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Motorcycle Madness: The Twin-Turbo Boxer Metal BMW R100

Ben Branch March 27, 2023
Twin-Turbo Boxer Metal BMW R100
  • Curious Contraptions
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is a custom-built twin-turbocharged BMW R100 that was painstakingly built by the team over at Boxer Metal, a husband and wife run BMW…

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Curtiss Motorcycles Is Selling Their Pre-Production Prototypes

Ben Branch March 25, 2023
Curtiss 1 Pre-Production Prototype Mortorcycles
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The Curtiss Motorcycle Company is selling off their collection of pre-production prototypes in the build up to the full production run of their first fully…

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The Incredible Art Of Schascia Morosi

Ben Branch March 24, 2023
Schascia Morosi Carburetor Art
  • Art
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

Schascia Morosi is an artist from the small town of Angera on Lake Maggiore, northwest of Milan not far from the Swiss border. The…

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Condor A350: The Ducati-Powered Swiss Army Motorcycle

Ben Branch March 15, 2023
Condor A350
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The Condor A350 was developed in the early 1970s as a motorcycle for the Swiss Army, the 350cc engine from the Ducati 350 Scrambler…

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Short Film: Cristian Sosa Metal Work Masterclass – At MotoRRetro

Ben Branch March 10, 2023
Cristian Sosa MotoRRetro 13
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Films

This short film showcases the series of hands-on lessons in custom motorcycle fuel tank design and fabrication that were given to the MotoRRetro student…

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A Rare Kawasaki KLR650 Diesel-Powered Motorcycle For The Special Forces

Ben Branch March 7, 2023
Kawasaki KLR650 Diesel Motorcycle
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Military
  • Motorcycles

This may look like an ordinary drab green military Kawasaki KLR650 but it’s actually something altogether more special. It’s one of the rare bikes…

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LA to LA – A Book By Bronson Bigelow

Ben Branch February 28, 2023
La to La Book
  • Books
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

LA to LA tells the true story of two friends and their journey across America by motorcycle, it’s a relatable tale told well by…

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Motorcycle Specials Presents: E.A. Barrett’s Phoenix-JAPs

Martin Squires February 7, 2023
E.A. Barrett’s Phoenix-JAP 2
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycle Specials
  • Motorcycles

Motorcycle Specials is a new series of articles by Martin Squires documenting a range of adapted and often one off machines, whose creators have…

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A Rare BMW R68 ISDT Special

Ben Branch January 25, 2023
BMW R68 ISDT
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is a rare BMW R68 ISDT Special, in many respects its one of the early progenitors of modern enduro and adventure motorcycles, and…

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Honda GB400 TT: An Australian-Built Classic Cafe Racer

Ben Branch January 21, 2023
Honda GB400 TT Custom Motorcycle
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

The Honda GB400 TT was released along with the GB500 and GB250, all single-cylinder cafe racer-style motorcycles that were strongly influenced by classic British…

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Weird Wheels: A Vectrix VX-1 Electric Custom Motorcycle

Ben Branch January 16, 2023
Custom Vectrix VX-1 Electric Motorcycle 16
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

When you first lay eyes on this Vectrix VX-1 custom it’s not completely clear what you’re looking at. It somewhat resembles the Henderson KJ…

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KTM 990 Super Duke Flat Tracker: Second Wave 001

Ben Branch January 14, 2023
KTM 990 Super Duke Flat Tracker
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This is the KTM 990 Super Duke as we’ve ever seen it before, as a stripped back lightweight flat tracker that would likely make very…

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