El Vaquero Custom Motorcycle Makes Cool From So Not Cool
BlackSmith Motoring Co.’s ‘El Vaquero’ is proof positive that you can indeed make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear. Starting out life as a humble and decidedly unattractive Honda …
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The Onslaught of Electric Motorcycles Will Be Unstoppable
For me, motorcycles have always been about internal combustion. The aroma of gas and oil. The percussive report of an engine at full throttle. It’s the sound and vibration as much as the propulsion …
Gone But Not Forgotten – The Crocker Big Tank Motorcycle
There was once a time in the not too distant past when buying a custom motorcycle meant buying a really custom motorcycle – one distinctly tailored to the whims and wants of the rider and created …
A Saudi Arabian Custom Motorcycle Gem – The Firestarter
I like the idea that bike people modify machines to fit their tastes and needs. While I don’t have a problem with folks riding a stock machine, there’s just something about seeing a bike someone …
How the Honda CB 750 Changed the Motorcycle Manufacturing Game
Though now highly prized for their potential as re-imagined cafe racer machines, the venerable Honda CB 750 was – back in its infancy – the bike that changed the game. So how did it happen …
Riding Ten Up On A Custom Harley To Sturgis
Steve ‘Doc’ Hopkins on the smaller version of his Communal Rider Harley When Steve “Doc” Hopkins takes his bike out for a spin, he can count on moving nine of his best friend with …
The Monday Motorcycle Chain Links – The Best of the Motorcycle Internet
It’s Monday once again, and following a weekend hanging out at the shop here in Michigan, it’s time to get back to the pixilated work. About once a week we take the time to put together a …
The Isle of Man TT Race Like You’ve Never Seen It Before
Run in a time-trial format on public roads closed for racing, the first Isle of Man TT race was held on Tuesday 28 May 1907 and was then called the International Auto-Cycle Tourist Trophy. That initial …
Cafe Racer TV A Motorcycle Show Home Run
I wasn’t sure I needed yet another custom bike building show. I was pretty convinced the entire genre was played out like M.C. Hammer and Vanilla Ice, but I was just plain wrong on that score. This …
Guilt By Association – Motorcycle Shop Owner Beats the Rap in Redding
“I’m just glad it’s over with,” Gary Kenerson said this week. “I was innocent from the start and I’m innocent through the end.” Kenerson, A California motorcycle …
