V-Twin Back in 1981 Yamaha introduced their XV-range motorcycles, which were all based around an air-cooled V-twin engine. Their most notable model was the Virago cruiser; however, a bit more anonymous was the TR1. Sold in various displacement forms, ranging from 535cc to 1100cc, the XV-models were primarily aimed at buyers [...]

The Meteor has landed The warning had been out there for quite some time, but while everyone was looking towards the sky, a swarm of Meteors came to us from the East. Without causing damage, they landed in the middle of cities, bearing colourful names such as ‘Fireball Yellow’, ‘Stellar Black’ [...]

Racing Heritage Moto Guzzi exists exactly 100 years this year, and that is a reason for celebration. We would like to pay a special tribute to modified Moto Guzzi’s here at BikeBrewers. A Guzzi is an interesting looking machine, and when you sit and ride on one, you’ll also notice that [...]

Recently BikeBrewers were invited to a BMW Motorrad ‘Closed Room’ event. We always like secretive stuff, especially when it is organized by innovative companies from Bavaria. YEAH! After being frisked thoroughly and under the deepest secret circumstances we were led into a completely sealed off room. The only thing absent was [...]

New Partnership Indian Motorcycle have created interesting partnerships with extremely talented builders in recent years. They invariably resulted in truly magnificent machines based on one of their new models. Now the 120 year old American brand has partnered with former FMX star and award-winning vintage custom builder Danny Schneider for exciting [...]

Sailing solo After building more than 150 motorcycles for someone else over the past 15 years, Shaun Walker decided it was time for change. He was dissatisfied with the lack of ‘involvement’ het got from the company he worked for when it came to the subject of building bikes. As far [...]

Don’t try this at home, we are professionals The BikeBrewers’ team members are becoming true experts in ‘unboxing’ stuff in all shapes and forms. Recently we had received a box filled with gear from the guys and girls at SA1NT. Obviously we were anxious to see what Pandora was hiding and [...]

No introduction needed. It is time again for a Top 10 list, and this time we’ve decided to split it up into 2 instalments. Ladies and gentlemen, we would like to present to you, the totally arbitrary, BikeBrewers Top 10 Cafe Racers Hall of Fame: Part 1! 1. BMW R nineT [...]

There are days you ride a bike and just feel great But there are those days you get to ride bikes and just feel so lucky! This week the BikeBrewers team were invited to attend the Indian Motorcycle introduction of their new 2022 Chief ‘Dark Horse’ and the Chief Bobber ‘Dark [...]

Dominant Boxer When BMW first launched their R nineT back in 2014, we knew that it would become an instant hit. The air-cooled boxer is gaining incredible momentum with bikers around the world. The awkwardness of the flat-twin has become the epitome of cool, and it isn’t hard to see why. [...]

Not your average army green We have had a number of army men building bikes in the past. Last year we had Chris Roffey who brought us his Yamaha XJR 1300 as well as Daniel Martin and his Honda CB500T. Both servicemen are from the United Kingdom and built bikes had [...]

The bike is so nice, they made it more than twice! We have seen a number of outstanding custom builds leaving the workshop of UNIKAT in Poland. And every time a new bike rolls of the workshop floor, our jaws drop in almost a cartoon-like fashion. Feast your eyes on these [...]