If you like your BMW the way God intended, well, good. But if you want something a little different, offbeat even, help comes in the guise of the guys at Team Metisse. Say hello to the R1200R cafe racer. Continue reading →
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Oct 12
Custom / Ducati Monster 1100R / Arrick Maurice
Some of you love the Ducati Monster for its mechanical beauty and performance, but there are some who see it as a blank canvas on which to paint their imagination, like Arrick Maurice for instance. He happens to be the brand manager of Ducati’s North American market. Continue reading →
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Oct 12
2013 Triumph Street Triple & Street Triple R
We had already heard the rumours and seen the spy shots of the 2013 Triumph Street Triple, so the official launch at Intermot doesn’t really come as a shocker.
While the 105hp motor looks untouched, there are major revisions to the exhaust system, apparently to tone down noise and emissions. And there’s something that we hadn’t noticed earlier, the engineers have also slightly changed the front suspension geometry for both versions of the 2013 Street Triple. Continue reading →
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Oct 12
2013 KTM 1190 Super Duke Spy Photo
This is the latest spy photo of the 2013 KTM Super Duke, the Austrian company’s main competitor to the likes of the Ducati StreetFighter and Aprilia Tuono V4R. In order to genuinely compete with such fierce opponents, KTM will likely have the detuned version of the RC8R engine, pushing 147hp via a twin-cylinder V configuration. In order to keep things in check, we can expect the Austrians to equip the Super Duke with traction control, ride modes and ABS. The R version of the Super Duke is in the pipeline as well, but that will likely have a higher spec suspension and free-flowing exhaust for that extra few horsepower. Continue reading →
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Sep 12
Ducati Demonico Veloce 1098 Custom by R.M. Designs
If you want to build yourself a decent cafe racer, you should definitely stay away from Ducati’s 1098. The single-sided swingarm, the shape of the exhaust and that beautiful fairing – how can one possibly make it look better? Having said that, there are always exceptions to the rule – look at this Demonico Veloce (Speed Demon in Italian) for instance, we think it’s one of the most beautiful cafe racers in today’s custom market. Conceived by professional AMA racer Robert Matola, and built by i3 Design, the bike has lost around 13.5 kilos of excess weight, and even gets a custom exhaust, rear cowling and front fairing. Continue reading →
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Sep 12
2013 Kawasaki Z800 emerge in Thailand
This is the new 2013 Kawasaki Z800, reaching the interwebs in Thailand first. Most of you would probably ask “Why Thailand?”, but a few would know that the old continent and the Americas are shrinking (as the main markets), with the Indo/Asian markets expanding like crazy in the past two years. So, yeah, the new model will have a larger displacement engine (800cc), but all in all will retain the flavour of the original Z750. Styling is aggressive and more modern, with a large exhaust muffler which, by the looks of things, will be the first thing future owners will customize. Continue reading →
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Sep 12
BMW R100/7 “Green Hornet” by Blitz Motorcycles
Another great example illustrating the fact that you don’t always need a brand new motorcycle in order to ride, have fun, enjoy life and express yourself in a different way. BMW’s R100/7 never really got out of fashion; you can pick up a nice one and customize it for half of the monies needed for a brand new machine. Take a look at this beautiful, almost ratrod-esque “Green Hornet” by Blitz Motorcycles. Everything you need is right there, and you’ll get a ton of character with it and some props-up on the street as a bonus. Continue reading →
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Aug 12
Triumph Dirty Deeds by JvB
The JvB-Moto have one more bike for us to drool on. After the beautiful and stunning Triumph Tridays Rumbler, the Cologne based workshop prepared something a bit more “subtle”. Priced at a fair 15,000 euro (18,500) you get a lot of a motorcycle for the money. Coming with a nice selection of parts from LSL (headlights, fenders, seat, handlebar) Triumph Dirty Deeds can be any color and have two exhaust options: Zard or Arrow. Continue reading →
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Aug 12
1995 Ducati Super Sport 600 Scrambler by Marco Artizzu
The recipe for a beautiful custom bike by Marco Artizzu:
- Take one 1995 Ducati Super Sport 600
- Take off the fairing and change the wheels from alloys to spoke ones
- Mount the front dual disc brakes and knobby tires
- Paint the gas tank British Compatition Green Continue reading →
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Aug 12
Custom Ducati Bulgari Monster 1100 EVO by Vilner
This has to be one of the lamest descriptions for the custom bike ever: “the design team was inspired by the clean body lines of the praying mantis, and by its graceful movements, which was the basis of the martial art Kung Fu”. Say what??? But it’s a Ducati Monster EVO 1100, and it’s not looking that bad, so we decided to post it anyway. Done by the Bulgarian custom shop “Vilner” it features the redesigned front aluminum subframe, custom headlight and a 100mm shorter custom tail section and the seat. Oh yes, and a girl on top… Continue reading →
