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1969 Magnum Mini Racer

Ben Branch February 21, 2017
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

There’s something immediately approachable about mini bikes. In fact they might be the only motorcycle genre that almost all motorcyclists like. The mini racing…

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Fuel Motorcycles BMW R100R Silverback

Ben Branch February 14, 2017
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The BMW R100R was released in 1991 as a retro-styled model that harked back to the golden age of the BMW boxer twin, commonly…

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Society 142 BMW K100

Ben Branch February 11, 2017
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The BMW K100 was the German answer to the surge in popularity surrounding inline-4 motorcycles pouring out of Japan in the ’70s and ’80s. They…

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Overbold Motor Co. Honda CB750

Ben Branch January 28, 2017
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

The Honda CB750 was released in 1969 to fulfil a demand by Honda dealers in the USA for a bigger, more powerful motorcycle that would allow…

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Motul 800 Onirika 2853

Ben Branch January 27, 2017
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

The Motul 800 Onirika 2853 is a bespoke custom built by Luca Pozzato’s Officine GPDesign workshop in Turin, Italy for the charitable organisation Motul…

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Ton-Up Garage Triumph Hot Rod

Ben Branch January 18, 2017
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Triumph

Ton-Up Garage is a Portuguese garage that has produced some of the most aesthetically well-designed customs you’ll find anywhere. Proprietors Daniel and Pedro are…

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Ewan McGregor’s Indian Larry Panhead Chopper

Ben Branch December 30, 2016
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles

There are few (if any) chopper builders of the modern era held in higher esteem than the late Indian Larry, he strictly built bikes…

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XTR Pepo BMW R100R

Ben Branch December 27, 2016
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

The BMW R100R is a motorcycle that looks older than it really is, BMW released it as a retro-modern bike in 1991 and sold…

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The Royal Tracker

Ben Branch December 21, 2016
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Flat Trackers
  • Motorcycles

The Royal Enfield Continental GT isn’t a motorcycle that you’d immediately associate with potential for a flat tracker custom build. The factory-built cafe racer…

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MotoEssence Yamaha RD350 YPVS Racer

Ben Branch December 15, 2016
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Essenza – The Essence of Motorcycles is a 1/8 of a mile race developed this year with two runnings in Europe. One on the…

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Lab Motorcycle Yamaha XJR 1200

Ben Branch December 5, 2016
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha XJR 1200 was released in 1995 as a large displacement muscle bike with a comfortable upright riding position, and an almost obscenely…

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Ducati 900 Darmah Custom Racer

Ben Branch November 29, 2016
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

The original Ducati 860 GT was released in 1974 with controversially “square” styling by renowned car designer Giorgetto Giugiaro, the new model replaced the…

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