Bayern Madness: Another knockout BMW R nineT by Rough Crafts
Eight years ago, Rough Crafts knocked us off our feet with their first-ever custom BMW R nineT. The Taiwanese superstar custom shop had mostly built custom Harleys until then—but the ‘Bavarian Fistfighter’ was definitive proof that founder Winston...
Rock On: UCC chops the new Indian Scout for Mikkey Dee
Ask Indian Motorcycle’s design director, Ola Stenegärd, which part of the new Indian Scout he’s most proud of, and he’ll most likely point to its tubular steel frame. So imagine his delight when Indian gave Ronna Norén at...
Have Your Say: 10 bikes from the Malle Mile Custom Build Challenge
The tenth running of the Malle Mile is in the books, and from what we’ve heard, it was one for the ages. Scores of motorcycle nuts descended upon the regal grounds of Grimsthorpe Estate for a weekend of...
Dakar Dreaming: Classic Co.’s Moto Guzzi V85 TT rally bike
The 1985 Paris-Dakar Rally will always be remembered for Gaston Rahier’s victory in the motorcycle division. The Belgian rally racer barely stood taller than the BMW R80 G/S he was piloting; a bike that would go on to...
Undercover Mud Lover: A Royal Enfield 650 scrambler from Argentina
It’s widely accepted that a custom motorcycle doesn’t need actual off-road chops to identify as a scrambler. Just like many other custom-build genres, the moniker has become as much about a bike’s style as it has about its...
Tweener: Vagabund Moto tackles the electrical BMW CE 02
Regardless of what the futurists say, an all-electric motorbike future continues to be far off. For motorcyclists to undertake electrical mobility en masse, battery-powered bikes should strike the identical steadiness between value, efficiency, and vary that petrol-powered bikes...
Pace Learn: A carbon-clad Ducati 900SS café racer and extra
We’ve solid the internet vast this week, with a number of tasty bikes which might be worlds aside. Objective Constructed Moto kicks us off with a slick Ducati 900SS café racer, then we take a look at a...
Large Desires: An RD250-based Yamaha RD56 duplicate from Canada
The Yamaha RD56 cemented itself within the annals of motorbike racing historical past when it carried Phil Learn to Yamaha’s first-ever Grand Prix championship title in 1964. However that wasn’t the RD56’s solely accolade that 12 months; it...
The North Star: Deus ex Machina’s beautiful Yamaha XT500 restomod
On this planet of traditional thumpers, the Yamaha XT500 reigns supreme. It pioneered the idea of four-stroke dual-sport bikes, gained the primary two Paris Dakar rallies, and garnered legions of followers alongside the best way. It’s laborious to...
The Futurist: A BMW R nineT café racer laden with 3D-printed elements
Though the BMW R nineT was initially designed as a throwback to traditional BMW boxers, it’s at all times had a contemporary edge. That leaves customizers with two choices—ramp up the nineT’s retro enchantment, or lean into its...
