Time Traveler: Kingston Custom's Custom Yamaha TRX850 Cafe Racer

Time Traveler: Kingston Custom's Custom Yamaha TRX850 Cafe Racer For some, the Ruhr region of Germany is defined by its industrial grit, a landscape of coal, steel, and smoke. For Dirk Oehlerking, the mastermind behind Kingston Custom, Gelsenkirchen is a sanctuary of craftsmanship. It is a place where the down-to-earth nature of the people matches the honest, mec...

Unscrambled: 8 of Our Favorite Triumph Scramblers

Unscrambled: 8 of Our Favorite Triumph Scramblers While Triumph’s official "Scrambler" models have been a mainstay of the modern classic scene since 2006, the term "scramble" is, at its heart, a verb. It describes the act of taking a road-going machine and preparing it for battle against dirt, sand, and mud. In the 1960s, this meant stripping a Bon...

Bosphorus Brute: Bunker Custom Cycles’ Royal Enfield GT 650

Bosphorus Brute: Bunker Custom Cycles’ Royal Enfield GT 650 In the sprawling, transcontinental metropolis of Istanbul, where the call to prayer mingles with the roar of modern transit, the custom scene is defined by a unique kind of grit. It is a city of layers, ancient history stacked atop a surging, tech-driven future. Amidst this architectural and cultura...

Wartime Hero: Garage Built Motorcycles' Triumph 3HW

Wartime Hero: Garage Built Motorcycles' Triumph 3HW In the world of custom motorcycles, there is a distinct difference between those who build for the gallery and those who build because they simply cannot help themselves. For Kyle Pereira and Suraj Thapa of Mumbai-based Garage Built Motorcycles, the latter is the only reality they know.Kyle’s educat...

Divine Wind: A Stealthy Royal Enfield Continental GT by Mean Green Customs

Divine Wind: A Stealthy Royal Enfield Continental GT by Mean Green Customs The Royal Enfield Continental GT remains one of the few modern motorcycles that genuinely lends itself to customization. Its straightforward architecture, classic proportions and honest 648 cc parallel twin make it an easy canvas, but creating a masterpiece is still the work of the painter. Thi...

The Café Racer’s Standard: Our Favorite Triumph Thruxtons

The Café Racer’s Standard: Our Favorite Triumph Thruxtons If the Bonneville is the heart of Triumph’s modern classic lineup, the Thruxton is undoubtedly its soul. The name itself is steeped in the grime and glory of 1960s endurance racing, specifically the Thruxton 500-mile race, where Triumph’s twin-cylinder machines first proved their mettle. By 1969, th...

Flashback Friday: Revisiting The 2020 One Motorcycle Show

Flashback Friday: Revisiting The 2020 One Motorcycle Show For this week’s Flashback Friday, we’re hopping into the time machine and heading back to the rainy, caffeine-fueled streets of Portland, Oregon. This article originally appeared on Bike EXIF in February 2020, documenting a pivotal moment when The One Motorcycle Show moved into the cavernous, mid-ce...

Throwback Thursday—Glamster: Lucky Cat's Sportster Drips with Japanese Style

Throwback Thursday—Glamster: Lucky Cat's Sportster Drips with Japanese Style Remember the Sultans of Sprint drag race series in Europe? The man behind this brilliant idea was Séb Lorentz, who runs the Lucky Cat Garage with his partner, the artist and restoration specialist Laurence Chatokhine.The drag racing is on hold for the moment, for obvious reasons, but Séb has a solid...

NBT Bomber Armored Moto Jacket 2.0 Review + Riding Gear Guide | Hot Bike

NBT Bomber Armored Moto Jacket 2.0 Review + Riding Gear Guide | Hot Bike

NBT Clothing Men’s Bomber Armored Moto Jacket The NBT Men’s Bomber Armored Moto Jacket 2.0 blends classic style with rugged […]

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Reinventing the Roundel: 7 of our Favorite BMW Cafe Racers

Reinventing the Roundel: 7 of our Favorite BMW Cafe Racers If there is one engine configuration that is the darling of the custom scene, it is the BMW air-cooled flat-twin. For over a century, the "Boxer" has been the backbone of Bavarian motorcycling, prized for its low center of gravity, ease of maintenance, and those iconic cylinders jutting out into the...

French Connection: FCR Original’s ‘Bespoke #1’ Triumph Scrambler

French Connection: FCR Original’s ‘Bespoke #1’ Triumph Scrambler In the custom motorcycle world, origin stories usually follow a predictable arc: a dimly lit garage, a surplus of caffeine, and a donor bike that probably should have stayed in the scrap heap. For FCR Original, that story began in a countryside barn in western France, with a dirt floor and walls tha...

Simple is Not Simple: Axel Budde’s Moto Guzzi Le Mans III Duo

Simple is Not Simple: Axel Budde’s Moto Guzzi Le Mans III Duo In the foggy, industrial heart of Hamburg, Germany, there is a workshop that operates more like a high-end watchmaker’s atelier than a grease-stained garage. This is the realm of Axel Budde and Kaffeemaschine Motorcycles.Hamburg, a city defined by its bustling port and stoic, red-brick architecture,...

New Delhi Renaissance: Neev Motorcycles Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650

New Delhi Renaissance: Neev Motorcycles Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 In the sprawling landscape of New Delhi, the custom motorcycle scene is undergoing an evolution. It is a city of contrasts, where ancient heritage sits side by side with a surging, tech-driven future. This chaotic energy has given rise to a new wave of builders who refuse to follow Western templates...

Auction Crawl: Three Picks from Iconic Auctioneers’ Shuttleworth Sale

Auction Crawl: Three Picks from Iconic Auctioneers’ Shuttleworth Sale Three distinct philosophies. Three icons of the 1970s. As Iconic Auctioneers prepares for its Shuttleworth 2026 sale, we are taking a closer look at a trio of motorcycles that defined their respective categories. From the Grand Prix pedigree of the Yamaha TZ350 and the liquid-cooled engineering of t...

Flashback Friday - 5 BMWs from the Builder’s Best Custom Motorcycle Show

Flashback Friday - 5 BMWs from the Builder’s Best Custom Motorcycle Show The following article was originally featured in July 2025, however, the story doesn't end there. Registration is open for the 2026 Edition of the Builder’s Best Custom Motorcycle Show for this year’s BMW MOA Rally in Essex Junction, Vermont. This year’s competition remains an inclusive arena, with ...