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BMW R 100R by Blitz

Ben Branch January 27, 2016
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

The BMW R 100R was a bit of a precursor of the modern trend towards retro motorcycles. It was released in 1991 and sold…

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Walt Siegl Ducati Leggero

Ben Branch December 31, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

I’m yet to meet a motorcyclist who doesn’t have a deep appreciation for the work of Walt Siegl. He’s a custom bike builder who…

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Yamaha XS650 Gravel Tracker

Ben Branch December 10, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Flat Trackers
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha XS650 was one of the most advanced motorcycles in the world when it was released in 1968, the engine utilised a SOHC,…

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Ducati Bol d’Or by XTR Pepo

Ben Branch December 2, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

If you have so much as a passing interest in highly engineered custom motorcycles, you’ll almost certainly have encountered the work of Pepo Rosell…

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MV Agusta Bol d’Or by Walt Siegl

Ben Branch November 26, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

Words by Walt Siegl. I always had a soft spot for the raw brutishness of 80s Endurance bikes, and I wanted to use an…

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Ducati GT1000 by TTRNO

Ben Branch November 25, 2015
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

The Ducati GT1000 remains one of the best of the retro modern motorcycles we’ve seen in recent memory. With a kerb weight of 185…

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Venier Customs Moto Guzzi California

Ben Branch November 4, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Italian
  • Moto Guzzi
  • Motorcycles

The Moto Guzzi California is a motorcycle that should be significantly more famous than it actually is. The first California was released in 1971…

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Norton Commando Scrambler

Ben Branch October 27, 2015
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Norton
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The Norton Commando is a motorcycle that defied the odds to become a cult classic in its own lifetime, it was developed to compete…

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Old Empire Motorcycles Victory Hammer Gladiator

Ben Branch October 20, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Every now and then we get the opportunity to run a story on a custom motorcycle that was written by the the team that…

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David Beckham’s Triumph Bonneville

Ben Branch September 22, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The Triumph Bonneville was originally released in 1959, it quickly became a very popular motorcycle on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to the…

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Mooneyes Triumph Bobber

Ben Branch September 16, 2015
  • American
  • Bobber
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The Triumph-powered bobber is a motorcycle with a rich American DNA, despite the British origin of its engine. After WWII the custom motorcycle community in…

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Kawasaki KZ200 by Gasoline Motor Co.

Ben Branch September 9, 2015
  • Australian
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

When it was introduced in 1977, the Kawasaki KZ200 was one of the largest capacity motorcycles for sale in Indonesia, and it quickly garnered…

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