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Royal Enfield Interceptor “Desert Runner” by Revival Cycles

Ben Branch October 8, 2020
Custom Royal Enfield Interceptor
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

  The Desert Runner is one of the most consequential custom motorcycles built by the team at Revival Cycles, in order to build it they were shipped an unreleased Royal Enfield Interceptor from the factory…

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The Suzuki RB50 GAG – The Mini Gixxer

Ben Branch October 6, 2020
Suzuki RB 50 GAG Mini Gixxer
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

This is the Suzuki RB50 GAG, a much loved minibike better known by its “Mini Gixxer” nickname, a reference to the fact it’s essentially a miniature version of the full-sized Suzuki GSX-R superbike. Suzuki…

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1980s Icon: Honda CX500 Turbo – The First Mass-Produced Turbocharged Motorcycle

Ben Branch October 2, 2020
Honda CX500 Turbo
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

  The Honda CX500 Turbo was a one-year-only model released in 1982 that helped fuel an arms race among the big four Japanese motorcycle manufacturers to produce ever faster and more powerful forced induction…

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A Custom Honda XR650L by Sea Of Rocks

Ben Branch September 30, 2020
Honda XR650 10
  • Camping
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

When the pandemic had me stranded at our South Western German workshop for the summer, my 1993 Honda XR650L got some TLC. I always loved the combination of the fun aesthetics and the utilitarian function of early 80s rally bikes.

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For Sale: Still In Its Factory Crate – A 1977 Norton Commando Interstate

Ben Branch September 28, 2020
Norton Commando In Crate
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton

  This 1977 Norton Commando Interstate has never been unpacked from its original factory crate, amazingly it has passed through the hands of three owners in the past 43 years and all of them…

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Fifty Shades Of Grey – A Custom Harley-Davidson Sportster by Black Lanes

Ben Branch September 25, 2020
Custom Sportster Chopper
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles

I’m a small towner who started skateboarding in the late 80’s for the fun, creativity and freedom. I loved every aspect of skateboarding and the feeling it gave me.

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A Custom Moto Guzzi Nevada 750 – TOMA #21 by TOMA Customs

Ben Branch September 23, 2020
Custom Moto Guzzi Nevada 750 1
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

This article was written by Thomas Jeukens of TOMA Customs – When possible we like to bring you the story of a bike in the words of the people that built it to cut…

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A Honda XR650R Custom Flat Tracker by Mule Motorcycles

Ben Branch September 18, 2020
Honda XR650R Custom Flat Tracker 3
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Flat Trackers
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

My friend Adam Lesley, whom I had previously built a Sportster 1200 Hooligan racer for, approached me with interest in building a flat track “framer” – a framer is a motorcycle with a lightweight frame designed for dirt track racing…

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A Beautiful Kawasaki KX250 Rebuilt by Hold Fast Chicago

Ben Branch September 15, 2020
Kawasaki KX250 6
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

My name is Jeff Galia from Hold Fast Chicago. I have been working on custom bikes for a while now and enjoy anything on two wheels. I’m an engineer for the railroad in Chicago so when I’m not…

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A Ducati 959 Panigale Custom by Jett Design

Ben Branch September 9, 2020
Ducati Panigale 959 Custom 5
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles

  It takes a brave person to customize a new Ducati 959 Panigale, it’s a motorcycle that’s already perfect according to many in the motorcycle community, and the Ducati fanbase is one of the…

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The 1915 Autoped Motorized Scooter – The World’s First Powered Production Scooter

Ben Branch August 29, 2020
Autoped Motorized Scooter
  • American
  • Motor Scooters
  • Motorcycles

  The Autoped is widely regarded as being the first mass-produced motorized scooter, it was offered in both electric and gasoline versions, and the gasoline version was said to be capable of speeds of…

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For Sale: A Vincent Black Lightning – The Fastest Production Motorcycle In The World In 1948

Ben Branch August 27, 2020
Vincent Black Lightning
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

  The Vincent Black Lightning was the fastest production motorcycle in the world when it was first offered to the public as a production model in 1948, only 31 were built and today they’re…

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