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DownShift Studio Honda CX500

Ben Branch June 19, 2017
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

Meet Jeremy and Joel DownShift Studio is run by Jeremy Lacy, an industrial designer based in Denver who specializes in illustrations and sketches of custom bikes, often helping fabricators and builders from around the…

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Slipstream Creations Honda CB200

Ben Branch June 17, 2017
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

The Honda CB200 was released in 1973 as a replacement for the CB175, both bikes were popular with young men, particularly teenagers, who couldn’t afford a CB750 but wanted the closet thing they could…

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RSD Indian Scout Sixty Super Hooligan

Ben Branch June 14, 2017
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Flat Trackers
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles

The Indian Scout Sixty The Indian Scout Sixty was released in 2016 as a more affordable entry point for riders wanting to throw their leg over a new Indian Scout. The main difference between the…

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Vintage Steele BMW R60/6

Ben Branch June 8, 2017
  • American
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • German
  • Motorcycles

A Short History of the BMW R60/6 The BMW R60/6 made its first appearance in 1974 as part of the all-new /6 family of motorcycles by the German manufacturer. These new models replaced the…

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Revival of the Machine BMW R100RS

Ben Branch May 31, 2017
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

The Revival of the Machine BMW R100RS is a collaborative motorcycle project between Spanish magazine Revival of the Machine and iconic Spanish custom motorcycle garage XTR Pepo. A Short History of the BMW R100RS The…

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Redonda Motors Harley-Davidson Ironhead

Ben Branch May 29, 2017
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

Redonda Motors and JP Barranca Redonda Motors is a Portugese custom and racing motorcycle workshop run by JP Barranca, an engineer with a fascination for just about anything on two wheels. JP and his team…

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This Is The Garage de Félix “Fusky”

Ben Branch May 18, 2017
Garage-de-Félix-Fusqvarna-Hero
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

Meet the Fusky The Fusky is a custom build designed to showcase what the iconic Husqvarnas of the ’60s and ’70s might have looked, if they’d been designed in the modern day. The team at Garage…

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The World’s Fastest Royal Enfield Himalayan

Ben Branch May 13, 2017
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles

The Royal Enfield Himalayan was released in 2015 by the Indian company (formerly British) as the company’s new flagship model. It was penned by iconic motorcycle designer Pierre Terblanche, and fitted with an all-new…

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Bckyrd Customs BMW R nineT

Ben Branch April 28, 2017
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The Background of Bckyrd Customs Bckyrd Customs was started in 2011 by an amiable Balinese man by the name of Arfan and his friend Jacky – they started the business in Arfan’s backyard and chose…

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The Team Knight Rider High Speed Pursuit Vehicle

Ben Branch April 27, 2017
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Design
  • Rare

A Brief History of George Barris The Team Knight Rider High Speed Pursuit Vehicle was designed by the legendary George Barris of Barris Kustom – the same man who created the 1966 Batmobile, the Munster…

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1968 Egli-Vincent 1330 by Godet

Ben Branch April 26, 2017
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

A Brief History of the Egli-Vincent The Egli-Vincent was originally built to fix a design flaw in the Vincent Black Shadow – its frame. Although highly innovating for the time, the frame wasn’t really strong…

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NCT Motorcycles BMW R100T “ToastBrot”

Ben Branch April 12, 2017
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

There are few motorcycle engines as iconic as the BMW Airhead. The opposed twins were first built by the German marque in 1923 based loosely on a design borrowed from the British motorcycle maker…

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