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Custom Motorcycles

There’s just something cathartic and pleasurable about customizing a mass-produced bike – making it truly unique with the owner’s stamp of approval. Here, we feature some of the best.

Stage Fright: Custom Parallel-Twin Yamaha XS 650

Greg Williams -
The owner of this parallel-twin Yamaha XS 650 was thrilled to have his bike featured. But then the doubts began.

Green and Lean: Triton Motorcycle with a Triumph 6-T Engine

Greg Williams -
A long journey for one Triton motorcycle owner, fulfilling his bike ownership dreams.

Twisted : A 1996 Honda Magna Only An Owner Can Love

Greg Williams -
Most would take something ugly and make it beautiful. This 1996 Honda Magna was an unloved monstrosity - and made to be even more grotesque.

A New Bike Rebuilt: Custom 2007 Triumph Bonneville T100

Custom Motorcycles Greg Williams -
It's hard to take a brand new motorcycle apart and turn it into a custom build. All you need for motivation is a car to slam into.

Abused, Beaten and Broken: TJ Cycle’s Honda XR500 Speedway Replica

Greg Williams -
Sometimes, all motorcycles need is a little love and nurturing and they have a whole new life - like this road-legal speedway replica.

The Unicorn is Down: MadJap Kustoms Mythical Chopper

Greg Williams -
Down but not out as MadJap and Jesus Imposter resurrect a mythical chopper.

Punk’d! A Badass 1977 Honda CB750F2 Brat Bike

Greg Williams -
The do-it-yourself ethos of punk music inspired a man born long after the music itself had died to built a Japanese-style brat bike as distinct as the music itself.

Stripped, Slammed and Sinuous: Pair of 1960s Triumph Pre-Unit Bobbers

Greg Williams -
This bike owner became a believer in stripped-down customs after constructing his first Brit-bike bob-job. Well, the rest is history.

Revolutionary: History of the Harley-Davidson VRSC Told Through These Distinct, Custom V-Rods

Greg Williams -
The history of the Harley-Davidson VRSC, or V-Rod, and the story behind this pair of custom V-twin cruiser motorcycles - each sporting its own, distinct looks.

Full-on Buell: 1996 Buell S1 Lightning Gets a Makeover

Custom Motorcycles Greg Williams -
Going under the knife, this Buell gets a proper new look including a Suzuki GSX-R fairing, the tail section from a Yamaha TZ250, plus a few other goods.
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