Classic silhouettes are the theme of this week’s Speed Read. From Unikat’s Harley-Davidson’s Sportster 883, to RF-Biketech’s Kawasaki Z1000R and a beautiful Honda CB400 café racer from Never … [Weiterlesen...]
Backtrack: A replica XR750 tracker from Gasoline
There are a handful of classics out there that look amazingly ‘right.’ In that category, we’d put machines like the Norton Manx, the Moto Guzzi Le Mans, and the early Honda CB750s and Kawasaki Zeds. … [Weiterlesen...]
Speed Read, September 12, 2021
We’re launching into this week’s round-up with a radically reworked Moto Guzzi Bellagio, and finishing off with a look at the upcoming Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello. Wedged in between are a … [Weiterlesen...]
History repeats itself: A Canadian XR750 returns home
Most of the customs we drool over on these pages have little or no history. They’re usually modified after a few mundane years of weekend riding—or transported straight from the showroom floor to the … [Weiterlesen...]
Umbra: Crooked’s Harley tracker is straight-up goodness
Crooked Motorcycles is a name worth watching on the custom scene in Europe. Just a couple of months ago, they impressed us with a crisp BMW K100 build that avoided the cookie-cutter ‘flying brick’ … [Weiterlesen...]
Lo-fi Perfection: A Harley 883 Bobber from Canada
Technology moves at a relentless place—and the motorcycle industry can’t escape it. Just the other day I was riding an electric motorcycle with a sophisticated electronics package that even … [Weiterlesen...]
Custom Bikes Of The Week: 23 June, 2019
We’ve got a Harley-heavy selection this week, with a cafe racer from Italy, a scrambler from Japan and a tracker from the UK. Rounding out the selection are a rally-style Royal Enfield, and a … [Weiterlesen...]
Slam Dunk: A lowered Sportster 883 from Hombrese
Quite a few bikes have quirks that can trap the unwary builder. The strange frame curvature on the Honda CX500 is one of them, and the height of the Harley Sportster motor is another. The venerable … [Weiterlesen...]
