Tyson Timperley, owner of Speedconcepts in Milwaukee, Wisconsin thought we might be interested in "Fatty," a Yamaha R1 powered custom just a few months old that has a pretty unique look. It seems Tyson and Fatty's owner Todd Treffert, were in a Milwaukee bar late one night, talking bikes. You know how that goes, another beer or two and one of them says, "Hey, I have an idea … [Read more...]

What was I just saying the other day about not seeing very many mix and match frames and engines in custom bikes? Bill Shank thought we might like to see what he put together in his garage, his KR800, a Kawasaki ZZR1200 mated to a Rotax 800cc 2 stroke engine from a 2003 Ski-Doo. He isn't the first to mount a snowmobile engine in a motorcycle, but it's an interesting combo that, … [Read more...]

Royal Enfields are turning into something not many would have imagined only a few years ago. We've already seen the McDeeb specials and Aniket's Musket V-Twin, and now here are Royal Enfield customs from Vijay Singh of Rajputana Custom Motorcycles in Jaipur, India. Just three so far, Nandi, the board track styled Light Foot and the Original Gangster, these look nothing like any … [Read more...]

Cobra's special projects division makes custom show bikes to give folks an idea of what you can do to the standard fare rolling out of dealer showrooms, all you need is a bit of imagination and skill. This year, Denny Berg, chief fabricator at Cobra's Special Projects Division, turned out two bikes based on Honda's RS750 Shadow, the RS750 Scrambler and an RS750 Tracker. … [Read more...]