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Flying Tiger Motorcycles BMW R75/5

Ben Branch December 1, 2016
  • American
  • BMW
  • Bobber
  • Motorcycles

The BMW R75/5 was the top of the line member of the /5 family, with the smaller-engined 50/5 and 60/5 sitting below it in…

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Brass Balls Cycles F3 Rocketeer

Ben Branch October 3, 2016
  • American
  • Bobber
  • Motorcycles

The Brass Balls Cycles F3 Rocketeer is a limited production motorcycle based directly on the initial prototype that won the AMD World Championships of…

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Blitz BMW R75/5 Bobber

Ben Branch April 21, 2016
  • BMW
  • Bobber
  • French
  • Motorcycles

Blitz Motorcycles is a Paris-based workshop that have developed a reputation for building genuinely unique and oftentimes unusual custom motorcycles. It’s run by Fred…

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Mooneyes Triumph Bobber

Ben Branch September 16, 2015
  • American
  • Bobber
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The Triumph-powered bobber is a motorcycle with a rich American DNA, despite the British origin of its engine. After WWII the custom motorcycle community in…

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Triumph TR6 Tiger by Sartorie Meccaniche

Ben Branch August 6, 2015
  • Bobber
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The Triumph TR6 was introduced in 1956, and it would go on to be one of the most important and iconic British motorcycles of…

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Type 9 by Zero Engineering

Ben Branch May 10, 2013
  • Bobber
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The Type 9 by Zero Engineering is the newest model out of the now world famous garage that was originally founded by Shinya Kimura. It’s a significantly updated motorcycle over the well-known Type 5 and Type 6 models – though it may not look like it at first glance.

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Royal Enfield Bobber by Old Empire Motorcycles

Ben Branch May 9, 2013
  • Bobber
  • British
  • Design
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

This English-built Royal Enfield bobber is loosely based on the 2009 Royal Enfield Electra, that said, there isn’t much of the original bike left other than the engine/transmission and original wiring loom.

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Harley ‘Del Ray’ by DP Customs

Ben Branch February 15, 2013
  • American
  • Bobber
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

When it comes to Harley customs, you’d be hard pressed to find more unique examples than those produced by DP Customs. Our regular readers will remember that we featured the work of DP just a couple of weeks ago with their beautiful Harley Cafe Racer…

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The Pup by Old Empire Motorcycles

Ben Branch June 20, 2012
  • Bobber
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

Old Empire Motorcycles is a brilliant little boutique garage based in Norfolk, England. They’re fairly new and this is their first publicly available custom motorcycle, it’s been dubbed “The Pup” in memory of the infamous WWI fighter plane, the Sopwith Pup.

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