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Yuri by Lanakila MacNaughton

Ben Branch March 6, 2014
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography

Yuri is a native of Japan with a deep and abiding love for air-cooled American motorcycles, she’s never driven a car or ridden a scooter but she has ridden a hard-tail 1979 Shovelhead custom…

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Yamaha XS750 Custom

Ben Branch March 4, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha XS750 was produced from 1977 to 1979 before being replaced by the larger XS850, the model never saw the same production numbers as the wildly popular parallel-twin Yamaha XS650 but we’ve been…

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Porus by Bambukaat Motorcycle Customs

Ben Branch February 13, 2014
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

  Bambukaat Motorcycle Customs is a new custom workshop based in Rupnagar, India. The bike you see here is their first effort, it started life an an old, slightly worn out Royal Enfield 350…

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Turbo Yamaha Salt Flat Racer by Super Rat

Ben Branch February 3, 2014
  • American
  • Art
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Design
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Yamaha

  Madness takes many forms. For some it’s a slow descent into oblivion, characterised by increasingly erratic behaviour, illogical obsessions and a fondness for incoherent mumblings about the Illuminati. For others it’s a project…

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The Dirt Bike by British Customs

Ben Branch January 24, 2014
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Triumph

British Customs is a leading international supplier of Triumph-specific parts, accessories and gear – the market for Triumph parts has been growing exponentially in recent years and the Scrambler, Bonneville and Thruxton models have…

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Kawasaki KZ750 by Valtoron

Ben Branch January 22, 2014
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Kawasaki
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Spanish

Valtoron is a Spanish custom motorcycle garage owned and operated by brothers Pablo & Carlos Delgado – the siblings have been professional metalworkers since 1995 and are the sons of well-known painter/sculptor/designer Rafael Muyor….

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Honda CB250 by Exesor Motorcycles

Ben Branch January 17, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

This custom Honda CB250 by Exesor Motorcycles is one of the most well engineered parts-bin specials we’ve ever seen here on Silodrome. It’s fitted with a Honda CB360 engine that’s been bored out to…

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1940 Mercury Custom Coupe

Ben Branch January 16, 2014
  • American
  • Cars
  • Classic Cars
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Vintage

This 1940 Mercury Custom Coupe is far more than just another SoCal chop-top, it’s thought to be the first such car that Los Angeles ever saw and one of the first to be made…

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Yamaha Virago XV535 by Old Empire Motorcycles

Ben Branch January 13, 2014
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

This Yamaha Virago XV535 custom, dubbed “Bulldog”, is the latest two-wheeled release from Old Empire Motorcycles – a British custom motorcycle workshop that’s become famous for their work with Royal Enfields over the past…

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Moto Guzzi V7 Classic by Revival Cycles

Ben Branch January 11, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Moto Guzzi
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

Introduced in 2007 the Moto Guzzi V7 Classic represented the Italian marque’s step into the world of retro-styled motorcycles with modern underpinnings. Triumph and Ducati had both been catering to the genre for years…

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Bandit 9 Motorcycles: The Interview

Ben Branch January 8, 2014
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Design
  • Motorcycles

This is the first in a series of interviews on Silodrome by Alicia Elfving aka MotoLady, featuring significant figures from the world of Gasoline Culture. Daryl Villanueva is the founder and director of Bandit 9…

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Norman Reedus’ Classified Moto Yamaha XV920R

Ben Branch December 31, 2013
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

Those of you who watch The Walking Dead will already be well aware of who Norman Reedus is, his character is a new breed of post-apolocalptic anti-hero who rides a custom Triumph and casually…

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