When we feature bikes in the ‘Criminal Customs’ category, we’re typically looking for monstrous builds that showcase impressive specs…or, at...
The paint job on your motorcycle isn’t vital to the way it functions, but it’s absolutely essential for making sure...
I love riding small bikes fast. Maybe it’s the ease with which you can slap through the gearbox on a sunny urban street situation or squeeze through traffic without having to suck it in – maybe it’s Maybelline. Regardless, anybody who is hankering for a small-cc scoot with a good...
Want to want to design and build your own exclusive and unique motorcycle? How about collaborating directly with designers and...
When Lithuanian bike shop Tommy & Sons took on this Harley-Davidson Road Glide, the goal wasn’t just to make it...
When the good people at Tony Prust’s Analog Motorcycles decided to take on this monochromatic build, we were excited. As much as a healthy dose of orange will always suit the bikes of our favorite Austrian motorcycle manufacturer, there’s something so beautifully suave yet calming about slate-themed scoots about the...
Honda is Seeing Double I don’t know what it is about Honda engines (for reference, please scoot over and take...
I know what you’re thinking. “How in bloody sausages does a bike like that rake in $45,000 at an auction?”...
We’ve got bikes inspired by all kinds of things here at wBW. From the tattoo-inspired bikes courtesy of Indian Motorcycles, to the new limited edition Brough Superior machine inspired by Lawrence of Arabia, to the unique BMW R 18 by Revival Cycles that recently created a bike with inspiration from...
https://www.motorcyclepowersportsnews.com/winners-bonus-round-jp-cycles-ultimate-builder-custom-bike-show/ Here Are the Winners of the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show Bonus Round When Progressive IMS Outdoors...
CBR1000F Blessed With Honda Odyssey Engine Calls SOS Back in December, the funkiest thing I’d seen in relation to custom...
BMW Motorrad has asked a Canadian metal sculptor to tackle an R 18 in the name of top-notch custom builds – and we’re expecting a beastie unlike anything the rest of the floor has to offer. Before we elaborate, readers should know that Jay Donovan is more than an artist...
2003 Never Looked So Good Every time we smack into a top-shelf custom build, we’re impressed at how frequently minimalism...
What happens when you stuff a 618 cc L-twin engine into a hardtail built entirely of custom, one-off parts? An...
It’s the end of Q4 2021. You’re at the store, picking out charcuterie boards and beers for the evening festivities, having a ball of a time. You know what would make it even better? A pretty bike – and we’re pretty sure this custom creation from Blacktrack Motors would be...
Another celebrity has just been given a custom Indian Chief – and this time, it’s got a bit of...
What do you get when you combine a titanium motorcycle frame with a prototype BMW boxer engine? A minimalist’s wet dream...
Revenge of the ‘Carbon’ators German bike shop Rod Squad has taken a Harley muscle machine and decked the thing out in carbon…plus a couple other nifty features. The report from AutoEvolution states that many of this bike’s parts came from other shops such as “Roland Sands (riser, milled to fit...
Some Guys Put a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 Engine into a mini Toyota GR Yaris What do you do when you build a...
Four European Builders, Four Bikes – And One Could Go Home With You “Inspired from the past, anchored in the...
Yanko Design has been covering some custom beauties lately – and this time, they’ve gone and found a ‘shape-shifting’ motorcycle. Let’s get into it. The brains behind the process included Italian automotive designers Gianluca Bartolini and Francesco Iannuzzi, who purportedly “parted ways with the renowned design house Pininfarina to spin-off...
Every once and a while, it’s worthwhile to travel somewhere new, walk toward a fresh set of ideas, and reset...
MB (Martin Becker) Cycles has done it again – and this time, they’ve given us a gorgeously skeletal hardtail fit...
Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility, formerly known as the Shuttle Landing Facility, is one of the longest runways in the world. Its 30-year property agreement with NASA means that the facility has seen some brilliant machines rocket down the straightaway – and as of November 23rd, we can add...
This year’s EICMA saw the Italian Motorcycling Federation (IMF)’s central display area taken by none other than Magni – a...
“It all started with a visit to the BMW Motorrad development team in Germany,” admits BMW Motorrad’s latest muse in...
When Francisco Alí Manén of Lord Drake Kustoms (LDK) sent us this beauty in a press release just before the weekend, I admit I wasn’t sure what to expect (beyond the generic aesthetics of a ruggedly handsome Harley-Davidson Softail Standard, of course). So when I got to opening the media...
A European custom shop has just done what they do best on a Harley-Davidson Street Bobber – and the combo...
When a bloke at Onehandmade decided to take on an iconic 1979 Ducati MH900e, there was so much to balance....
As if we didn’t see this one coming. America’s beloved motorcycle manufacturer has just gone and dropped a commissioned custom LiveWire One – and the electric motorcycle will be built as a limited edition signature bike for the masses. According to both AutoEvolution and Bike Exif, the custom job on...
Robert Haas, wealthy financier, published aerial photographer, and owner of the beautiful Haas Moto Museum, has passed, leaving behind 74...
Honda has decided to collab with an Italian company in the business of 3D printing – and the machines work...
Here at wBW, it is our pleasure and obsession to find the newest of the new; not only to write on the doings of major motorcycle manufacturers like Harley-Davidson, KTM, Honda, and Yamaha but also to bring to light the coolest cats from the farthest reaches of the interweb –...
Looking for a bit of fun to accompany the fall weather? San Diego (and the Ramona Motorcycle Rally) has you...
When we covered what Bandit9 Motorcycles was up to back in August, founder Daryl Villanueva had just given us a...
Tucker Powersports has just announced that they are obtaining Kuryakyn Holdings LLC, a leader in the design and manufacturing of premium aftermarket motorcycle and powersports products. The report came from a press release on Tuesday of this week, along with the information that Tucker plans on incorporating Kuryakyn products into...
Three artists, three styles, three projects. A trio of world-renowned tattoo artists have been brought on by Indian Motorcycles to...
What happens when you put Lambo paint on an Indian drag bike? All sorts of magic. According to a report...
I know a bunch of you have been gristling over the lack of function in custom builds of late. Sure, they’re a bit of a wheeze to get to the grocery store, but why bring the tomatoes home on a Yamaha EC-05 when you could cushion them like a king...
You really can’t call your company Combat Motors and not have some inspiration from militaries past and present. Therefore, on...