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Motorcycle Builders – Air Cooled AJS V4 Engine

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Motorcycle builder is a term we often use around here but it's becoming more apparent it doesn't do justice to the full range of skills and capabilities found among "builders." An article in the November 2006 issue of The Classic Motorcycle caught my eye, it's actually the story of the motorcycle engine shown on the cover. The engine in question is an air cooled 50 degree … [Read more...]

Triumph Rocket 3 Custom – MGS Custom Bikes

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The Metric TV custom build off has resulted in a lot of bikes which still seem to be waiting for their television debut. We mentioned the show some time back where a group of builders were each given a metric bike, cruiser or sportbike depending on their specialty, and given 180 days to produce something unique. They've come up with a few interesting customs and I thought I … [Read more...]

Honda CBX – Spondon Frame Streetfighter

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Cycle World magazine puts together a regular American Flyers feature with custom motorcycles outside the usual fancy paint and chrome category, to get into the lineup you need something really special. This Honda CBX gets past the velvet rope without any discussion, it's a stunner. Tryg Westby is an ex-racer, pro bike builder and long time CBX owner. Though he's owned … [Read more...]

Ferrari Formula One Team Racecar Chopper

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Choppers are not our specialty here but this Ferrari inspired Schumacher Tribute Chopper is a bit different. It's powered by a Triumph 955 triple which is fully enclosed by the Ferrari F1 style bodywork. It's for sale over on ebay and they have a video showing it running around a bit. The music drowns out the sound of the bike, but what you do hear isn't your normal chopper … [Read more...]

Radial Engine Motorcycles – Redrup Radial

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The Redrup Radial engine is new to me but it's actually quite old. After all of our coverage of radial engine motorcycles using the Australian Rotec 7 cylinder radial like the one built by Jesse James and the radial motorcycle built by JRL Cycles that they actually plan to produce, I received several pointers to the Megola radial engine used in a motorcycle many years ago where … [Read more...]

Tailgunner Streetfighter – Hell’s Tailgunner

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Do you remember the Tailgunner Rotary Cannon Exhaust we mentioned back in January? Strictly a custom chopper piece, right? Well, the guys over at Angry Guy Streetfighters decided it would be perfect for a Honda CBR900RR based custom and built the Hell's Tailgunner streetfighter and sure enough, there's a rotary cannon exhaust sticking out the back. They have a lot of … [Read more...]