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For us, Ducati’s 999R is like Hearst Castle, the Eiffel Tower and beachfront Malibu real estate. Short-term access is negotiable, but ownership is out of the question. At last count, the number of checkbooks around here capable of blowing $30,000 on a sportbike–even the 139-horsepower amalgamation of muscle, moves and Italian sex appeal that trounced Carrithers’s enhanced Honda RC51 in …

This brilliant Aprilia Sonno GTR isbased on a ‘naked‘ Shiver 750 whose owner wanted to make it more ‘unique’. Dragon TT’s masterminds Emiliano and Javier did a very meticulous design work for the ‘Sonno GTR’, providing it with a sort of ‘racing’ vibe (which is actually pretty reminiscent of the mighty RSV4) thanks to new brand fairings and saddle, Source …

Scott Hayes is addicted to power, so much so that “He’s got a blower on everything he owns, with the exception of his lawn mower, and that’s no longer stock!” That’s according to Michael Ballew, owner of Ballew’s South Central Customs of Upper Bluff, Missouri. While that might be a slight overstatement of the facts, it’s not far from the …

Rizoma’s BMW R nineT Café Racer, it features a host of Rizoma accessories, including a set of 1970s-style clip-on handlebars, adjustable rearsets, sidearm license plate mounting kit, restyled taillamp and turn indicators, anodized aluminium engine covers, restyled front fender, aluminium cylinder head covers, exhaust end cans and mirrors.  

Laurent Dutruel of Zen Motorcycles originally built “Tribute to Hagakure” because he wanted to take it to Bonneville and compete during Speed Week. Although there is no official record for a fully rigid bike, Laurent took his motorcycle with the bicycle-inspired frame and a Buell engine up to 208 kph on the Salt. His minimalist motorcycle has now followed that …

German tuner Hamann Motorsport is mostly known for its work on cars, But in the 2013 Geneva Motor Show they did not show up with just their usual roundup of nicely equipped 4-wheelers as there was an equally exclusive custom bike among them: meet the mean and outstanding Soltador Cruiser. The model has been created around a 113 cubic inch …

Italian frame builder Pierobon introduced at the 2011 EICMA the X60R: a sporty engine with tubular frame. The X60R almost immediately makes the Ducati 900 SS a bit old thinking. You could say that the X60R than a modern interpretation of the 900 SS. Unlike the 900 SS is the X60R but a pure track bike Day ‘. The sleek-looking …

This 1999 Harley-Davidson Dyna FXR was customized by Tommy from the Jakarta-based Studio Motor workshop. The initial idea was to simply alter the tail, but gradually extended into a custom fuel tank and even a half fairing inspired by Roland Sands Design. Interestingly, the frame wasn’t altered in any way, with the fairing being specifically constructed to perfectly match the …