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Ducati 900 Mike Hailwood Replica – The Mighty MHR

Ben Branch November 26, 2018
Ducati 900 Mike Hailwood Replica Front
  • Ducati
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

The Ducati 900 Mike Hailwood Replica was the best-selling Ducati of its time, both because of its sporting abilities and its close association with Mike “The Bike” Hailwood who had ridden a Ducati 900SS…

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Harley-Davidson XR750 – A Restored Racer Ready For The Dirt Track

Ben Branch November 22, 2018
Harley-Davidson XR-750
  • American
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles

Although it’s a controversial thing to say to an American, the Harley-Davidson XR750 only really exists because of the British. Now before you start heating the tar and plucking yourself some feathers, hear me…

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A Monochromatic Custom Yamaha XJR1300 – Built By Espiat

Ben Branch November 16, 2018
Yamaha XJR1300 Headlight
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The Yamaha XJR1300 is probably the motorcycle Godzilla would ride, if he had longer arms and a slightly better center of gravity. The first thing that strikes you when you see an XJR1300 in…

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Royal Enfield Classic 500 Scrambler – By BAAK Motocyclettes

Ben Branch November 15, 2018
Royal Enfield Classic 500 Scrambler
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

The bespoke Royal Enfield Classic 500 Scrambler you see here isn’t a production model, though it does look a lot like the trials and scrambles machines built using original Enfields in the 1950s and…

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The New Norton Atlas Ranger Scrambler – £11,995 MSRP

Ben Branch November 14, 2018
Norton Atlas Ranger Front
  • British
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

The new-for-2019 Norton Atlas Ranger is the latest addition to the line-up from the storied British motorcycle manufacturer that was rescued by Stuart Garner in 2008. To cut to the chase for those of you…

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Honda Monkey Z50R – The Fastest Version Of The Original Monkey

Ben Branch November 14, 2018
Honda Monkey Z50R Rear
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The Honda Monkey Z50R was released in 1979 as the new and improved Honda Monkey bike – so named because people looked like monkeys when riding them, with their knees up, arms out, and…

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Ducati 750 Sport – An Original Street-Legal Performance Special

Ben Branch November 13, 2018
Ducati 750 Sport
  • Ducati
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

The Ducati 750 Sport is an exceedingly rare motorcycle that sits squarely between its two more famous siblings – the Ducati 750 GT and the Ducati 750 Super Sport (SS). Put simply, the Ducati 750 Sport (also known as the 750S) was a higher-performance version of the slightly more consumer-friendly 750 GT.

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The Metalbike Garage Custom Honda Hornet CB600F

Ben Branch November 9, 2018
Honda Hornet CB600F Custom Close Up
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Honda
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles

The Honda Hornet, known as the Honda CB600F in some countries, is considered by many to be about as close to the perfect daily rideable motorcycle as it’s possible to get. The Honda Hornet…

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The Billet Sting – A Honeycomb Alloy Custom BMW R nineT

Ben Branch November 7, 2018
Custom BMW R nineT CNC Alloy
  • BMW
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

The Billet Sting is a custom BMW R nineT with a bespoke honeycomb alloy chassis machined by CNC in 10 individual pieces, before being carefully welded together on a jig to create one of the most eye-catching custom motorcycles we’ve seen in recent memory.

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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 of Toma Customs took it upon himself to make the…

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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 1977 500cc Motocross World Championship (in significantly modified form) against…

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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 a rare sight nowadays, and there are many who have…

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