The world of motorcycles is a robust one. There’s a motorcycle designed for pretty much every use out there. The companies selling bikes are trying to appeal to every area of the market from the folks who love to cruise to the racers to the adventurers.
Then there’s the custom bike scene. Geniuses, craftsmen, artists take motorcycles and turn them into rolling pieces of art.
I try to cover a little bit of it all. From the new bikes rolling off the production lines at the various motorcycle manufacturers to the littlest of custom shops and individuals tinkering around in their sheds.
Here are the main types of motorcycles I typically write about on this site.
Note that this isn’t an exhaustive list, and the article linked above about the different types of motorcycles will explain the full picture.
The fun doesn’t stop with the various types of motorcycles. There are also tons of brands that sell each type of motorcycle. I’ve written an article on the different motorcycle brands out there, and that should give you a pretty clear idea of what you’ll find.
Motorcycle type and the different brands matter a ton, but I often find myself and other riders classifying motorcycles by their engine size or displacement.
This is typically how the industry categorizes motorcycles. You’ll see a 250cc class, a 600cc class, etc. To learn more, check out my article on the various engine sizes out there in the world of motorcycles.
Lastly, I want to talk about the price of motorcycles. Everyone has to work in a budget, and you can buy a nice bike for very little money, but you can also spend a ton.
Price is a big deciding factor, and I would hope you take it into account. Here are my thoughts on motorcycles and their prices.
Below are the latest articles on various motorcycles.
Spanish custom shop Tamarit Motorcycles has created “Karma,” a Baroque-inspired one-off based on the Triumph Bonneville Bobber.
As the 159th build in their signature series, this project abandons traditional comfort to focus on a “rolling sculpture” aesthetic, utilizing what Tamarit calls their “Platinum architecture” to achieve a low, stretched, and aggressive stance.
Continue reading “Custom Triumph Bobber by Tamarit”There’s a version of a motorcycle road trip that involves booking hotels in advance, packing light, and knowing where you’re sleeping every night. That’s a perfectly good trip. A lot of people prefer it.
And then there’s motorcycle camping — where you’ve got everything you need strapped to the bike, you’re not locked into any particular destination, and your campsite is wherever you decide to stop.
It’s a different experience. It’s also, for a lot of riders, the one that sticks with them the longest.
Continue reading “Motorcycle Camping: Why Every Rider Should Try It At Least Once”Spring is the season most riders spend winter dreaming about. The temperatures are back in a reasonable range, the roads are drying out, and everything smells like it’s waking up. It’s the best time of year to ride, and it goes fast.
The other thing that goes fast in spring? The window before the tourist crowds show up. Hit some of these roads in late March or April and you’ll have a completely different experience than the person who waits until July.
Here are some of the best spring motorcycle routes and road trips in the US worth putting on your list right now.
Continue reading “The Best Spring Motorcycle Roads in America”French custom shop FCR Original has unveiled the “Triumph Escape,” a rally-inspired rework of the Triumph Scrambler 400 XC that serves as a rolling catalog for their new modular parts range.
Instead of a one-off build that requires heavy modification, this project was designed to showcase an entire ecosystem of bolt-on accessories that fit the Triumph 400 platform without any permanent changes to the bike.
Continue reading “Custom Triumph Scrambler 400 XC by FCR Original”There’s something that happens when you swing a leg over the bike and head out alone to go solo motorcycle riding. No group pace to keep. No one to check on. Just you, the machine, and whatever road you pointed yourself at.
A lot of riders talk about it but struggle to explain it. That feeling after a long solo ride where your head is cleaner than it was when you left. Where whatever was eating at you an hour ago feels smaller now, or at least more manageable.
Turns out, there’s actually science behind that feeling. But honestly, most of us figured it out long before any researchers did.
Continue reading “Why Solo Motorcycle Riding Might Be the Best Therapy You’re Not Paying For”Irishman Daragh Heffernan has taken a rare 1983 Honda CX650E Eurosport and transformed it into a custom cafe racer masterpiece he calls “Kláwn Dara.”
The project was born from a desire to celebrate “mechanical beauty” and muscle car aesthetics while paying homage to the original bike’s engineering, resulting in a build that is intricate rather than minimalist.
Continue reading “Custom Honda CX650 Cafe Racer by Kláwn Dara”The team at Japan’s OA Proto Corporation—a company that usually spends its time designing parts for bullet trains—just released their “OA 100 Project” custom Kawasaki 250TR, and it is a masterclass in handmade craftsmanship.
The project’s goal was to push back against modern “soulless” mass production by creating a bike that feels like a direct dialogue between the rider and the machine, completely free of electronic aids.
Continue reading “Custom Kawasaki 250TR by OA 100 Project”Milan-based brothers Filippo and Giacomo Tagliabue of FTG Moto have taken one of Erik Buell’s most polarizing designs—the Buell 1125CR—and stripped it down to its mechanical soul.
Dubbed “NYX,” this one-off prototype was built to celebrate the bike’s unique engineering by removing the bulky “plastic pods” and side-mounted radiators that originally defined its look. In their place is a single, front-mounted RC Racing radiator, which cleans up the profile and exposes the massive Helicon V-Twin engine.
Continue reading “Custom Buell CR1125 by FTG Moto”Aditya Deshmukh and the team at Mean Green Customs in Mumbai have taken a standard BMW R nineT and turned it into an aggressive, “zesty” urban scrambler they’ve named “THRYX.”
Aditya, who has a background in industrial design, started the project with meticulous sketching to ensure the new proportions would stand out in the crowded streets of India.
Continue reading “Custom BMW R nineT by Mean Green Customs”Nigel Weber of Germany’s NCC Bikes (Nigel’s Creative Customs) has collaborated with Belgian artist and track enthusiast Philippe Madou of Woefie-Art to create the “Anniversary Artbike,” a custom 1985 Suzuki GSX-R750 celebrating the 40th anniversary of the legendary “Slabside.”
The project honors the bike’s status as the “mother of all modern superbikes” by maintaining much of its original 1985 character while adding unique, hand-painted cartoon-style motifs that blend motorcycle culture with fine art.
Continue reading “Custom 40th Anniversary 1985 Suzuki GSX-R750 by NCC Bikes”
