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The Toma Customs BMW K1100 Scrambler

Ben Branch November 5, 2018
BMW K1100 Scrambler Seat
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

This BMW K1100 Scrambler represents a direction that BMW would likely never have considered taking with their large capacity 4-cylinder, but luckily Thomas Jeukens…

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The Yamaha XT500 – Winner Of The First Two Paris-Dakar Rallies

Ben Branch October 31, 2018
Yamaha XT500 Engine
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha XT500 won the first two runnings of the Paris-Dakar Rally as well as the Paris-Abidjan-Nice, it also surprised everyone by winning the…

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A Rare Maserati Motorcycle – 1955 Maserati T2

Ben Branch October 30, 2018
Maserati Motorcycle Front Fender
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles
  • Rare

Whenever I see a Maserati motorcycle at a show I have to go over for a closer look and chat to the owner, they’re…

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A 5 Minute History: The Mighty Honda Africa Twin

Jon Branch October 29, 2018
Honda Africa Twin
  • Brief Histories
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The 1988 Honda Africa Twin XRV650 was the marque’s first major foray into the market for adventure motorcycles. The bike was officially launched on 20th May that year – painted in red, blue, and white it was intentionally made to look like the Paris-Dakar Rally winning bikes.

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The CCM Spitfire – Possibly The World’s Fastest Selling Hand-Built Production Motorcycle

Ben Branch October 25, 2018
CCM Spitfire Motorcycle
  • British
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

The CCM Spitfire was developed by an A-Team division within Clews Competition Machines nicknamed the SkunkwerX – a hat-tip to the legendary Skunk Works team at Lockheed…

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Droog Moto Custom Triumph Daytona 675 – British Post-Apocalypto

Ben Branch October 23, 2018
Custom Triumph Daytona 675
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

This custom Triumph Daytona 675 is the work of Droog Moto – a highly-regarded custom motorcycle garage based out of Washington State that’s run by an enterprising young couple named Max and Erica Droog, known for their tough-as-nails, post-apocalyptic scrambler builds.

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Ural Air LE – A Sidecar Motorcycle Equipped With A Scouting Drone

Ben Branch October 22, 2018
Ural Air LE Sidecar Motorcycle 8
  • Camping
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road

The Ural Air LE is the company’s newest sidecar motorcycle developed for 21st century adventurers who want a third eye in the sky to…

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Tripla 0.0 675 – A Triumph Street Triple by Italian Dream Motorcycle

Ben Branch October 19, 2018
Triumph Speed Triple by Italian Dream Motorcycle 7
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

Tripla 0.0 675 is a series of 5 bespoke Triumph Street Triples from Italian Dream Motorcycle, a company that describes itself as a microscopic motorcycle manufacturer…

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Honda eCub – A Honda Cub Electric Conversion Kit By Shanghai Customs

Ben Branch October 17, 2018
Honda eCub - Honda Cub Electric Conversion Kit By Shanghai Customs
  • Design
  • Electric Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The Honda eCub is the electric bike we all wish Honda would build – they likely never will but that no longer matters as…

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The Jett Design x Motorelic Ducati 749 Custom Racer

Ben Branch October 15, 2018
Ducati 749 Custom 4
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Motorcycles

The Ducati 749 and its larger sibling were designed by Pierre Terblanche, a name treated with universal and much deserved reverence in the motorcycling…

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Isle of Man TT by Studio Kippenberger – Full Length Film

Ben Branch October 14, 2018
Isle of Man TT by Studio Kippenberger
  • Films
  • Isle of Man TT
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

Isle of Man TT is a feature film by Studio Kippenberger, the world renowned team of filmmakers headed up by Christopher Kippenberger. It’s notoriously…

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The Norton Model 30 International: The Bike That Dominated The Isle of Man TT

Ben Branch October 12, 2018
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

The Norton Model 30 International is deservedly remembered as one of the most iconic and important motorcycles ever built by the British marque. Norton works team…

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