Let’s be real. In the past, if a person had casually mentioned that they were building a Honda Shadow chopper, I wouldn’t exactly know what to picture. I might have even tried to talk them out of i

Back in the early 2010s, Italian bike maker Ducati once again tried its hand in the cruiser segment with the Diavel, a bike made in the purest Italian style and packing the most modern (at the time

Here's one piece of European custom creativity bestowed over one of the most aggressive bikes ever built: the Yamaha V-MAX, the Marcus Walz way. Just like with other extreme bikes, creating a more

With a new year just beginning, motorcycle enthusiasts still have a lot to wait until the top players on this market start teasing us with new models and concepts. Meanwhile, thanks to Honda, we ha

Three young designers from Honda Reseach & Development Americas located in Southern California were given the task to build custom bikes based on the Fury, Stateline & Sabre.

Oh the ’80s. It was a decade when the planet got so many things really wrong, including the fashion. Unfortunately, that extended to motorcycle design and history has not been kind to the machines

This is a love story that began with innocent intentions. It was a romance that, like Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson’s relationship in Grease, happened so fast. By no means did I plan to fall in love

Jason Wonder will build you a bike only if you promise you’re really going to ride it. And owner Ricky Powell enjoys his Wonder Customs Rev-2 to the max.

French father and son duo Michel and Jimmy Messina share similar careers as well as a passion for vintage motorcycles and hot rods. in 2019 Jimmy, who is trained as a mechanical engineer and an exp

Tipping the scales at 478 pounds (217 kg) dry, the KTM 1190 Adventure R isn’t the lightest candidate in its class, but it does manage to be surprisingly agile on and off the tarmac. This rugged pie

Mike Hailwood's 1978 Isle of Man TT comeback ride is the stuff of legend. Out of top-flight bike racing for seven years and away from the Island for eleven, he took on and beat the might of the Hon

If you’re not familiar with the TZR, which was introduced in 1986, we should take a minute to explain the different chassis codes (or you should

If you thought that Bulgaria was only good for pickles you were wrong. And to lower that raised eyebrow, here's some amazing BMW work from Ivaylo Trendafilov's Galaxy Custom: an R1200R blowing tons

Ever start out with a basic idea, only to get hopelessly carried away? A wheel swap and a simple suspension tweak were all that Frank Edens was planning for his

This 1980 Honda ATC70 custom was built and restored at Lil' Bike Restoration in Brownsburg, IN. Completely rebuilt bike with an 88cc Big Bore kit ins

Prior to the end of the 2020 Supercross season, we had the opportunity to visit the Flying Iron Horse Ranch located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It just so happened that the owner, Spencer Luczak, also

There are workshops that seek to reinvent their approach on every project they undertake, while others develop a signature style over time and stick to it. Axel Budde’s Kaffeemaschine belongs to th

They say that imitation is the greatest form of flattery. By now, with all the copycat builds

THE SUZUKI RF900’s styling was designed in a pitch black room by a drunken chimp conducting a series of experiments into the effects of poor quality acid. OK, maybe not, but there’s a reason why yo

Dirk Oehlerking of Kingston Customs is an elite motorcycle builder known for his clean, stylish creations with small design details you won’t find anywhere else and a pursuit of perfection that is

The middleweight naked market offers a whole host of incredible machinery at wallet friendly prices. This includes Yamaha’s MT-07, Kawasaki’s Z650, Triumph’s Trident and Suzuki’s SV650, which all o

Featuring four flagship races – the 24 Heures Motos, 24H SPA EWC Motos, Suzuka 8 Hours and Bol d’Or – the calendar has been approved by the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM).

Some might say it was well overdue but Triumph finally redesigned their Tiger 1200, and this latest round of upgrades were definitely worth the wait. It’s not a revision, it’s not an update, and it