Custom Motorcycles

When I think of a custom Heritage Softail, I think of a bike that has lost its way. You know the type: big bars, pointy grips and flames on the tank. But Steve Willis sees what he calls “the beauty trapped within”. Willis runs the spectacularly successful UK workshop Shaw Speed & Custom, and this is their latest build—called Flatliner. …

Alonzo Bodden is a standup comedian and a motorcycle enthusiast. And like most of us, (not standup comedians) Alonzo suffered a crash at a race track, damaging his pride possession, the 1098 Ducati. There was the sensible path of the full repair – bringing the bike back to it’s original glory. And there was the emotional path…guess which one Alonzo …

Twin downdraft VFI fuel injection fabricated intake pleneum. World first all-new drive system for the S&S X-Wedge motor, billet 6061T6 machined primary drive housings and stacked shaft trans case featuring integrated swingarm and frame mounts. Compact drivetrain with 10 inch centers crank to gearbox mainshaft. Removable spine oil tank, full spec electrical system by Mark Stegstra with self-cancelling turnsignals / …

Back in 1997, BMW took a tilt at the Harley-Davidson market with the R1200C. It was big and relatively underpowered, with just 61bhp—but Teutonic engineering and smart suspension design made up for that. Robert Levinson, however, has transformed his R1200C into a completely different machine. He’s raided BMW’s ample parts bin to create a high-performance bike with a unique look …

This Ducati 1098S is build by Nippon de”Light, one of the few Ducati Superbike to be fully chromed. With the exception of Ohlins suspension, the base of the rear mudguard and the hydraulic clutch actuator, no component has been spared from chrome! Source racingcafe.blogspot.com  

Ducati 749 build by Gustavo Penna of Apogee Motorworks, The bike started life as a stock Ducati 749, Gustavo used it as his canyon carver and weekend track bike for a number of years before he decided to take out the spanners and see what was hiding beneath the Pierre Terblanche designed fairings.He installed a more powerful 749R engine, complete …

Three years ago, Ritmo Sereno of Tokyo produced a stunning orange BMW R80 track bike—the highly successful ‘Nakajima’ racer. Now a Ritmo customer has commissioned a road-going version—and this is it. It’s based on a 1991 R100 RS, but many of the other details are close to the track machine. The suspension is Öhlins front and back, the brake system …

Limited Production: Each machine is handmade and includes special features. Highly Engineered DAM APEX chassis: Oil in frame with over 5-quart capacity, 3-D steering head bracing, Super bike inspired single sided swing arm. Superior Suspension & Wheels: Control arms and triple trees carved from billet aluminum, Front shock developed by Penske Racing, BST Carbon Fiber Rims. Billet Engine: R&R 2 …