I’m a car designer by trade: I spend my time working out how to make machinery look as good as it can. Designers are creative people by nature, so we crave the opportunity to be as free as possible in our work. We also have many parameters, tests and boundaries to refer to, to make sure we deliver the best possible ‘product.’ These guidelines are just that—guidelines. Designing a cafe racer is as much about art as science, and each bike is different in its own way. It reflects the environment, the era and the owner of the bike. Yet
The Triumph Bonneville was originally released in 1959, it quickly became a very popular motorcycle on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to the
The Triumph Bonneville was originally released in 1959, it quickly became a very popular motorcycle on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to the
The Triumph Bonneville was originally released in 1959, it quickly became a very popular motorcycle on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to the
The Triumph Bonneville was originally released in 1959, it quickly became a very popular motorcycle on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to the
The Triumph Bonneville was originally released in 1959, it quickly became a very popular motorcycle on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to the
Rusty bikes seldom garner a second glance. But this new offering from Outsiders Motorcycles warrants close inspection—because there's a lot more at play than a little patina. Outsiders is based in the ancient city of Groningen in The Netherlands. The shop is run by couple Bert and Jene, with help from their apprentice Lex, and this Honda CB750F2 is their seventh build to date. “A year ago, we got a call from our client Lars,” says Bert. “He'd just bought a 1978 CB750, and was looking for a shop to upgrade it. So we met in Amsterdam and talked all
The Triumph Bonneville was originally released in 1959, it quickly became a very popular motorcycle on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to the
The Triumph Bonneville was originally released in 1959, it quickly became a very popular motorcycle on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to the
The Triumph Bonneville was originally released in 1959, it quickly became a very popular motorcycle on both sides of the Atlantic thanks to the
We're always curious to see what bikes the world's top custom builders choose to ride themselves. Because more often than not, they're very different from the machines that make headlines and win awards. Kengo Kimura and his shop, Heiwa Motorcycle, need little introduction. Kimura-san's builds regularly leave our jaws on the floor, and he has multiple awards from the famed Mooneyes custom show to his name. But his latest personal project is this decidedly unpretentious Suzuki scrambler. It's based on a 2004-model Suzuki TU250 Grasstracker Big Boy, which is close to the ST250 that Kengo used for his last scrambler