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Yamaha R1 Street Tracker from Gregg’s Customs

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You know what a Yamaha R1 is all about, high power, cutting edge technology for the track and even though it's not unusual for the custom guys to stretch the swingarms and mount 300 rear tires, it's a track weapon, through and through. Well, suppose the track you have in mind is a one mile dirt track, then what? Obviously you need to look elsewhere, you could start with a … [Read more...]

Speed Shop Design Special #6 by Chris Flechtner

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Chris Flechtner is a builder, has been for quite some time, starting out with RC model cars, then hand built bicycle frames and then a custom from a Honda CB350. He kept building while earning his MFA in design and metal arts from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Then he apprenticed under one of Japan’s most accomplished sword polishers and restorers, Tatsuhiko Konno, where he is … [Read more...]

Overmile by Fred Krugger

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Fred Krugger placed 3rd in the AMD Championship with Overmile, an S&S 103 inch powered custom that looks like a real bike you could ride and enjoy, something customs have not always tried to do. A Baker Powerbox 6 speed gets the power to the wheel, Ohlins handles the bumps up front, Beringer slows it down and a Fournales airride suspension with integrated compressor keeps the … [Read more...]

Revolution-2 V-Rod Custom from Wonder Customs

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Jason Wonder was just at the AMD World Championship in Sturgis with his Revolution-2 V-Rod custom. We showed you his Rev-1 in May but he said he was already working on Rev-2 and here it is. He didn't send any details about the bike but you can see it's a lot more compact than his first build and more in line with what some of you may have had in mind for a naked bike … [Read more...]

Moto Guzzi W103 – 3 Cylinder V-Triple Motorcycle Engine

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Have you ever noticed how once you start looking for things, they just seem to jump out all over the place, like W configuration engines. After mentioning the Anzani W3 the other day, I came across another one I had never seen before, this one is the Moto Guzzi arrow W103, a 3 cylinder engine in a V-Triple, arrow or "W" configuration. This arrow configuration engine was … [Read more...]