Cruisers

View Akrapovič Full Moon Concept: An Exhaust-Shaped Custom Photo Gallery The Akrapovič Full Moon Concept turns the motorcycle exhaust into its central design idea. Unveiled at the 2014 Custombike Show in Bad Salzuflen, Germany, this one-off show machine wraps a large S&S Knucklehead engine in smooth silver bodywork, with a fully exposed front wheel and a tail that narrows to …

View Flatliner: Shaw Speed & Custom Reworks a Heritage Softail Photo Gallery Shaw Speed & Custom’s Flatliner takes a 2006 Harley-Davidson Heritage Softail in a very different direction. Rather than leaning into the usual heavyweight cruiser treatment, Steve Willis’s UK workshop reshaped the donor around a stripped-back 1930s and 1940s visual language, then added carefully chosen modern details. The result …

View Zen Motorcycles’ Tribute to Hagakure: A Minimalist Bonneville Special Photo Gallery Zen Motorcycles’ Tribute to Hagakure is a stripped-back custom built around a clear objective: Laurent Dutruel wanted to take it to Bonneville and compete at Speed Week. Its bicycle-inspired frame, Buell engine and almost total absence of unnecessary bodywork give the motorcycle a purposeful, mechanical character that is …

View Lito Green Motion Sora: An Electric Roadster with Adjustable Attitude Photo Gallery The Lito Green Motion Sora takes a distinctly motorcycle-shaped approach to electric performance. Its black bodywork is wrapped around a broad central battery enclosure, while a bright silver frame band and exposed mechanical details keep the design from becoming a featureless appliance. The result is a compact …

View Big CC Racing V-Rod Turbo: Boosted Muscle in Black Photo Gallery The Big CC Racing V-Rod Turbo keeps the unmistakable outline of Harley-Davidson’s V-Rod, then makes the engine the visual and technical centrepiece. Its black bodywork, red wheel pinstripes and broad rear tyre give it a restrained street-bike stance, while the exposed turbo hardware adds a much more serious …