When big name builders show off their new custom creations, you can usually bet some piece of required hardware for street legal operation will be missing, sometimes many pieces. Critics of the manufacturers say their new models don't look as good as what the aftermarket and custom builders turn out but that criticism is a bit unfair when the builders ignore things the … [Read more...]

Roland Sands unveiled a custom version of the Ducati Hypermotard at the Long Beach International Motorcycle Show. No other info on this other than what you see. I'm sure this one will ignite the Ducati faithful. I like this a lot more than the standard Hypermotard though you might need to muffle that exhaust a bit. Link: Flickr and Flickr … [Read more...]

Jesse Rooke is showing his latest custom, done in the style of a KTM powered cafe racer, at the Long Beach International Motorcycle Show. Mathieu sent in a link to this photo and it looks pretty neat. We noticed this bike in progress back in March when it was up on his web site in a "work in progress" photo. Looks like he's wrapped it up, could use a little seat padding, … [Read more...]