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Collectible Motorcycles – Intentional or Accidental?

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Are the most highly prized collectible motorcycles intentionally designed from the start to be collectible or do they happen by accident? Is it some cosmetic or stylish addition that makes the difference or a focus on quality and function that stands out? Asked that way, the answer may seem obvious, marketers and designers try to force the issue but buyers determine what they … [Read more...]

Roger Allmond Triumph Rocket 3 Custom

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Roger Allmond has turned out some very nice customs like the T Bob and the XYZ. Now, under the sponsorship of Bennetts Insurance, he's working on a custom powered by the 2.3 liter Triumph Rocket 3 engine. Motorcycle News has a few in progress photos up and it looks a lot better, in my eyes, than some previous customs based around this engine. This will be interesting to see … [Read more...]

95Racer Project – 3Up Racing

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Team 3Up-Racing, a group of club racers in the north east of England, decided to build a new racebike under the code name 95Racer. The idea was to build the 4 stroke equivalent of a 250cc GP machine similar to a Honda RS-250. The code name 95Racer means a racing motorcycle with a dry weight of 95 kg and 95 rear wheel horsepower, 1 hp per kg, an ambitious goal but likely to … [Read more...]

1964 MZ 2 Stroke Custom Tracker

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After seeing endless variations and thousands of big inch V-twin custom motorcycles, this builder, Floris, from the Netherlands, decided to take a different route. He thought, why not go with a small single? Why not a 2 stroke? Without waiting for an answer he bought an old 1964 MZ RT125. These bikes, built in East Germany, were nothing very special to begin with, being a sort … [Read more...]

Another Steampunk Motorcycle

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Baron Margo, an artist and sculptor, has an amazing collection of vehicles, models and sculptures of all sorts. They all seem to have that steampunk look about them and this motorcycle, the "Phantom" is a case in point. There are no details on what specific motorcycle he started with but the end result would fit well into some movie like "The League of Extraordinary … [Read more...]

Suzuki GSX-R Custom by KMP

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Sabine Welte sent me a few interesting photos she took recently of this Suzuki GSX-R powered custom, called Project "K" built by Kris Moto Pieces (KMP) in France. When I first looked at the photos I thought, hmm ..., nice naked bike, nice looking engine, no tank, ..., wait a minute, where's the tank? Starting with a frame from Moto Martin, it was modified to accept the … [Read more...]