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Confederate Wraith Close to Production

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Confederate Motorcycles is getting very close to starting production of the Wraith. Brian Case, Confederate's chief of design, pointed me to an article in the LA Times where they ran prototype number four through a short road test. Although Confederate would have preferred using a production model, the Times was a bit impatient so the prototype was used instead with somewhat … [Read more...]

Big Bear Miss Behavin Chopper for Women

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Big Bear Choppers of Big Bear Lake, California, has decided to address the problem of women not being able to find a chopper that fits their slightly smaller stature. A little while back we asked women riders what they wanted when they were looking for a motorcycle and more than a few said they needed a bike that fits, a bit shorter, a bit lower, something they could be … [Read more...]

MV Agusta 500 GP Replica – JLspecial 503

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What do you do if you want an MV Agusta 500 3 cylinder GP bike, like one of those raced back in the 1950s and 60s? I have no idea how many survive these days, probably not very many, however, if you're Jean-Luc Borgetto, you just head out to your shop and build one. What he built is actually his interpretation of an original. Putting together the custom frame was step one … [Read more...]

Tilting 3 Wheelers – Potential Custom Direction?

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Are tilting 3 wheelers a possible new direction for custom builders? As the Piaggio MP3 begins to get a lot of attention and a few other vehicles like the Brudeli 625 start showing up, the idea of a twin front wheel motorcycle with some form of tilting mechanism built in could be an interesting area for custom builders to show a bit of creativity. There have been more than a … [Read more...]

Motorcycle Builders – Wendell Jones

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Wendell Jones of Oakland, California sent us an email saying he built a motorcycle, nothing out of the ordinary there, but then he said it was powered by a Honda CX500 engine turned sideways and converted to chain drive plus the wheels were mounted single sided both front and rear. OK, that got my attention, so I thought a few photos might be in order. The bike Wendell put … [Read more...]

Hyosung Trend Killer

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The Hyosung Trend Killer was shown at Intermot by MMS Cycles, one of their dealers over in Germany. The Trend Killer is a Hyosung GV650, with a careful selection of custom accessories swapped for the stock pieces to change the look quite a bit. The end result, which includes items like a 240 rear tire and twin exhaust, custom wheels, LED lights, superbike bars, a custom single … [Read more...]