Some motorcycles look fast standing still, but Jeff Duval’s latest creation for Jets Forever winds that up to 100mph, appearing to have been caught somewhere between a Grand Prix paddock and a high-speed run across a Californian dry lake. I…
Some riders like modern classics, and some like riding off-road. Then there are riders who like riding modern classics off-road. Now factor in people who are happy to spend north of $18,000 (US) on a new motorcycle. See that tiny sliver in
There are plenty of Ducatis that make obvious café racer donors, but the first-generation Multistrada has never really been one of them. Pierre Terblanche’s tall, heavily faired sports-tourer was deliberately unconventional when it arrived,…
Custom motorcycles and Triumph have been joined at the hip for decades, so when the British marque launched its global Originals competition last year, the concept made plenty of sense. For 2026, Triumph Originals is back, but this time eve…
You’ve got some cash burning a hole in your back pocket, but you can’t decide whether to go the sensible route and buy a brand new motorcycle or follow your heart and choose a tasty custom. But GRID Motorcycles on Queensland’s Gold Coast ha…
There is a temptation to think of the Yamaha XT500 as a motorcycle from a simpler time, designed before platforms and parts sharing became the industry norm. The truth is almost the opposite: released in 1976, the XT500 was the road-going s…
Over more than three decades, Marcus Walz has built well over a thousand incredible custom motorcycles, and they command a pretty penny! His name was forged in the wild world of Harley-based European customs, before WalzWerk evolved into a
The best custom motorcycles aren’t built around a paint scheme or a parts catalogue. They often begin with a problem worth solving, an itch that has to be scratched. For Essex-based Poulson Creative, that meant taking Triumph’s Scrambler 12…
When Triumph ended production of the Thruxton, it left a sizeable gap between the upright Speed Twin and the company’s modern sports machinery. The new Speed Twin 1200 TFC does not revive the Thruxton name or bolt a fairing around the headl…
There was a time when building a world-class custom motorcycle started with cardboard templates, masking tape and a good eye. Hours disappeared behind an English wheel, an angle grinder and a MIG torch, with every panel shaped by instinct a…
If Triumph ever wanted a custom motorcycle to lead the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride, Tamarit’s Miss Hyde would make a convincing case. It starts with one of Hinckley’s most recognisable modern classics, dresses it in a spiffing seat worth…
Ducati has spent almost a century defining Italian performance motorcycles, refining everything from desmodromic valve gear to trellis frames and placing them into machines that have become benchmarks for the industry. Yet one of the most c…