With Honda's recent revival of small displacement retro favorites, the owner of this Honda CB125 found herself contemplating a new Honda Monkey to celebrate her own 40th birthday.
Like all aesthetic pursuits, customizing motorcycles is mostly an exercise in personal taste. So when we told Philippe Lagente that his Yamaha XS650 might get less than favorable comments, his response was: “I don't mind—and I love to ride it.” Based in Toulouse, France, Philippe builds bikes as Soyouz Cycles—an after-hours hobby which he describes as “just a bunch of friends sharing a garage.” And while his build might tick all the wrong boxes for some folks, we dig it for reasons that we can't explain. (Just like some people prefer selvedge denim and Red Wings over an Aerostich onesie.)
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Critics are sure to dismiss this Yamaha SR500 for its lack of fenders, or its trials rubber. But to hell with them. For builder Boy Janssen it's the perfect country road whip, and it's crammed with lovely details. Boy lives in the Dutch countryside, wrenching in his home workshop as Pancake Customs. You may remember his Yamaha XT600, built for faffing around in the dunes: Now he's back with a squared-off 1978 SR500, in a cool modern tracker style. “The bike had been sitting in my workshop for a few months before I started working on it,” Boy tells us.
Canyon vibes with @leticiacline on the @rolansandsdesign Café Racer Signature Series HD wearing the RSD Riot Jacket and Gloves. . Photo by @motelcoste. . #RSD #RolandSands #RSDApparel...
Bought the bike as a tired US spec Special that was a non runner. It was a solid low mileage bike but way too stock for me. I stripped the bike down and got it running for a season and tried a few different bar and suspension setups. In the end I went with wide
Another awesome Honda CX500 Brat/cafe built by Ironwood Custom Motorcycles from Holland. Check out this radical custom CX500 brat!
We're always intrigued to see what custom motorcycle builders get up to when there's no brief, or client, involved. Personal projects either lead to wild experimentation, or they turn out as honest builds, devoid of the need to impress anyone. No points for guessing which camp this Kawasaki KZ750 restomod belongs to. It comes from German custom builder Holger Breuer, who picked it up in boxes with the goal of building something simple and tidy for himself. Or, as he puts it: “I just wanted to build a really nice classic motorcycle again.” Holger's a full-time electrician based in Husum,
(Written by Mark Turner.)Thankfully we are all individuals. Some of us like big women, some like marmite, some like to wear women's clothing on a Thursday night and call themselves Mildred. Personally, I like motorbikes and how they make me feel. The passion, the freedom, it's exhilarating, into
Side boob. Honda CB250 brat dialled in by Portugal’s @bullittgarage. #dropmoto #brat #bratstyle #honda #hondacb #cb250 #builtnotbought #vintagemotorcycle
Here at BikeBound, we’re big fans of scramblers, desert sleds, and enduro machines. Apparently so are you, our readers, as several of the machines that made our list of the Top 10 Custom Motorcycles of 2020 were running knobby tires, enduro-style bars, and bash plates. We decided to follow up with
Anyone who's been doing a job long enough has probably made a few rookie mistakes. For Tiago Gonçalves and Luis Gonçalves at Unik Edition, it was buying this 1978 Honda CB750 in the Portuguese shop's early days, with their first bit of profit. “It was bought without first being seen and evaluated,” Tiago admits, “which turned out to be a bad decision. Between legalizing it, repairing the engine and improving it, a lot of time passed. We saw the bike go from one corner of the workshop to another, and donating parts to other Hondas.' “We would occasionally show the
You never forget your first motorbike, no matter how good or bad it was, that machine opened up your life
Would you pay $27,000 for a Ural sidecar rig? That's the asking price for the new GEO limited edition, so we look at what you get for your money. You'll need a lot more money to nab the 1940 Crocker coming up at auction soon, though—like several hundred thousand dollars. We also examine a slick Yamaha XJ600 from Portugal, and a wild little two-stroke pit bike. Two-stroke pit bike by Wilco Lindner The Dutch mini bike enthusiast (and gym owner) had a bit of time on his hands during the lockdown last year. So he decided to enter the Coronavirus
Custom built Honda CX500 Brat, built by Andrew Lake from Denver. Check out the complete story behind this bike and take a look at his work!
Equipped with air bags, the unique SCPP seat design provides the rider with some rear suspension. J.R. created his own air ride Springer utilizing a set of Platinum Air Suspension FL shocks and a small coil over monoshock. J.R.’s name is inscribed in Runic script between the two-part fuel and oil tank. The tanks feature […]
Royal Enfield's new motorcycle Hunter 350 has been modified into a Scrambler and Brat. Modification cost is around Rs 1 lakh.
The Honda CM250 was a 234cc air-cooled parallel twin produced from 1981-1983. The bike -- a predecessor to the Rebel 250 -- had decidedly "cruiser-ish" styling, though European-spec models offered a healthy 27 horsepower for the displacement.Enter Max Inhulsen of The Netherlands, who bought
When builders thought that scramblers were getting old, they looked to ‘60s and ‘70s Enduro and Motocross for greener pastures.
This stylish and powerful motorcycle-inspired design allows users to unlock a top speed of over 28 miles per hour.
From Malle Mile racer to backlane cruiser...The Honda CL360 was the scrambler version of the CB360, offering high pipes, a higher rear fender, and braced enduro-style handlebars. Underneath such trappings, the CB/CL360 siblings were virtually identical, powered by a 34-hp air-cooled parallel twi
BMWs made even more beautiful.
One of the world's most renowned customizers builds himself a scrambler...The Suzuki TU250, better known as the Grasstracker or Volty in some markets, is a lightweight single-cylinder street bike introduced in 1994 -- a throwback to the UJM machines of the 1960s-70s, featuring an air-cooled two-
The Type 4A by @auto_fabrica: a simple and elegant Yamaha SR250. Sometimes less is more. #autofabrica #yamaha #sr250 #bikeexif