The idea of having a custom motorcycle is one to pump up any true bikehead, no doubt. For some, building one themselves is even more satisfying. Even so, a big question lingers: Are home-built or ...

Until today, if you wanted a carbon DT Swiss mountain bike rim, you could only get it in a complete wheelset built by DT themselves. But after launching new lightweight carbon XC, all-mountain, and ...

Modifying motorcycles to make more speed by reducing weight is a tradition stretching back to before WWII. These "bob jobs" or "bobbers" strip anything not necessary, leaving a lighter and nimbler ...

It has become a sort of a trend in recent years for bike makers to officially support custom build competitions centered on their most important models. It's a good way to advertise both the innate ...

Be it a classic toaster tank model or a modern oil-cooled four-valve, motorcycle builders can’t seem to get enough of the BMW boxer twin — and it’s for good reason. The platform is ubiquitous in the ...

I love a good build that fights stereotypical norms – and Žiga Petek’s work on this R65 is a key example of just that. According to coverage from BikeEXIF, hopping from a lightweight touring machine ...