Looking at the pictures of this custom Ducati Monster S2R never made me think that this bike was totaled in a crash. But it did, so Belgian brewer Bernard Mont had nothing to loose when he decided to rebuild this Duc. And he wanted something else. Well, he succeeded: he created a custom Monster […]

Buell XB9 Café Racer by IRON Pirate Garage Awesome creation by the pretty new IRON Pirate Garage, based on a Buell XB9. The high torque/hp Harley engine in a lightweight setup and only top quality hardware. The bike also got recognized by Bike EXIF and I think that this Buell is a […]

A Vespa motorscooter always will be something I really like. I’ve owned a ’82 150 Sprint for a couple of years and every ride was fun. Not fast, no handling or brakes at all, but cool in every way. I’ve seen motorcycle builders trying to make it a bit sportier, upgrading the […]

Building or rebuilding a motorcycle requires a lot of different skills. Of course you can outsource all things, but in that case you’ll never learn anything… In this post I’ll explain the basics of how to lace a motorcycle wheel. For this I’ve used my original ’72 Honda CB500 front hub […]

The BMW R-series is one of the most used cafe racer base bikes, and that’s for different reasons. They are cool, reliable, stand out for (German) quality, are rideable and powerful. And those air cooled  2 cylinders just sound awesome. Not forget the fact that there are tons of them still […]

Yes! A new build from our Dutch fellows of Wrench Kings! Last year they’ve shown us what they are capable of with their cool Honda GL500 Café Racer and this time a Kawasaki Z650 is turned into a cool bratstyle bike. It started with a small question from one of their clients: “could […]

Rejetting carbs can be a real hassle. In this post I’ll explain the process of rejetting your carburetors in 3 simple steps: Main adjustment (main jets) Fine adjustment (gas needle + air adjustment) Stationary adjustment (air screw / fuel screw) Before you start A carburetor has a lot of parts in it […]

Beautiful interpretation of the brutal 1200cc rocket by V’Spirit Motorworks this Ducati Monster 1200 Café Racer (or café figher as you wish), called “Valkyrie”:  

Fashion and design working together: Thierry Langlois, owner of fashion brand “Atelier 5” has an eye for design and has a strong passion for motorsports. So why not combine those two must Thierry have thought. In “Flash 76“, a French Yamaha dealer, he found a technical partner who could build his bike. It […]

A Buell is something special from it’s own and we don’t see them too often in the custom scene, but still; I’ve featured some cool Buell’s already. Remember the aggressive XB12 SCM R? Or the XB12R Café Racer? This Buell XB9 Café Racer I found on Facebook and is built by […]

Donny from Studio Motor seems unstoppable; he’s delivering bike after bike and every time it’s something special. I’ve already featured many of his builds and this latest build is also worth sharing. Donny likes to work on all types of bikes and this time he took a 2012 KTM Duke 200 […]

Time for a short throwback on April with an overview of some outstanding custom bikes around the web. 2 BMW’s, a Harley and a Triumph. Let’s start with one of the best bikes we found; a BMW R nineT by Diamond Atelier: BMW R nineT by Diamond Atelier Diamond Atelier is […]

Smoking advertisments & motorsports go way back. Who does’t remember the red & white Marlboro F1 McLarens and Ducati’s or the blue Gauloises Yamaha’s? But since smoking isn’t healthy anymore, the advertising of tobacco was prohibited. But especially the Marlboro marked cars and bikes where the most recognizable. Luis Bertelli from […]

Today I got an e-mail of Grzegorz Korczak from Unikat (thanks buddy!) with a bunch of pictures of his recent finished project: a custom Yamaha SR125 Scrambler named “Clockwork Orange”. We know Grzegorz from an earlier feature here on the blog, a cool Honda CB550 SL Custom. Just like the Honda, this Yamaha is full […]

The title of this post, Harley Sportster Café Racer is a bit misleading; it only uses the engine of a Sportster, all other parts are custom or from other bikes. This beauty is built by Ardent Motorcycles. Founder Curtis Miller has worked as “an artist” the last 30 years, mainly fabricating custom furniture. His background […]

If you say triple cylinder, you say Triumph. The English brand has a long history of three inline motorcycle engines and used it on a wide range of their bikes. I instantly fell in love with the Street Triple after I switched the ignition on. The triple engines are more popular than […]