Next time you’re lazily thumbing through your Instagram feed looking at one amazing bike photo after another, just take a...
I have a frank admission to make. The loutish, greasy-haired and greasy-handed Aussie hooligan you see right here is actually...
Fame is a real litmus test. Think of it as a crucible that melts down a person to their base elements. Those that aren’t grounded and who have got to where they are through pretence and constructs are soon revealed as such thanks to the light and heat of all...
You really can’t call your company Combat Motors and not have some inspiration from militaries past and present. Therefore, on...
Those not in the know might call it ‘panel beating’ or ‘smash repairs’. But to do so would be like...
I know a bunch of you have been gristling over the lack of function in custom builds of late. Sure, they’re a bit of a wheeze to get to the grocery store, but why bring the tomatoes home on a Yamaha EC-05 when you could cushion them like a king...
What happens when you put Lambo paint on an Indian drag bike? All sorts of magic. According to a report...
Three artists, three styles, three projects. A trio of world-renowned tattoo artists have been brought on by Indian Motorcycles to...
Tucker Powersports has just announced that they are obtaining Kuryakyn Holdings LLC, a leader in the design and manufacturing of premium aftermarket motorcycle and powersports products. The report came from a press release on Tuesday of this week, along with the information that Tucker plans on incorporating Kuryakyn products into...
All photos courtesy of Jason Lau In 2017, a popular moto blog that I was running at the time was...
Watch out, 2022 – this year’s Biker Fest International promises a long lineup of events and Europe’s Custom Bike Show...
When we covered what Bandit9 Motorcycles was up to back in August, founder Daryl Villanueva had just given us a hint of what his company was planning in the following interview quote: “Imagine a motorcycle designed and built with the same precision you’d find in a spaceship…I’m sure our customers...
Looking for a bit of fun to accompany the fall weather? San Diego (and the Ramona Motorcycle Rally) has you...
Here at wBW, it is our pleasure and obsession to find the newest of the new; not only to write...
Honda has decided to collab with an Italian company in the business of 3D printing – and the machines work almost exclusively with clay. Let’s talk about it. The Japanese public multinational conglomerate manufacturer has been keeping themselves on the cutting edge of the latest and greatest when it comes...
Robert Haas, wealthy financier, published aerial photographer, and owner of the beautiful Haas Moto Museum, has passed, leaving behind 74...
As if we didn’t see this one coming. America’s beloved motorcycle manufacturer has just gone and dropped a commissioned custom...
When a bloke at Onehandmade decided to take on an iconic 1979 Ducati MH900e, there was so much to balance. First off, the MH900e is a hefty piece of Team Red history. With the bike being revealed as Pierre Terblanche’s revolutionary homage to Mike Hailwood’s successes at the Isle of...
A European custom shop has just done what they do best on a Harley-Davidson Street Bobber – and the combo...
When Francisco Alí Manén of Lord Drake Kustoms (LDK) sent us this beauty in a press release just before the...
“It all started with a visit to the BMW Motorrad development team in Germany,” admits BMW Motorrad’s latest muse in their SoulFuel series – a down-to-earth man named Shinya Kimura. “I got to know the unbounded passion and innovative power that prevails at BMW Motorrad. Finally, in February 2021 in...
This year’s EICMA saw the Italian Motorcycling Federation (IMF)’s central display area taken by none other than Magni – a...
Space Florida’s Launch and Landing Facility, formerly known as the Shuttle Landing Facility, is one of the longest runways in...
MB (Martin Becker) Cycles has done it again – and this time, they’ve given us a gorgeously skeletal hardtail fit for a true bobber-lover. The report from AutoEvolution states that the donor for this particular project was “a former Glemseck 101 race bike, sporting a hardtail framework and a 1996...
Every once and a while, it’s worthwhile to travel somewhere new, walk toward a fresh set of ideas, and reset...
Yanko Design has been covering some custom beauties lately – and this time, they’ve gone and found a ‘shape-shifting’ motorcycle. ...
Four European Builders, Four Bikes – And One Could Go Home With You “Inspired from the past, anchored in the present, and looking towards the future.” These are the parameters of the new custom build-off competition that Indian Motorcycles has put in motion, together with the Wheels and Waves festival. ...
Some Guys Put a Kawasaki Ninja ZX-14 Engine into a mini Toyota GR Yaris What do you do when you build a...
Revenge of the ‘Carbon’ators German bike shop Rod Squad has taken a Harley muscle machine and decked the thing out...
What do you get when you combine a titanium motorcycle frame with a prototype BMW boxer engine? A minimalist’s wet dream come true – and that’s just what the blokes over at Revival Cycles were going for when they dissected a BMW R 18 and spent a bit of time finding...
Another celebrity has just been given a custom Indian Chief – and this time, it’s got a bit of...
If you’ve ever curled up on an evening with a bowl of munchies and watched ‘The Walking Dead’, ‘The Wolf...
It’s the end of Q4 2021. You’re at the store, picking out charcuterie boards and beers for the evening festivities, having a ball of a time. You know what would make it even better? A pretty bike – and we’re pretty sure this custom creation from Blacktrack Motors would be...
What happens when you stuff a 618 cc L-twin engine into a hardtail built entirely of custom, one-off parts? An...
2003 Never Looked So Good Every time we smack into a top-shelf custom build, we’re impressed at how frequently minimalism...
BMW Motorrad has asked a Canadian metal sculptor to tackle an R 18 in the name of top-notch custom builds – and we’re expecting a beastie unlike anything the rest of the floor has to offer. Before we elaborate, readers should know that Jay Donovan is more than an artist...
CBR1000F Blessed With Honda Odyssey Engine Calls SOS Back in December, the funkiest thing I’d seen in relation to custom...
https://www.motorcyclepowersportsnews.com/winners-bonus-round-jp-cycles-ultimate-builder-custom-bike-show/ Here Are the Winners of the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show Bonus Round When Progressive IMS Outdoors...
We’ve got bikes inspired by all kinds of things here at wBW. From the tattoo-inspired bikes courtesy of Indian Motorcycles, to the new limited edition Brough Superior machine inspired by Lawrence of Arabia, to the unique BMW R 18 by Revival Cycles that recently created a bike with inspiration from...
I know what you’re thinking. “How in bloody sausages does a bike like that rake in $45,000 at an auction?”...