American Muscle, Reimagined: Our Favorite Indian Scout Customs

American Muscle, Reimagined: Our Favorite Indian Scout Customs When the Indian Scout first rolled out in 1920, it didn't just move people—it started a revolution. Designed by Charles B. Franklin, the original Scout was a marvel of low-slung agility and reliability. Fast forward nearly a century, and under the stewardship of Polaris, the modern Scout has returne...

Showstoppers: The Most Viewed Custom Motorcycles of April 2026

Showstoppers: The Most Viewed Custom Motorcycles of April 2026 What do a Harley Sportster, a war-issue Triumph and a trio of Royal Enfields have in common? Seemingly not much, but something about each of these bikes stuck out to our readers, making them our most-viewed custom motorcycles of the month, and we would never argue with y’all. Obviously, it...

Local Heroes: 5 Custom Choppers from the La Espada Chopper Show

Local Heroes: 5 Custom Choppers from the La Espada Chopper Show In the world of custom motorcycles, we are often seduced by the gravitational pull of the big shows. Events like The One Moto, Handbuilt, or the Bike Shed shows dominate our feeds with high-production value and museum-quality lighting. But while those shows represent the pinnacle of the craft, the r...

Heritage in the Mojave: Jason Chinnock’s 1971 Ducati 450 R/T Desmo

Heritage in the Mojave: Jason Chinnock’s 1971 Ducati 450 R/T Desmo There is a specific kind of magic found in the Mojave Desert near Ridgecrest, California, every April. It’s not just the vast, unforgiving landscape or the shimmering heat haze; it’s the sound of hundreds of engines shattering the silence for the Biltwell 100. It is an annual, grassroots, 100-mile d...

Flashback Friday: The Top 10 Custom Motorcycles of May 2024

Flashback Friday: The Top 10 Custom Motorcycles of May 2024 In the world of custom motorcycles, May 2024 was a month defined by extreme engineering. We saw builders moving away from simple aesthetic swaps and leaning into complex mechanical transformations. From the rural workshops of Northern Germany to the high-tech garages of Jakarta and Moscow, the commo...

Throwback Thursday—Essence of a Motorcycle: Heiwa’s Suzuki ST250 Scrambler

Throwback Thursday—Essence of a Motorcycle: Heiwa’s Suzuki ST250 Scrambler Kengo Kimura is one of the world’s most versatile bike builders. He can create high-end customs that win ‘Best In Show’ prizes at Mooneyes.He can also build wild concepts for the likes of BMW. And then he can take a humble commuter bike and make it look like a million dollars.This elegant little scr...

The French Connection: Mecabuell’s X1R Street Brawler

The French Connection: Mecabuell’s X1R Street Brawler Regular readers will remember Mecabuell’s XB12R  that caught our eye a few weeks back. Now, Hugo, the man behind the curtain, is back with a project that reaches further into the brand’s history, breathing new life into the iconic tube-frame era.Based in Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues, just a stone...