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Kawasaki Z400 Scrambler from Classic Farm Motorcycles

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Classic Farm Motorcycles, where the McDeeb Royal Enfields come from, create specials from lots of different makes and models. Just received these photos of their latest work, it's a Kawasaki Z400 Scrambler called Taurus. They took a fairly ordinary Kawasaki standard and gave it a whole new personality, but it's more than just a pretty face, it looks like it's capable of doing … [Read more...]

Fatty – Yamaha R1 Powered Custom by Speedconcepts of Milwaukee

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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...]

Blue Collar Bobbers – Bolt on Custom Kits

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We've seen some pretty cool conversions on The Kneeslider, a Suzuki S40 in one case and a Yamaha Maxim in another, where the builders took a fairly common and inexpensive bike and turned it into something with radically different looks and lots of character. The bikes look great but the work necessary might be a bit more than some of you are ready to tackle. Now check out Blue … [Read more...]

Bob the Builder Gets All the Breaks

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Do you know Bob? Bob likes to work with his hands. He’s really curious, too. He’s always looking inside devices of all sorts, constantly tearing through those “no user serviceable parts inside” tags, to figure out how they work, voiding most of his warranties along the way, to his wife's dismay, but, though he's had a few close calls, he never seems to really break … [Read more...]

DualSportster – Off Road Sportster

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The DualSportster, as the builder calls it, is a 1983 Sportster with a 0.010" overbore for the current 1010cc of displacement. He added remote reservoir shocks, a skid plate, hand guards, serrated pegs, braided SS front brake lines, longer fork tubes, light guards, and a Supertrapp exhaust. I came across this one for sale on eBay while looking for something interesting. … [Read more...]

Roland Sands Design Desmosedici Tracker

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Well, there's been a wide variety of motorcycles used as the basis for street tracker builds, some more successful than others, but I haven't seen this one before, a Ducati Desmosedici. It seems Roland Sands has a friend who owns three of the pricey Italian street racers and thought at least one, a zero mile bike, should be transformed into a tracker. It looks like the … [Read more...]