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A Rare 1949 Norvin Cafe Racer – The Lovechild of a Norton and a Vincent

Ben Branch October 24, 2019
Norvin - Norton - Vincent Cafe Racer
  • British
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Norvins are exceedingly rare motorcycles, no one is entirely sure how many actually exist because they were never made by a manufacturer. They were…

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A Bespoke Kawasaki KZ650 by Mifune Werx Custom Motorcycles

Ben Branch October 18, 2019
Kawasaki KZ650 Custom Fairing
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The unusual custom Kawasaki KZ650 you see here is the work of Brent King, founder of Mifune Werx Custom Motorcycles based out of Ohio….

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A Daily Ridden Ducati Scrambler Icon Custom

Ben Branch October 17, 2019
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Motorcycles

The new generation of Ducati Scramblers was introduced in 2015 to near universal acclaim. Ducati developed the model as a modern version of their…

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A Rare Egli-Triumph With A Prototype OHC Engine – £6,000 and £10,000

Ben Branch October 16, 2019
Egli-Triumph Prototype OHC Engine
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

It isn’t widely known that BSA/Triumph were experimenting with overhead cam engines back in the early 1970s as a way of trying to compete…

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A Very Unusual 1985 Norton Rotary Racing Motorcycle Project – £1,000 to £2,000

Ben Branch October 14, 2019
Norton Rotary Racing Motorcycle
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton

This 1985 Norton Rotary racer is a fascinating project bike, fitted with one of the most unusual engines ever fitted to a motorcycle. Wankel…

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Buy Your Own Vintage Sprint Racing Team “The Peril Speed Equipe” – £12,000 to £16,000

Ben Branch October 12, 2019
Yellow Peril, Scarlet Peril, and Blue Peril Sprint Racing Triumph
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Incredibly, all three of these motorcycles are coming up for sale with Bonhams on the 19th of October with an estimated hammer price of…

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The Only Surviving Factory-Built Custom Triumph Strongbow Flat Tracker

Ben Branch October 11, 2019
Triumph Strongbow Flat Tracker
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is one of just 6 or 7 factory-built Triumph Strongbow flat trackers made in the late 1970s to compete in a series sponsored…

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An Electric Scrambler by Droog Moto

Ben Branch September 30, 2019
Electric Scrambler Rear
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This electric scrambler by Droog Moto started life as a Brammo Empulse R, one of the most important electric production motorcycles of the modern…

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A BMW R100RT Heirloom Custom by Other Life Cycles

Ben Branch September 30, 2019
BMW R100RT Custom Side
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This BMW R100RT is a family heirloom of sorts, it belongs to Sam, a Texan with a lifelong relationship with this BMW and a…

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A Custom BMW R80ST by La Motocicletta

Ben Branch September 24, 2019
Custom BMW R80ST 2
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The BMW R80ST is one of the rarer and more unusual motorcycles from the German marque’s 1980s catalogue. It’s essentially a more street-oriented version…

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Oil In The Blood – The Official Trailer

Ben Branch September 22, 2019
Oil In The Blood
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Films

This is the official trailer for Oil In The Blood, a film about the people who make up modern custom motorcycle culture. Production for…

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Building The Walt Siegl Square-Case Bevel Ducati Racer – Bedeveled

Ben Branch September 5, 2019
Ducati Fairing
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Walt Siegl is a globally renowned custom motorcycle builder who has a unique knack for creating motorcycles that are both masterpieces of engineering, and…

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