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Check Out This Custom Honda XL500 Scrambler by Purpose Built Moto

When nostalgia meets craftsmanship, magic happens. That’s the story of Purpose Built Moto (PBM) and their exquisite 1981 custom Honda XL500 Scrambler.

Tom Gilroy and his Gold Coast crew have mastered the art of blending vintage charm with cutting-edge performance, coining the term “RetroCross” to define their style. It’s a love letter to the iconic dirt bikes of the ’80s, revived for modern riders with meticulous attention to detail.

Yamaha XV750 by Purpose Built Moto

This Manga-inspired build of a Yamaha XV750 by Purpose Built Moto is a killer bike.

This Yamaha XV750 by Purpose Built Moto is a good example of why the bike is a good one to use to start a dramatic cafe racer transformation. When a client of the shop brought his bike in, he had plenty of ideas.

One of them was to build a Manga-inspired bike. That’s what the shop set out to do.

Purpose Built Moto Yamaha XT250 MX Scrambler

I’ve never seen an XT250 I wanted to ride more.

There are a lot of good custom scramblers out there. This is one from Purpose Built Moto is of them.

Last week, I shared a build from Purpose Built Moto, and the guys do such a good job with their stuff, I thought I’d share another one.

This one is a killer XT250 MX Scrambler. I like the XT250’s looks, to begin with, but this build looks absolutely fantastic.

Purpose Built Moto Suzuki TS185 Street Tracker

There are few old Suzuki motorcycles out there as cool as this TS185 built by Purpose Built Moto.

Quite the killer street tracker.

Purpose Built Moto has all kinds of cool builds showcased on their YouTube channel. This one in particular caught my eye.

It’s a Suzuki TS185 that the team worked on and built into a fantastic little street bike.