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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May 12
2012 Kawasaki Z1000 by Lossa Engineering
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Apr 12
BMW R100 7,Oak by La Raiz Motorcycles
The old BMW R100′s are in fashion these days and this last one is coming from the Spanish custom workshop of La Raiz Motorcycles. The restauration began by sourcing the original tank from the pre-seventies model, which was in perfect condition, with original green paint and found in…Germany! The bike was then stripped off and the grinding and cleaning process began. The handle bars were replaced with aftermarket ones, while the subframe was hand fabricated for that cool flat-seat looks. Continue reading →
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Apr 12
Vespa 150 S from 1963 rescued by BRS
“Before”…you wouldn’t believe the “after” photos…
The acronym BRS stands for Burning Road Store. They usually sell apparel for motorcycle enthusiasts, but when someone drops the piece of history in front of them, the BRS crew doesn’t back down. They take the challenge laying in front of them and they confront it head on! Just check out the state of this “almost dead” Vespa 150 S from 1963, cus with a little elbow grease and lot of love BRS gave it a new life. Continue reading →
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Apr 12
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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Apr 12
2012 One Motorcycle Show / See See Motorcycles and Bell
The custom motorcycle show doesn’t always have to display absolutely perfect bikes – the ones that were built for long periods of time with silly amount of work and attention to the details…the paint doesn’t have to have 6 clear coats and the chrome doesn’t have to be polished just 10min ago. The “One Motorcycle Show” held in Portland, Oregon, is about different type of custom motorcycles – the one we cut and grind and paint in order to become the extension of our personality…and then for us to ride them. Continue reading →
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Apr 12
Vintage Scooter Racers / Northweald Sprint 1965
Check out this cool vintage photos of scooter-racers from back in the day. The year was 1965 and the event – Northweald Sprint. We are not quite sure if it was the scooter show, rally of the top speed event, nevertheless the stripped Vespa’s and Lambretta’s are looking amazing even by todays standards. The low mounted handlebars and the stripped out chassis are insane! Timeless! Continue reading →
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Apr 12
“Shockker” Yamaha XS1100 by OneSpeed
If you’re tired of all the new technology and you want to find a fun way to scare those posing superbike riders – look no further that this crazy Yamaha XS1100 built by OneSpeed. Originally coming from 1978, this oldie received couple of nice touches reducing the overall weight down to a minimum. The unusual twin rear shock setup (675 Triumph) is just one of the special features on this Mad Max bike. Check out the exhaust pipes and a single titanium support for the seat. Continue reading →
