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Harley Davidson Sportster Cafe Racer by Hogbitz

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This year has seen the emergence of a new style in the custom bike scene with both Fred Krugger and Roger Goldammer building café racer inspired, Harley engined bikes, however, there is now a more affordable option for those who want the café racer look with Harley power. Hogbitz, in Chigwell Essex, England are now building Sportster based café racers. The man behind the … [Read more...]

Supercharged Buell XB12S Lightning by Lazareth

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The last time we checked out Ludovic Lazareth's site over in France was when he was showing off the Trirazuma. Our favorite French builder has been hard at work and this Supercharged Buell is the latest bike to roll out of his shop. There aren't a lot of details on his site but he took a Buell XB12S Lightning and added a blower from a Mini Cooper S, a unit he's used before … [Read more...]

V-Rage Reverse Rotating V-Twin – 2 Speed Automatic

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While on Mark van der Kwaak's site looking at the Harton, I also noticed a photo of the V-Rage, an interesting bike with a 147" Engenuity reverse rotating engine and 2 speed automatic transmission by Bertrand Dubet. The ergonomics are not very rider friendly but I thought the engine and transmission combination was pretty interesting. Hmm, a custom with an automatic … [Read more...]

S&S 50th Anniversary Celebration and Bike Build

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S&S has just announced the builder and sponsor list for their 50th Anniversary Bike Build running in conjunction with the S&S 50th Anniversary Celebration. This looks good, ... really good. Using engines from across the S&S line will be 50 builders from all around the world, all the usual suspects will be involved, from the U.S custom builders you would expect to see to … [Read more...]

Supercharged Honda VFR800

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Think of the number of great motorcycle projects starting with accident repairs. You know how it goes, the bodywork comes off, a few pieces are removed and then you think, "well, as long as I'm doing this, why not modify that ...?" This VFR800 with forced induction is a case in point. The owner originally bought the Honda as a theft recovery and did a nice job fixing it up. … [Read more...]

Ducati CBX Custom by Dan Uhing – Update

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If you recall our recent post about the Ducati CBX custom built by Dan Uhing of Nebraska, (or Honda CBX with Ducati additions as some of you thought was more appropriate) you may also remember the photo we had wasn't the best. Even Dan admits the rear tire was a little soft in that image and he wanted all of you to see some nicer pics of the complete bike and sent these over … [Read more...]