Bisous from Béziers BEFORE THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN early 2020, a French mechanic from Béziers approached us and demurely asked if BikeBrewers were interested in publishing a post on the first bike he had built. “Show us the pictures.” We replied. And he did. Our team has a weak spot … [Read more...] about Amateur Champion – Ducati 1098S Streetfighter
Café Racer, Scrambler, Bratstyle & other Custom Bikes
Lady in Red – a ’77 Moto Guzzi undressed
Legal alien in Denmark Jesper Højer Larsen came to us via the ‘Classic Riders Network’. A valued member of the ‘Århus’ community we spotted him and his vintage Guzzi a little while ago during the 2019 ‘Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride’. We started talking and found out that the bike has an … [Read more...] about Lady in Red – a ’77 Moto Guzzi undressed
Enlightened heavyweight – The 2020 Indian FTR Carbon
"Gentlemen, please synchronize your watches Exactly at 5PM CET the video was released and press were fully informed about further enhancements on this already very desirable bike. As a result of our 2019 road test the BikeBrewers team was smitten by the awesome power of the FTR 1200. A true … [Read more...] about Enlightened heavyweight – The 2020 Indian FTR Carbon
Helium Dreams: Suzuki GSX-R 750 by Synaps Cycles
Building your dream A 69-YEAR OLD MECHANIC still having dreams about bikes and building them. This time we travel all the way to Boise, the capital of Idaho to talk to Bill Layer and check out his mirage turned reality. Bill modestly invited us to publish something about his latest build, not … [Read more...] about Helium Dreams: Suzuki GSX-R 750 by Synaps Cycles
Bull Moto Customs #2 – CB 750F
Second comings We reported on Ivan Mushev’s first build back in September of last year. Clearly the success of the Honda Hornet ‘Sekekama’, inspired him to dig deeper into the well of inspiration fed by the Banska river which flows through his hometown of Kyustendil in the far west of … [Read more...] about Bull Moto Customs #2 – CB 750F
IronWood’s BMW 1250GS Dominating time
‘IT TAKES THREE TO TANGO’, that’s what BMW Motorrad and TW Steel must have had in mind when they started discussing this project with Arjan van der Boom of Ironwood Custom Motorcycles. BMW Motorrad anticipated they would have cause to celebrate at the end of the year. No, this had nothing to do … [Read more...] about IronWood’s BMW 1250GS Dominating time
Monster vs Alien by Raw Bike factory
Apophis99942 IN 2004 A 'NEAR-EARTH ASTEROID measuring a respectable 370 metres in diameter caused great concern among astronomers and other scientists, as it looked to be on course to hit our planet with an impact equal to 870 megatons (65.500 times the Hiroshima atom bomb)! Even though the … [Read more...] about Monster vs Alien by Raw Bike factory
Love Leather from Manila
IF YOU ARE A KID IN THE PHILIPPINES fantasizing about superheroes and playing with Batman and Captain America toy bikes, what do you do when you grow up? Exactly, you build yourself a dream on wheels. That is precisely what 28-year old Kila Adame set out to do and we believe he has … [Read more...] about Love Leather from Manila
Game Over Cycles three wheeled eccentricity
WE COULD NOT AGREE MORE with the jury that decided to bestow this bike the honour of winning the ‘Craziest Bike’ Award. To be brutally honest Yamaha’s Niken has been far from being a favourite amongst our team of editors. It does not happen very often that we all are in full agreement, but ever … [Read more...] about Game Over Cycles three wheeled eccentricity
Mediterranean Blue BMW R80 by La Motocicletta
WHEN AN ITALIAN DESIGNER starts redesigning motorcycles you better pay attention. We traveled South to the mid sized (50K inhabitants) town of Pordenone (North East Italy) to interview the protagonist of this post. There we met him at the workshop of his own company ‘La Motocicletta’. While … [Read more...] about Mediterranean Blue BMW R80 by La Motocicletta
