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Gasbox Indian Scout

Ben Branch June 16, 2015
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Indian
  • Motorcycles

The Indian Scout was introduced for the first time in 1919, and quickly established itself as one of America’s most important and successful early…

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Harley Davidson WR 750 Factory Racer

Ben Branch June 11, 2015
  • American
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The Harley Davidson WR 750 was developed with one purpose in mind – to defeat the successful Indian Scout on the dirt track speedways…

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BMW R100/7 Scrambler

Ben Branch June 9, 2015
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Off Road
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

The BMW R100/7 has quickly become a popular target for custom motorcycle builders, largely thanks to its bulletproof 980cc boxer twin, legendary reliability and…

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Ducati Leggero

Ben Branch June 4, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

The Ducati Leggero series of custom performance motorcycles by iconic builder Walt Siegl are a function-first example of what can be done with a…

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Deus Electric Motorcycle

Ben Branch June 3, 2015
  • Australian
  • Design
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles

The Deus Electric is a custom motorcycle by Melbourne-based team Ryan Mischkulnig and Joe Fischer, they began with a humble Honda C90 Cub and…

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Harley-Davidson Speed Racer

Ben Branch May 28, 2015
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Ducati
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles

The Harley-Davidson Sportster is a motorcycle that we’ve seen customised 6 ways from Sunday, the model is Harley’s best selling and longest running, and…

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Kawasaki KZ200 Tracker

Ben Branch May 27, 2015
  • Australian
  • Flat Trackers
  • Japanese
  • Kawasaki
  • Motorcycles

The Kawasaki KZ200 is a motorcycle that was developed largely for the South East Asian market, with a particular focus on Indonesia. For a…

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Moto Watercolours by Claudia Liebenberg

Ben Branch May 25, 2015
  • Art
  • Home
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

Claudia Liebenberg is an exceptionally talented South African artist with a deeply held love of motorcycles and the culture that surrounds them. She’s been…

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Matchless-Vickers Military Motorcycle

Ben Branch May 22, 2015
  • British
  • Military
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

The idea of taking a motorcycle and attaching a machine gun to it seems to have occurred to someone very shortly after the motorcycle…

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Tim Allen’s Brawler GT-R

Ben Branch May 20, 2015
  • American
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles

The Brawler GT is a handmade sport cruiser by Dar Holdsworth and the talented team over at Darwin Motorcycles, it was designed from the…

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Legends of F1: John Surtees

Ben Branch May 20, 2015
  • British
  • Films
  • Motorcycles
  • Racing

I’ve come across a disconcertingly significant number of motorcyclists in recent weeks who don’t know who John Surtees is, so I spent this afternoon…

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Suzuki Katana by Icon 1000

Ben Branch May 19, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Suzuki

The Suzuki Katana is a bike that had a major impact on motorcycle design from its introduction in 1981 through to the modern day,…

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