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The Speed Merchant

Ben Branch June 29, 2014
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The 4 motorcycles you see here are the work of Speed Merchant (run by the highly respected trio of Brandon “Brawny Built” Holstein, Denver…

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Triumph Enduro by 32 To One

Ben Branch June 27, 2014
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Enduro
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Triumph

The Triumph Scrambler has quickly become a prime target for custom motorcycle builders, it’s based on the Bonneville and because of this, there’s a…

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Honda CBN400 by Ed Turner Motorcycles

Ben Branch June 24, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • French
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

This rather unusual looking Honda CBN400 is the work of Ed Turner Motorcycles, a French custom motorcycle garage run by a friendly chap by…

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Updated: Mystery Board Tracker

Ben Branch June 22, 2014
  • Board Trackers
  • Motorcycles
  • Vintage

Updated with information from Ralph R: This is W. E. Cook. In 1909, he set a speed record of 90 m.p.h. (144 km/h) on…

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Harley-Davidson Livewire

Ben Branch June 20, 2014
  • American
  • Engineering
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles

The Harley-Davidson Livewire is the very manifestation of horror in the eyes of many loyal Harley-Davidson owners, it’s the first 100% electric motorcycle from…

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BMW K100 by Paul “Hutch” Hutchison

Ben Branch June 19, 2014
  • Australian
  • BMW
  • Cafe Racers
  • German
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The BMW K100 has long been a personal favourite of mine, I can’t help but love an underdog and a motorcycle fitted with an…

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Triumph Scrambler by Auto Fabrica

Ben Branch June 17, 2014
  • British
  • Design
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles

Every now and then when I’m emailing backwards and forwards with a custom bike builder they send me a description of their bike so…

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Ducati 749 by Apogee Motorworks

Ben Branch June 13, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Design
  • Ducati
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles

The horses ridden by the four horsemen of the apocalypse are said to be white, red, black and pale. After having a look over…

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Honda CB750 by Wesley Hannam

Ben Branch June 9, 2014
  • Cafe Racers
  • Honda
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro

The Honda CB750 is a motorcycle that’s been cut up and reinvented a million different ways – it’s pretty rare that we see one…

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Russian M-72 Blueprints

Ben Branch June 9, 2014
  • BMW
  • Danish
  • Engineering
  • German
  • Motorcycles
  • Russian
  • Vintage

The Russian M-72 is a motorcycle that was actually designed in Germany by BMW, the Wehrmacht rejected the model as the planned replacement for…

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Jenny + Heidi by Lanakila MacNaughton

Ben Branch June 7, 2014
  • American
  • Art
  • Motorcycles
  • Photography

Jenny + Heidi is a series of photographs by Lanakila MacNaughton – the talent behind The Women’s Moto Exhibit. One of the standout features…

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Red Harley-Davidson Sportster Cafe Racer by Burly Brand

Ben Branch June 6, 2014
  • American
  • Cafe Racers
  • Harley-Davidson
  • Motorcycles

The Sportster is the longest running model line in Harley-Davidson’s long and storied history – it’s also the closest representation of the bikes that Harley was…

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