Another absolutely stunning motorcycle coming from Lossa Engineering – this time it’s the 2012 Kawasaki Z1000 naked custom! Built for Eric Bostrom, while paying a tribute to recently passed Gary Nixon, the brief was fairly simple – to make the new bike look like the old school Kawasaki race bike. Jay Loosa offered his services for free (as he saw the potential of the project) building a one-off gas tank and custom billet wheels that mimicker the vintage Kawi mags… Continue reading →
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2012 Kawasaki Z1000 by Lossa Engineering
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May 12
1971 Honda CB750 Café Racer by Garage Company
…coming from a very serious custom builder – the Garage Company. A totally different approach to the subject of cafe racers and the legendary Honda CB750, yet the end result is still somewhere there, amongst the coolest custom CB’s in the world. The bike is sinister and low, the rear end is as minimal as it could be while the rear suspension is a “spring work of art”. It looks stretched although it isn’t, the exhaust is simple, agressive and effective while most of the parts were polished to the mirror finish. Continue reading →
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Web Find of the Day / BMW R60.5 Street Tracker
At the moment, we can’t think of anything better looking than this custom BMW R60/5 Street Tracker. Perfect for the long rides into the wilderness or those short trips to the local pub. With a custom exhaust, stripped to the bare bones and with unavoidable Firestone tires it is a real work of art. If you know anything about the builder – let us know! Continue reading →
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Past Concepts / 2010 / Magpul Buell 1125R
Couple of things you need to know about this badboy. It is a custom Buell 1125R build by the company specialized in weapons accessories – Magpul. The name Ronin comes from the Japanese culture and stands for a samurai warrior who lost his master (as the first concept appeared around the same time Buell shit its doors – the name makes a lot of sense). All the aggressiveness and styling cues come from the elements of the cafe racers, streetfighters and – believe it or not – Vincent Black Shadow! The girder-styled front fork, the radical headlight, the front mounted oil cooler and couple more clever tricks helped this bike loose a staggering 22kg! Continue reading →
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Custom 1963 Jawa 250 Two Stroke Bobber
Incidentally we stumbled upon this lovely machine – a 1963 Jawa 250cc two-stroke bobber – and we thought that it would be brilliant to share it with you. Built in Ukraine by the guy called “cranberry” this slick old Jawa is something special. Full of caracter with amazing garage-built details, this bike shows that it’s not all about money and good part sourcing. Custom leaf spring front end is a DIY job, as is the frame and the rest of the cool elements (old bicycle handlebars with internal wiring). Continue reading →
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Big Bang by Eamon O’Toole / NSR500 / Mick Doohan
In an Art Gallery in Ipswich, Australia, there is one unusual sculpture hanging from the ceiling, called the “Big Bang”. If you look at it closer (and you’re motorcycling “nerd”) you’ll notice that it is in fact the legendary Honda NSR500 ridden by Mick Doohan – blown to million pieces….or 300 to be exact 
. The artist – Eamon O’Toole – wanted to express his emotions, but we’re not sure whether they were “love” or “hate” towards motorcycles…it must be love Continue reading →
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El Guapo 1975 Honda Goldwing by Paul Dutra
What a perfect name* for a near perfect rat bike…if there’s such a thing after all. Started as a 1975 Honda Goldwing, the legendary JDM cruiser with an unheard 1000cc boxer flat 4 engine, this little bike went in “reverse”. It wasn’t built to his final shape, the term that better describes the creative process is that it was un-built. On the stock Goldwing the tank isn’t really a tank, it’s a fake tank holding an airbox and a glove box. Paul Dutra ditched it in favor of the real tank, leaving a gapping hole in the rear subframe where the real tank was. Continue reading →
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Louis “Rocket” Re and The American Eagle / Tribute to life and Evel Knievel
…you have to fail, and fail, and fail…until you achieve…
What a beautiful short movie coming from a very talented filmmaker Andrew David Watson. The main caracter in the movie – Louis “Rocket” Re – is the only daredevil in America to jump a completely stock Laverda 750 “American Eagle”. Louis’ talking about his idol, the famous Evel Knievel, about stunts, but most importantly about the life and the philosophy of life. In only 3’37″ Andrew managed to capture perfect moments of ones life-inspiration and reflect it onto the viewer. Watch it – even if you are not into bikes – it will make sense! Continue reading →
