When Shiro Nakajima isn’t honing his considerable talents in his home workshop at the base of the Yatsugatake Mountains, you’ll find him racing at the Tsukuba Circuit, a few hours away. Those opposing environments are reflected in Nakajima-san’s custom bikes; tasteful restomods that are aesthetically restrained, but also built to be ridden hard. The man…
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If there’s one man who knows how to eke every last bit of performance out of a flat tracker, it’s Richard Pollock. The man known as Mule has been building (and racing) them since long before Bike EXIF was even conceived, and has built some of the most lust-worthy trackers to ever grace these pages.…
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Kevan Cahyadi is the type of guy who has fully embraced the eclectic nature of Indonesia’s custom motorcycle scene. His shop, Solace Motorcycle in Jakarta, has worked on a diverse offering of bikes; from scooters to dirt bikes and everything in between. But this Sportster café racer treads more traditional ground. Based on a 1994…
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Is there no end to AC Sanctuary’s brilliance? We profile a Kawasaki ZRX1200R from the masters of Japanese muscle, then pivot to a Honda CB750 from the host of a car restoration show. This week’s OEM news includes a look at the 2025 KTM 990 RC R and the new Ryvid Outset electric motorcycle.
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“How are we doing on the CB project?” The question weighed heavy on my brain as I considered the plateaued progress of…
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As a nuclear chemist with clients spanning multiple industries, Corban Gallagher’s day job calls for ingenuity and precision in equal measure. So…
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Black and gold seems to be a theme lately. Here, it’s been applied to the Triumph Speed Twin 1200 with exceptional judgment…
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Jérémie Duchampt is a dab hand at building slick café racers—a fact that he’s proven time and time again. The proprietor of…
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Inheriting a project bike from another workshop is a huge gamble. There could be parts missing, the engine could be shot, or…
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This week’s bikes are all about looking fast and going fast. Pier City Cycles gives the BMW R nineT Racer a massive…
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