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Singletrack Doing the Business How do you make a small fortune in the bike trade? Start with a big one. (March 2009)
   
Amrican V magazine

That’s hard CORE Motorcycle design is a strange business, especially so in the US. (February 2009)

   
Rod & Customer Bike magazin

Chicara Art Two Having won the 2006 World Championship of Custom Bike Building, the pressure was on Chicara Nagata to create a very special bike for this year’s Championship. (November 2007)

   
The Kneeslider

Chris Barber's Hill Climb Special Chris Barber is no stranger to The Kneeslider, having previously had both his Desmohog Harley/Ducati hybrid engined bike and Alfabike featured here. (January 2010)

McQueen’s Metisse UK manufacturer Metisse has replicated Steve McQueen's bike from the iconic film 'On Any Sunday' (January 2009)

Harley Davidson Sportster Cafe Racer by Hogbitz This year has seen the emergence of a new style in the custom bike scene with both Fred Krugger and Roger Goldammer building café racer inspired, Harley engined bikes. (October 2007)

   

Back Street Heroes

 

 

The Stockers Modern technology is a wonderful thing. Where would we be without things like DVDs and the Internet? Sure we’d probably have all wasted less time but would we be the people we’ve become and have the friends we have? (September 2009)

Magyar Magic, 1st Hungarian Rod & Custom Show Like many other people, I’d imagine that the mention of Hungary would conjure up notions of, say, a beef-based goulash, the composer Franz Liszt, or the inventor of the ballpoint pen, Laszlo Biro. (October 2007)

   
Michael Lichter Café Racer culture Custom bikes in England started in pretty much the same way as they did in the USA: soldiers returning from WWII found it difficult to re-adjust to civilian life and used the money they had to buy motorcycles and escape from the mundane banality of everyday life. (August 2007)
   
American Motorcycle Dealer Hellbound Steel With dealerships in Canada, Australia and South Korea, Hellbound Steel is making its way in the world of custom bike manufacturing. (March 2007)

Orange Crush Ever more young builders come into the custom scene, building ever more style of bike. However, Jason Neiman decided to update the classic Chopper style when he built Orange Crush for his brother Chad. (March 2007)

American suspension bringing rocket science to motoring Vince Costa is a former motorbike racer, turned rocket test engineer, turned race bike suspension tuner. (February 2007)
   
Custom Bike Magazin Chicara Art – The art of championship winning bike building Zero Engineering established Japan as a country with a unique style of custom bikes. (November 2006)

Zero and the Art of Motorcycle Building Zeroesque – from a bar hopper to a show winner. When it came to building a new bike Paul Beamish planned on having a ratty bike he could ride to the bar on, the only problem is he got a bit carried away. (November 2006)

   
All Harley Drag Racing Association

Samson Exhausts: ahead of the curve (and determined to stay there) Despite the difficulties imposed by the EPA regulations and noise issues, Samson Exhaust is still confident about its prospects for the future. Here the company’s owner, Kenny Price, talks to AMD.

   
Streetfighters Gilera DNA v Italjet Dragster Scooters in StreetFighters magazine? With our reputation? (2002)

   
Which Bike?

Who’s the man? Aprilia Habana Custom Okay, Starsky and Hutch had the red Ford Torino with the white stripe down the side but what about Huggy Bear? (2001)

Benelli Thanks to the convertible Adeva, Benelli’s profile has been high in the scooter marketplace but the company hasn’t been resting on its laurels. (2001)

Honda SilverWing - On a wing and a prayer “I’m sorry but did you just say that that scooter you’re riding has a 600cc engine?” (2000)

   

Car and Driving

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Motorbikes - getting a licence After years of putting it off, I’ve finally decided to get my motorcycle licence. But how? (1999)

Hot in the city Fiat’s Seicento Sporting is a fast car that isn’t really that fast. No matter: it’s lots of fun, as Duncan Moore finds out. (1999)

Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough So you fancy yourself as a world-class rally driver? Well now you can test your skills with Colin McRae. Duncan Moore did… (1999)

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