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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 much loved scramblers from the 1960s and ’70s, with familiar…

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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 with the surge of high-performance, reliable, and non-leaking Japanese motorcycles…

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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 rotary engines have a troubled history in the world of…

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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 £12,000 to £16,000 – a temptingly affordable entry point into…

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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 by Bulmers to promote their Strongbow cider brand. The competition…

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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 age. Electric motorcycles make a lot of sense for off-road…

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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 deep love for daily-rideable custom motorcycles. Ever since he was…

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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 of the legendary BMW R80G/S, the motorcycle that largely invented…

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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 the film was underway for years, Gareth Maxwell Roberts travelled…

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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 aesthetically stunning. From his base in New Hampshire Walt has…

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A Brazilian BMW K100 Cafe Racer With A CVT Transmission For Disabled Riders

Ben Branch September 2, 2019
BMW K100 Cafe Racer Rear 5
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This BMW K100 cafe racer is unlike any you’ve ever seen, it’s fitted with a bespoke CVT automatic transmission to allow its partially disabled owner to ride it. Many people with disabilities are restricted…

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The BMW Volkswagen Fikobike – A 1500cc VW-Engined BMW R60

Ben Branch August 23, 2019
BMW Volkswagen Fikobike
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The BMW Volkswagen Fikobike is a one-off custom motorcycle built by Dallas oilman Lee Fikes in the autumn of 1967. He had a BMW R60 but its 600cc horizontally opposed twin wasn’t producing as…

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