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The Black Dot Mark II By Blitz Motorcycles

Ben Branch September 28, 2021
Black Dot Mark II Custom BMW K75 Blitz Motorcycles
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is the Black Dot Mark II by Blitz Motorcycles, one of the original modern custom motorcycle garages that operates out of a secretive workshop in a Paris neighborhood hidden away and impossible to find unless…

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For Sale: Denny “Kannonball” Kannenberg’s Harley-Davidson KR Racer

Ben Branch September 10, 2021
Harley-Davidson KR
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The Harley-Davidson KR was released in 1952 as the American answer to the rapid influx of advanced racing motorcycles from Britain wearing names like Norton, Triumph, AJS, Vincent, and BSA. It was clear to…

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A Mini Adventure Bike: The Honda Z50J Monkey Baja Africa

Ben Branch September 3, 2021
Honda Z50J Monkey Baja Africa
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The Honda Z50J Monkey Baja Africa is an exceedingly rare motorcycle, in fact none of them were ever built by the Honda factory. Instead the bike was built by Honda Monkey owners using an…

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The Baak Moon – A Custom Triumph Bobber

Ben Branch August 19, 2021
Baak Moon Custom Triumph Bobber
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is the Baak Moon, it’s a comprehensively rebuilt Triumph Bobber created by the European company’s new American base of operations. As a result it features a slew of WWII-era American design choices –…

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A One-Off Custom BMW R 65 Custom Motorcycle

Ben Branch August 16, 2021
BMW R 65 Custom Motorcycle 10
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Airheads like this BMW R 65 have become a popular choice with custom motorcycle builders everywhere from Paris to Perth and just about everywhere in between. It wasn’t that long ago that you could…

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Cagiva VX Traveller – A Cagiva Gran Canyon 900 For The 21st Century

Ben Branch August 3, 2021
Cagiva VX Traveller 4
  • Adventure
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The Cagiva VX Traveller is a one-off custom motorcycle built by the founder of Venier Customs, Italian designer Stefano Venier, for his own personal use. Since Venier Customs was founded in 2012 they’ve developed…

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ISDT-Style BMW R75/5 Scrambler – Godfather Of The R80 G/S

Ben Branch July 28, 2021
BMW R75-5 Custom Motorcycle
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This 1972 BMW R75/5 has been painstakingly rebuilt into an evocation of one of the most important motorcycles in the history of BMW Motorrad – the original R75/5 enduro customs developed by BMW in…

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A Kawasaki W650 Bobber By Deus Ex Machina

Ben Branch July 18, 2021
Kawasaki W650 Bobber
  • Australian
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This Kawasaki W650 bobber was built by Australian company Deus Ex Machina in Sydney back in 2009, long before the company became the global juggernaut it is today. This bike is a great example…

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A Custom Triumph Speed Twin by Untitled Motorcycles

Ben Branch July 13, 2021
Custom Triumph Speed Twin 1
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is a brand new Triumph Speed Twin that’s been given the custom treatment by Adam and the team over at Untitled Motorcyles in London, England. The project to build this Triumph happened during one…

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A Custom-Built Harley-Davidson XRTT 750 Road Racer

Ben Branch July 8, 2021
Harley-Davidson XRTT Road Racer Side
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The Harley-Davidson XRTT is remembered today as one of the most beautiful machines ever conceived by the Milwaukee-based motorcycle manufacturer. Underneath that handsome fairing lies the same engine and many of the same parts used…

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The Cushman Series 60: America’s Answer To The Vespa – $2,000 to $3,000 USD

Ben Branch July 5, 2021
Cushman Series 60 Turtle Back Scooter
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The Cushman Series 60 is an American-made scooter from the mid-20th century that would become the first form of motorized transportation for countless young Americans from coast to coast. Whereas over in Europe the…

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A Supercharged Brough Superior SS100 Special By Ewan Cameron

Ben Branch June 29, 2021
Supercharged Brough Superior SS100 Special
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The remarkable supercharged Brough Superior SS100 Special you see here was painstakingly built by world-renowned Brough expert Ewan Cameron as an homage to Noel Pope’s Brooklands solo lap record-holding SS100. The Legendary Brooklands Circuit…

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