1972 Honda Chaly Custom by Callum Blackmore

This job on this Honda Chaly Custom gives me some ideas.

If you didn’t know, I’m a huge fan of small-displacement motorcycles, specifically old and weird ones like this Honda Chaly Custom.

Callum Blackmore is the man behind this build, and my hat is off to him. Bravo, dude.

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Harley-Davidson FXR ‘Yamahaha’ by Jonathan Shakesby

No other Harley-Davidson FXR out there like this Yamahaha.

Johnathan “Jonno” Shakesby is a master.

This Harley-Davidson FXR “Yamahaha” looks like what I expect Harley-Davidson would have made if they were really on their game and tried to make an 80s UJM bike.

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Schlachtwerk’s Wasabi Kawasaki W800 by Tommy Thoring

One of the coolest Kawasaki W800 models I’ve ever seen with a killer name—Wasabi.

There are a lot of really great Kawasaki W800 motorcycles out there, but this one by Tommy Thoring of Schlachtwerk that’s called Wasabi is probably the coolest one I’ve ever seen.

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Stephen Brisken Ducati 900 SS Cafe Racer

This amazing Ducati 900 SS cafe racer was built by a 21-year-old named Stephen Brisken.

Stephen Brisken built one heck of a Ducati.

Lately, I’ve come across several custom motorcycles that have been all chromed out. This Ducati 900 SS Cafe Racer by Stephen Brisken is just one of them.

I profiled the Bandit9 Arthur cafe racer a while back. That machine is gorgeous, but I’m a sucker for a good Ducati build and Brisken nailed it here.

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VIBA ‘Jane’ Honda Monkey

There’s so much to love about small bikes. Especially ones as badass cute as this one named Jane.

A modern take on the retro monkey.

The Honda Monkey is a perfectly fine little retro motorcycle.

The customized version in the image made by VIBA is better, though. No offense to the good folks over at Honda.

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