Custom Motorcycles

View KTM RC4 690R by Mototech: A Duke-Based Lightweight Racer Photo Gallery The Mototech KTM RC4 690R takes the upright KTM 690 Duke R as its starting point and gives it an entirely different purpose. Its tall, exposed-naked-bike proportions are replaced by a compact race fairing, a tucked-in riding position and a sharply finished tail. The result is not a …

View Kawasaki ZX-10R Hayate Replica by Holey Photo Gallery This Kawasaki ZX-10R is dressed to resemble the Hayate race machine associated with Marco Melandri, trading the road bike’s familiar identity for a compact black-and-silver race presentation. Its most immediate cues are the large number 33 on the nose, Hayate branding across the fairing and a sharply shortened-looking solo tail. A …

View Sugarland Express by Riverside Motocyclettes and Mort'M Garage Photo Gallery Sugarland Express is a stripped-back custom built through a collaboration between Riverside Motocyclettes and Mort’M Garage. Its design is dominated by a long, open chassis, wire wheels and a polished V-twin left almost completely exposed. Finished in Grey Mercedes 1961, the motorcycle uses restraint rather than decoration to make …

View Twisted Choppers’ Shovelheaded Kill Machine Photo Gallery Twisted Choppers’ Shovelheaded Kill Machine is built around a deliberately low, stretched profile and a strong contrast between polished metal, deep black wheels and an orange-painted frame. The source identifies it as a Biker Build Off-winning motorcycle, while the supplied material offers no further competition details or technical specification sheet. Long, low …

View G L Special: Blue Metal, Brass Details and Exposed Craft Photo Gallery The G L Special is built around visual contrast: vivid blue paint, polished metal, brass-colored hardware and a blacked-out belt drive all share the same tight package. Its long, low stance is reinforced by large, solid-style wheels and a narrow solo seat, while the exposed mechanical details …

View Speedymax Kawasaki ZX-9R: A Sharp White-and-Blue Streetfighter Photo Gallery Simon’s Speedymax Kawasaki ZX-9R takes an early B1 superbike in a much more compact direction. The original fairing has been replaced by Tecno-Bike’s distinctive Phantom Head unit, exposing more of the engine and front-end hardware while giving the machine a completely different silhouette. White bodywork, blue seat inserts, polished metal …

View Amen Design Hubless Monster: A Radical Long-Frame Custom Photo Gallery The Amen Design Hubless Monster is built around a single visual idea: remove the familiar wheel hub and let the tires dominate the motorcycle. Its enormous front and rear wheels, stretched chassis and flame-painted bodywork create a machine that looks closer to a mechanical sculpture than a conventional custom …

View Allmond Cycle Design T-Bob: A Ducati-Powered Bobber Photo Gallery Allmond Cycle Design’s T-Bob takes the compact, stripped-back bobber idea in an unusually muscular direction. The UK-built motorcycle pairs a reported Ducati 996 engine from an S4R with oversized tires, a sharply sculpted tank and a bright red frame that leaves the mechanical center of the bike on display. Big …

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 Triumph Scrambler Amazonia by Ton-Up Garage Photo Gallery Built for a customer who wanted more dirt-road character from a Triumph Scrambler, the Amazonia gives the platform a distinctly expedition-inspired identity. Ton-Up Garage, led by Pedro Oliveira and Daniel Cabral in Portugal, combined a military-style finish with taller-looking adventure hardware, compact controls and a practical piece of repurposed luggage. A …