Running a store from the shed We have been following Ferry Westerlaken for quite some time now. Not so much for his wrenching skills, but more from a business perspective. He runs ace-caferacerparts, an online shop from his hometown Dussen in the Netherlands, where you can buy lots of interesting goodies … Continue Reading... about An Ace From Dussen
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Honda CB600 Cafe Racer by Three Stone Cycles
Submission by Pablo from Three Stone Cycles, an amateur builder from Spain: The donor is a 2006 Honda CB600 Hornet. We were looking for a clean and straight line but without neglecting the original sporty character of this bike. It was completely dismantled, the engine and the chassis were repainted. We … Continue Reading... about Honda CB600 Cafe Racer by Three Stone Cycles
Born Aggressive: Droog Moto’s Kawasaki Z1000 Scrambler
A long time ago I worked for an American boss. When I stopped drinking coffee he asked me: “why?” I replied I thought coffee made me aggressive. He laughed out loud and told me I might as well start drinking coffee again. “Man, you were BORN aggressive!” he said. This is probably what the parents said to this … Continue Reading... about Born Aggressive: Droog Moto’s Kawasaki Z1000 Scrambler
MZ Scorpion by Mario Deuse
Cool submission from Mario Deusen from Germany of a rare custom built MZ Skorpion. Words by Mario: I screw on motorcycles as long as I can remember. First the moped Simson S51 then the MZ ES250 / 2 with sidecar from my father. It continued with an AWO 425 (Bikers News April edition 1992), followed by an … Continue Reading... about MZ Scorpion by Mario Deuse
Honda CX500 by John Thompson (2)
Earlier this year John also submitted a custom CX500 and he seemed to get the hang of it by submitting another one. Words by John: I found this bike for sale in the inner city, where it seems to be in good shape but it had the usual hacked up additions like new led turn signals and a skull rear tail light … Continue Reading... about Honda CX500 by John Thompson (2)
Shop Visit: Moto Adonis
‘Crazy for building MAD stuff’ The city of Roosendaal in the south of the Netherlands harbours a small outfit run by a big (1.96m) guy. I got to know Daan Borsje a couple of years ago when we were both sitting in a jury for a build off competition. Daan is an automotive technician by trade and has been … Continue Reading... about Shop Visit: Moto Adonis
Triumph Trident Done Right
Sometimes you come across bikes that just put the hook in you. Christian Forward’s 1994 Triumph Trident is definitely one of those builds that brings out the greed in me. Everything inside me screams “I want it!’. I can hardly imagine anyone disagreeing with me after perusing the pictures. This bike is just … Continue Reading... about Triumph Trident Done Right
Custom Crafts: Silver Machine’s Golden Boy
Somewhere slightly hidden away in an industrial park in the Northern part of Amsterdam little bits of magic lighten up the workshop. Hunched over his sewing machine Jeroen Bouwmeester of ‘Silver Machine Custom Seats’ creates the custom seats for a worldwide audience of bikers and builders. It is his true … Continue Reading... about Custom Crafts: Silver Machine’s Golden Boy
BMW K1100 Brat by Toma Customs
The last couple of years I've seen custom bike shops pop-up everywhere. Some could be classified as one-day flies, but some are definitely here to stay. Toma Customs from Brussels (Belgium) is one of the latter category. He's delivering bike after bike (also see this and this bike from Toma Customs.)and he's … Continue Reading... about BMW K1100 Brat by Toma Customs
Ducati Monster 1200R by XTR Pepo
When you think the Ducati Monster 1200R is extreme, then take a look at the latest creation by our friend XTR Pepo. He took brand new 1200R and created a distinctive XTR-version out of it. Nice! This one is, by a good tradition of XTR, named "Il Padrino". Ducati Monster 1200R Mods: XTR … Continue Reading... about Ducati Monster 1200R by XTR Pepo
