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Harley-Davidson American Scrambler

Ben Branch February 27, 2015
  • American
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

Harley-Davidson is not a motorcycle manufacturer that many will associate with off-road adventuring, the company has carved out a significant niche as the world’s…

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Ducati Monster by Deus Ex Machina

Ben Branch February 25, 2015
  • Cafe Racers
  • Ducati
  • Motorcycles

The Ducati Monster is a motorcycle we’ve seen customised six ways from Sunday, so whenever we find one that looks genuinely unique, it always…

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The Adventures of Zaya

Ben Branch February 23, 2015
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography
  • Women

In Venus Veritas is a new website dedicated to showcasing women in the typically male-dominated worlds of cars, motorcycles, boats, planes and anything else…

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Frogman’s Rocket 3

Ben Branch February 16, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

Frogman’s Rocket 3 is the latest creation from the workshop of prolific American custom builder Randy Grubb – a man whose work is characterised…

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BMW R65 by Ellaspede

Ben Branch February 11, 2015
  • Australian
  • BMW
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • German
  • Motorcycles

The BMW R65 was introduced in 1978 to provide a mid-sized touring motorcycle for the BMW faithful, it utilised the bullet-proof airhead engine with…

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Norton-Velocette Dustbin Racer

Ben Branch February 4, 2015
  • British
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton
  • Vintage

This Norton-Velocette is one of many specials based on the legendary Norton Featherbed frame – a motorcycle chassis so influential that a number of…

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Honda CB750 by Vibrazioni Art Design

Ben Branch February 3, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Honda
  • Italian
  • Motorcycles

The Honda CB750 is a motorcycle we’ve seen customised in just about every way you can imagine, from the plethora of cafe racers to…

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Moto Borgatoro

Ben Branch February 3, 2015
  • American
  • Films
  • Moto Guzzi
  • Motorcycles

Moto Borgatoro is a short film by Roberto Serrini about renowned custom motorcycle builder Peter Boggia, and it’s a far cry from the more…

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Commando #106 by Colorado Norton Works

Ben Branch January 30, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Luxury
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton

The Norton Commando is a motorcycle that, in some ways, represents the final peak of the first great wave of British motorcycles. That previous…

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The Husqvarna 400 Cross

Ben Branch January 27, 2015
  • Engineering
  • Husqvarna
  • Motocross
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Vintage

The Husqvarna 400 Cross is a motorcycle made famous by both its endeavours in off-road racing throughout the late ’60s and ’70s as well…

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The Norton Project

Ben Branch January 25, 2015
  • American
  • British
  • Films
  • Motorcycles
  • Norton
  • Vintage

The Norton Project is a short documentary about two sons who stole their father’s 1969 Norton Commando to get it professionally restored, and then…

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Ariel Square Four Wallpaper

Ben Branch January 24, 2015
  • British
  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

The Ariel Square Four was a sensation when it was released at the Olympia Motorcycle Show in 1930, the concept of putting four cylinders…

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