Distilled down to its most basic form, motorcycle mod culture is all about limiting the visual invasiveness of extraneous equipment. We ditch extra brackets, swap lights to slim LEDs and remove excess plastic to bring our bikes back to truer form. That’s what riding is all about right, being one with the engine, two wheels … Read more
In our travels profiling custom bikes worldwide, it’s a frequent occurrence that builders mention that a particular motorcycle is available, and that got us thinking about a niche to be filled. Sure, there are plenty of places to buy motorcycles, but none cater to customization. BringaTrailer tends to scoff at diversions from OE hardware, and … Read more
With its casual bobber styling and easygoing twin-cylinder motor, the Royal Enfield Shotgun 650 isn’t the type of motorcycle you’d expect the unhinged crew at ICON Motosports to froth over. Nevertheless, Portland’s finest were nonplussed when Royal Enfield asked them to customize one for the annual EICMA trade show. ICON specializes in the outrageous—and nothing … Read more
The smell of two-stroke oil lingers in the air, courtesy of Roland Sands Design’s razor-sharp custom Yamaha RD400. We also profile a Triumph Bonneville T100 café racer, the new Triumph Rocket 3 Evel Knievel Limited Edition, and a collection of nine Kawasaki Z1R-TC turbos. Yamaha RD400 by Roland Sands Design Yamaha’s two-stroke RD platform has … Read more