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The JM Customs BMW R80 RT Monolever Street Scrambler

Ben Branch July 13, 2018
BMW R80 RT Monolever Headlights
  • BMW
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • German
  • Motorcycles

BMW R80 RT Monolever The BMW R80 RT was released in 1982 as a road touring motorcycle fitted with the Paris-Dakar Rally winning BMW…

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The Fuel Motorcycles Coyote BMW R nineT Urban G/S

Ben Branch June 28, 2018
BMW R Nine T Urban GS
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The BMW R nineT Urban G/S The BMW R nineT Urban G/S is a member in the R nineT model range designed to evoke…

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The Bol d’Or by Walt Siegl Motorcycles – A Featherlight MV Agusta F3

Ben Branch June 21, 2018
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

Walt Siegl is deservedly known as one of the finest custom motorcycle builders in the world, but we’ve always associated him more with Ducatis…

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The Metalbike Garage Custom BMW K1200RS

Ben Branch June 12, 2018
BMW K1200RS Detail
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

The Metalbike Garage BMW K1200RS Metalbike Garage was founded by Simone Lecca after he left Gruppo Bertone – the storied Italian automotive styling, coachbuilding,…

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First Issue: Bike EXIF x Craftrad Magazine

Ben Branch May 26, 2018
Bike EXIF x Craftrad Magazine
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Gear
  • Motorcycles

The team at Bike EXIF have just released their first ever print addition in collaboration with the high-respected European publication Craftrad. Bike EXIF is…

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The Slipstream Creations Retro Honda Enduro Chimera

Ben Branch May 23, 2018
Retro Honda Enduro
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Enduro
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

This article was written by James Fawcett, the founder of Slipstream Creations. When possible we like to bring you the story of a custom in…

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The dB Customs Honda CB985F Evolution

Ben Branch May 21, 2018
dB Customs Honda CB985F Evolution
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Honda

The Honda CB985F Evolution is a motorcycle that started life as a regular CB900F, before getting a comprehensive evolutionary rebuild at the hands of…

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Elemental Custom Cycles BMW R80 Monolever Cafe Racer Project 4

Ben Branch May 14, 2018
BMW R80 Monolever Custom
  • BMW
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • German

The beautiful BMW cafe racer you see here is the work of Elemental Custom Cycles based in Neustadt, Germany just outside of Nuremberg. The…

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Valespeed Motorcycles – 28 Days Later Custom GasGas

Ben Branch May 11, 2018
Custom GasGas Motorcycle
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Valespeed Motorcycles 28 Days Later is a custom GasGas built by Valespeed Motorcycles, a one-man operation run by a friendly Brit named Ben who’s…

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The Cytech Motorcycles BMW R80/7 Cohiba Bobber

Ben Branch May 5, 2018
BMW R80/7 Motorcycle
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Cytech Motorcycles have been organizing African motorcycle expeditions since the mid-1970s, they’ve only ever used BMWs because of their legendary toughness and reliability, and…

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The Golden Sahara II – A Self-Driving Custom Car From The 1950s

Ben Branch May 3, 2018
Jim Street George Barris Golden Sahara Custom
  • American
  • Cars
  • Custom Motorcycles

The Golden Sahara II is remembered as one of the most important custom cars of the 1950s – and it only came to be…

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Whitcraft Services BMW R1150 Custom Adventure Bike

Ben Branch April 13, 2018
Whitcraft-Services-Custom-BMW-R1150
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Editor’s Note: This article was written by Davey Whitcraft of Whitcraft Services. When possible we like to give custom builders the chance to tell…

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