The team at Blitz Motorcycles have a refreshingly heretical approach to custom motorcycle design, they forgo the usual spit and polish, instead focussing on truly rideable cafe racers, scramblers and urban trackers. Their bikes often look pre-aged and their style is so unique you can spot them from a distance and be entirely sure it’s a Blitz special.
The bike started life as a BMW R60/6 however a lot of what you see here has been modified, replaced or refrabricated. That tank is off an old BSA and came with the phrase “The Black Bastard” already written on it (anyone who’s worked on old British motorcycles will understand that sentiment), the headlight came from a French Mobylette moped.
The handlebars on the BSW are Tomaselli and the levers are Doherty, the subframe and seat were made by hand in-house and the leather straps on the tank were made by Fleet Ilya. The finished bike is unmistakably a Blitz and though opinion is often divided about their style, I invariably love their new bikes.
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The Yamaha SC500 was a motocross bike that quickly became world famous for its exceptionally challenging handling. Talented riders could barely tame it, but most others were left either flying off the back or popping accidental power-wheelies every time they crashed into the razor thin power band. The Yamaha SC500 When it was launched in 1973…
The Ducati 749 and its larger sibling were designed by Pierre Terblanche, a name treated with universal and much deserved reverence in the motorcycling community. The Ducati 749 Though a globally respected marque, Ducati didn’t have the development budgets of the big four Japanese motorcycle companies back in the early 2000s. This meant they had…
The Scott Flying Squirrel is almost certainly the most famous motorcycle made by the revered British marque, though it’s hard to tell if its fame comes from its brilliant name, or from its remarkably advanced engineering (for the time). The motorcycle you see here is a Flying Squirrel racing prototype of sorts, it was one…
This is probably the most interesting street tracker we’ve ever featured. If you’re skeptical take a closer look at that front and rear suspension. The bike started out humbly with a 1200cc V-twin literally stolen from his wife’s Sportster and am old frame gifted to Kevin from a close friend. Thankfully his wife now has…
This article was written by Karles Vives, the founder and creative director at Fuel Motorcycles. When possible we like to bring you the story of a custom motorcycle in the words of the people who built it, to cut out the middle man and give you an unfiltered look into their thought process. We are…
The Ducati 750 Sport is an exceedingly rare motorcycle that sits squarely between its two more famous siblings – the Ducati 750 GT and the Ducati 750 Super Sport (SS). Put simply, the Ducati 750 Sport (also known as the 750S) was a higher-performance version of the slightly more consumer-friendly 750 GT.
