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The Turbo Maximus – A 200 hp Turbocharged Yamaha by Derek Kimes

Ben Branch August 30, 2018
Yamaha Turbo Maximus Motorcycle Exhaust
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

This article was written by the builder of Turbo Maximus – Derek Kimes. When possible we like to bring you the story of a build in the words of the person who built it…

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The Anvil Motociclette Indian Shrimp Mille – A Custom Indian Scout Sixty

Ben Branch August 28, 2018
Custom Indian Scout Sixty 4
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Indian
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

The Indian Shrimp Mille is a new custom build from the talented Italian team at Anvil Motociclette dedicated to one of the biggest superstars of the early years of American board track racing –…

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Father & Son Project – The Lloyd Brothers Honda XL600R Street Tracker

Ben Branch August 27, 2018
Honda XL600R Street Tracker 22
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Flat Track
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

Lloyd Brothers Motorsports have been building some of the quickest flat trackers in the world for over 25 years, but this project wasn’t built for dirt oval competition, it was built as a father…

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The Indian Scout Racer That PJ Grakauskas Built

Ben Branch August 14, 2018
Indian Scout Bobber Custom Motorcycle 19
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles

If you’d like to vote for this bike to win you can click here to visit the competition page. PJ Grakauskas When PJ Grakauskas was picked to build one of the three custom Indian Bobbers…

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The Post-Apocalyptic Droog Moto Kawasaki Ninja 650R – Moto 12

Ben Branch August 13, 2018
Kawasaki 650R
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

The Kawasaki Ninja 650R isn’t a motorcycle that you’d necessarily think of as a post-apocalyptic machine, but the team at Droog Moto took a look under the fairing and realized they could make something…

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The British Harley-Davidson Beach Racer by Hoxton Moto

Ben Branch July 25, 2018
Harley-Davidson Beach Racer
  • American
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles

For years I have drooled over the styling of Harleys and Indians from the 1940’s. I also inspired by the images of TROG in the USA. Finding and affording an original Harley or Indian of this era was beyond my means so this created an opportunity to build a replica with a twist.

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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 type 247 engine and drivetrain. From a road touring perspective,…

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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 the spirit and styling of the iconic 1980 BMW R80…

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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 than any other marque. The Bol d’Or is a step away…

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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, and manufacturing company. Since Metalbike was founded 10 years ago,…

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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 a moto website that you’re almost certainly already familiar with,…

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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 the words of the builder, to give unique insight into…

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