning...
Benjie’s Cafe Racers are back! After (successfully) trying their hand at building a few Scrambler and Tracker-styled builds they’ve returned...
Unikat, which translates to ‘Unique Piece’, opened its doors a mere 18 months ago. It all began when Grzegorz completed...
“I first met this bike and its owner at one of our cancer fundraisers in Dallas. The bike sounded like...
“Triumph has a glorious racing history” explained Matthias Becker of Hanse Qustom in Hamburg, Germany. “The ‘Shady Sam‘ is our...
The story of Buell Motorcycles doesn’t have a happy ending. When Eric Buell started the company his vision for creating...
More cruiser than sports bike in its styling the Diavel falls into a category of its own in the Ducati...
Located in Graz, Austria ‘Vagabund Moto’ is the brainchild of designer Paul Brauchart and mechanical engineer Philipp Rabl. “Both of...
“In the fall of 2012 my good friend Brandon built a CB360. I saw the bike come together and I...
“I’m Jim Alonze from Scarborough, North Yorkshire in the United Kingdom. I’ve been into bikes my whole life, from off...
Hey Daryl, It’s been a while since we last spoke. What’s been happening at Bandit9? “There’s only one way to...
The world’s biggest Triumph motorcycle focused event ‘Tridays’ celebrated its tenth anniversary this year. Spanning 3 days the Austrian based...
The ‘21010 HELL’ bike by Rizoma (shown here) was unveiled at EICMA in Milan to showcase their Cafe Racer conversion...
“I’m from Southern California and grew up surfing, skateboarding and dirt biking. I fell in love with Cafe Racers in...
The art of coachbuilding and metal shaping is a dying art form. Finding skilled individuals who can take a flat...
This year I approached the award with roadworthiness in mind. Building a great looking custom motorcycle is one thing, but...