The Yamaha XV950 ‘Ultra’ Yard Built Special is a definitely different take on the Yamaha XV950 by Swiss company GS Mashin. Builder Tom Mosimann has created this radical change without any cutting or welding to the frame, as required for a Yard Built special. Apparently Mosimann was inspired by Gothic architecture, but the Ultra looks […]
More custom Ducati Scramblers
In addition to the SC Rumble by Vibrazioni Art Design and the Radikal Chopper custom Ducati Scrambler, Ducati has collected together four more custom examples of the new bike to display at various shows. First up is the work of UK bike builders IDP Custom Moto who used a Ducati Scrambler Full Throttle to create […]
Yard Built Custom Yamaha XJR1300 ‘CS-06 Dissident’ by it roCkS!bikes
Just like the custom Yamaha XV950 we featured, the ‘CS-06 Dissident’ custom Yamaha XJR1300 is part of the Yard Built series which involves Yamaha commissioning specials builders around the world. And having previously built custom 1200 and 1300 XJR specials, the terribly-named it roCkS!bikes were a logical choice to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the […]
Amazing six-cylinder RG500 special defies belief
When you think of a six-cylinder motorcycle, the chances are that it’ll be a heavy superbike of late ’70s vintage. For instance a Honda CBX, Kawasaki Z1300 or possibly even a Benelli Sei. Not this unbelievable two-stroke special based largely around a Suzuki RG500 motor. And unlike the lumbering giants of the past which came […]