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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 that were meant to be ridden rather than trailered around…

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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 them until 1996. BMW rolled in a combination of classic…

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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 was released in 2014 with styling that caused a sensation…

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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 3rd of September at Glemseck 101 in Leonberg, and 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 wide torque band. Yamaha spent significant time making sure that…

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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 more rounded Ducati 750 GT, with a series of exterior…

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The Walt Siegl Leggero GTS

Ben Branch November 4, 2016
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Motorcycles

Walt Siegl is one of those rare custom motorcycle builders who you wish you could place in the head designer position at a marque like Ducati or Harley-Davidson. The motorcycles that roll out of his…

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Ducati Supermoto Scrambler

Ben Branch October 29, 2016
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

In 2015 Ducati pulled the veil back on the all-new Scrambler. It’s a model aimed squarely at the burgeoning retro-dual-sport segment – a genre that very few really expected to explode in popularity as…

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Iconic Moto Honda CB750 Nighthawk

Ben Branch October 22, 2016
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

The Honda CB750 Nighthawk is a motorcycle that has seen very little attention from custom builders. There are a few out there, but they’re pretty thin on the ground and don’t land in the…

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Triumph Board Tracker

Ben Branch October 21, 2016
  • Board Trackers
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This Triumph Board Tracker is a motorcycle that was built far more recently that you might guess, utilising parts and engineering practices that were common back in the heyday of the board track racing…

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Norton MM

Ben Branch October 19, 2016
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton

The Norton MM is a limited edition production motorcycle developed by 72 Motorcycles out of the UK, with the full blessing of Norton Motorcycles. Some of you will have immediately pegged that its design…

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Gas Monkey Garage VW Shorty Bus

Ben Branch October 11, 2016
  • Cars
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • German

This VW Shorty Bus was restored by the famous Gas Monkey Garage team during an episode of their show Fast N’ Loud back in 2014. The concept of the shortened VW has been a…

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