- By Ron BetistPublished On: May 3, 2018
About a year ago I’ve featured this amazing Ducati 900ss built by the Belgium crew of Deep Creek Cycleworks. At that time they were still “all about second chances”, focussing on their passion to turn old bikes back into something rideable and desirable. But with their latest build, they’ve made an […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: April 30, 2018
If you like it or not; the electric motorcycle is slowly taking its place in the world. Of course, if you ask me, there is nothing better dan the smell of gasoline and oil. Or the sound when you open up the throttle which gives you pretty BRAAAP! But we can […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: April 23, 2018
The Dutch custom motorcycle scene is growing and growing. On every event, you see new faces and new builders. This machine here is from a new talent in town and goes by the name of Timmer Motorcycles, owned by Maarten Timmer. Maarten has a degree in industrial design and works as […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: April 11, 2018
With our small series of Custom Crafts, we’ve broadened our view of the custom motorcycle scene by interviewing the artists behind the bikes. In the past we’ve done some shop visits, but this never really led to serious articles. With our ever growing audience and some extra hands (called Ron), we […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: April 9, 2018
The unstoppable Pepo Rosell, a.k.a. XTR Pepo is the most featured builder out here and just as expected, he delivered another amazing bike this month. While Pepo has a long heritage with Ducati, he’s never afraid to pick something different. This time he took a 2001 Honda Hornet and gave it the […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: April 8, 2018
The Honda CX500 remains of those base bikes that keeps builders inspired. During the last three years, I’ve featured dozens of them. To be honest, in my opinion, there is one bike standing out for me, and that is still Sacha Lakic’s version. Nevertheless, this is a seriously costly machine. But […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: April 5, 2018
I don’t think there’s a bike that has been featured twice on the same website. On any custom motorcycle website (correct me if I’m wrong). When the owner of this bike submitted it, I didn’t recognize it in the first place. But after a second look (and a little hint of […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: April 3, 2018
I can’t help it, but we got a submission of another awesome Yamaha Virago. And just like Bal Deo’s Virago I’ve posted last week, it’s an XV750. It’s not on purpose, it’s just how they roll in. This bike is built by Oran, owner of Buriam Siammotor, a motorcycle dealer in Buriram. This mid-sized […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: March 28, 2018
Earthbound The Dutch are quite well known for their levelheadedness and their no-nonsense approach when it comes to business. In their communication, they might sometimes a bit too direct, but they mean well. This trait particularly applies to fellow countrymen from the Eastern part of the Netherlands. They often look at […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: March 21, 2018
As proud “Dutchmen” it’s always cool to publish a cool story and pictures of a bike that comes from our home ground. And with an ever-growing custom motorcycle scene, the established workshops keep on delivering top-notch work. Regular readers already know that we have some really great pro builders here like […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: March 20, 2018
Just like the Honda CB or BMW airheads, the Yamaha Virago is one of the most popular base bikes for custom projects. And yes, it has been done over and over again. Some good, some bad, some terrible. And when a bike design is being consolidated, it gets harder and harder […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: March 18, 2018
In this series “Custom Crafts”, our fresh contributor Ron Betist is taking you along on his journey in discovering the world behind the custom motorcycle scene. Usually, the builder or shop gets all the credits of a completed project, but he or she is often supported by a variety of artists. […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: March 16, 2018
Book details: Title Triumph Motorcycles in America Authors: Lindsay Brooke & David Gaylin Language: English Publishing date: January 2018 ISBN10: 076035328X ISBN13: […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: March 13, 2018
Model: Diana Gabriela Chiriac Bike: Luis Moto (more info here).
- By Ron BetistPublished On: March 12, 2018
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from Lucky Custom from Argentina, but their Honda VF750 Cafe Racer still is one of the most popular posts here on BikeBrewers. With this machine, they went viral and the bike still pops up all around the interwebs. Today I received some images of their […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: March 9, 2018
The BMW R nineT is one of those machines that can be put under the famous words “Veni, Vidi, Vici”. Right from the introduction back in 2014, it was clear that BMW aimed at a big piece of the retro bike scene as we know it today. Next to an impressive […]