- By Ron BetistPublished On: July 11, 2017
While the typical cafe racer had a huge revival this and the past decennium, the biggest hype seems to be over. Almost every customized motorcycle with clip ons got the tag “cafe” and people seem to be a bit tired of the cafe racer (don’t get me wrong, I still love […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: May 22, 2017
Harley-Davidson isn’t a very dominant brand here on BikeBrewers.com. Of course, if you’re customizing motorcycles into cafe racers, trackers or scramblers, there are more logic base bikes to pick. Nevertheless, last week I’ve featured a cool Harley-Davidson Scrambler which got a lot of great feedback on our social media channels. And who […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: March 13, 2017
If you’re a motorcycle brand without a custom motorcycle battle, you don’t fit in anymore. The last couple of years, several brands had their own battle: we’ve had the Custom Rumble from Ducati, Project Scout from Indian and Operation Octane from Victory Motorcycles. Moto Guzzi started in 2016 with “Lord of Bikes” […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: February 23, 2017
It was no secret that the Yamaha TRX850 was meant as a direct competitor of the Ducati 900SS. Just like the Duc, the TRX850 had a 2 cylinder engine in a tube frame, a sporty riding position and a bikini fairing. The most exciting about the TRX was its engine. It […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: January 31, 2017
After our photo contest for Best Custom of 2016, we’re up for a new Bikes of the Month. Like every month we’ve selected the best customs from around the web. This month we have a Ducati 750 from Down Under, a BMW K100 from the US, a Yamaha XSR700 from France, […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: November 9, 2016
It seems that a lot of motorcycle brands embrace the custom motorcycle scene. Brands even keep contests amongst dealers for “best custom” of a certain model. We’ve had the Custom Rumble from Ducati and Project Scout from Indian. Now Victory has “Operation Octane”, a contest for the best custom Victory Octane. […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: November 1, 2016
Another month, another overview of the best custom motorcycles from around the web. This month a vintage Harley Davidson, a pure performance rocket Ducati, a KTM on high heels, another Ducati and a beautiful BMW R nineT inspired by it’s ancestor. Welcome the best bikes of October 2016 Custom Harley-Davidson by […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: October 6, 2016
Yes: BMW is one of the largest motorcycle brands. Yes: they build great machines. And yes: the BMW R nineT is one of their finest modern classic motorcycles. From day one, BMW aimed on a big slice of the retro/vintage/hipster market R nineT BMW . Just like Triumph did for years with […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: July 27, 2015
A café racer project all starts with one simple question: which bike should I use as a donor / base motor? In this post we list some of the most popular models which are very suitable to turn into a café racer and are affordable for the most of us. Classic icons […]
- By Ron BetistPublished On: January 1, 1970
Swedish Design Meandering along the dark alleys of the Internet you sometimes pass the most unexpected sheds. We all know Scandinavians have a knack for brilliant design. No, I am not talking about the stuff you have to put together with an ‘allen key’ produced in mass quantities by the big […]