World’s first all-titanium motorcycle is spectacular, and nearly done

We haven’t been paying much attention to the custom motorcycle world lately, but this jaw-dropping project demanded our attention. It’s a Hayabusa engine wrapped in a spectacular titanium frame, swingarm, exhaust, subframe and bodywork.Continue Reading… Continue reading World’s first all-titanium motorcycle is spectacular, and nearly done

Aluminum-bodied FMC Storm brings jet-like aeros to the motorcycle world

Draped in liquid-smooth aluminum bodywork, this visually stunning custom motorcycle features a number of air scoops that wouldn’t look out of place on a fighter jet, as well as a nearly fully-enclosed front wheel and some absurdly low-mount clip-ons.Co… Continue reading Aluminum-bodied FMC Storm brings jet-like aeros to the motorcycle world

Dotto’s first custom motorcycle folds open like a Swiss Army knife

There’s no shortage of crazy ideas in the custom bike world, but we haven’t seen one like this before. The Biancaneve, with its seat hidden under a fold-out tailpiece, is an interesting first bike from new Italian custom shop Dotto Creations.Continue R… Continue reading Dotto’s first custom motorcycle folds open like a Swiss Army knife

Nmoto takes BMW scooters back to the Golden Age with art deco bodykits

Miami custom shop Nmoto has a bit of a thing for the art deco era, and it’s now released a (very expensive) carbon bodykit that can transform a current-model BMW C 400 X scooter into a bulbous retro ride inspired by a little-known 1936 custom bike.Cont… Continue reading Nmoto takes BMW scooters back to the Golden Age with art deco bodykits

Roland Sands builds a straight-line dragster out of the BMW R18

AMA 250GP national champion racer Roland Sands has been taking perfectly good motorcycles and engoodening them further for 20-odd years. Now, he’s turned his attentions to BMW’s giant boxer cruiser, giving the R18 a hardtail dragster treatment.Continue… Continue reading Roland Sands builds a straight-line dragster out of the BMW R18

Balamutti Yondu: An apocalyptic, supercharged Russian ice-racing trike

This supercharged, three-wheeled, ice-racing monstrosity once lived a happy, peaceful life as a Ducati Hypermotard, until Vitaliy Selyukov of Balamutti got hold of it and turned it into a mutant Trikenstein perfect for today’s apocalyptic mood.Continue… Continue reading Balamutti Yondu: An apocalyptic, supercharged Russian ice-racing trike

DAB's ultra-configurable LM-S supermotard looks like the future of motorcycle shopping

Pre-purchase customization is DAB's big gamble

On the one hand, this is a custom bike, and no two will be the same. On the other, it’s totally Euro IV certified and engineering homologated for road use. DAB is allowing an unprecedented degree of customization for every bike, but they’ll all be road legal.

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