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So you like metric cafe racers? What about thumpers? Suzuki’s? Beer? Well, you’re in luck, chumps! I’ve had the pleasure of trading a few emails with one of the co-founders of Ryca Motors, the L.A.-based two-man shop cranking out transformed ...

Here is an interesting vintage motorcycle brand that very few know of; Simplex Manufacturing Corporation of New Orleans, Louisiana. Simplex was founded in 1935 by J. Paul Treen, a Harley-Davidson dealer in Baton Rouge. In the early 1930’s he recognized ...

That’s what some say about Slim and raw bikes like his, but I like his stuff. Rags like Cycle Source and The Horse agree. He’ll build anything. It doesn’t matter if the donor bike is a motocross two-stroke or an ...

This is great news. For those of you that do not know, El Diablo is a kickass online magazine published in Spain. Pinup-style babes, hot rods, metric and American motorbikes, art, music and more. It’s a nifty Flash gig, so ...

This was Yamaha’s first motorcycle; the YA-1. The first, built in August of 1954, was a 125cc two-stroke single with a four-speed that quickly became renowned as being a fast and agile bike. The YA-1 had a simple form, copied ...

The guys at JVB Moto built this bike nine years ago. That’s called “being ahead of your time.” It’s a Suzuki XF650 thumper in a modified Kawasaki GPX600 frame. They’ve built streetfighter/bobbers and trackers mostly and lately seem to be ...

This motorcycle comes via Free Biker magazine. It’s a nice Japanese Taiwanese blog that seems to be the online presence of a custom bike magazine. Sadly, like many blogs, they simply throw up some killer photos and write nothing about ...

I like this bike. The Che sticker kills me. Commie. If anybody knows anything about this old thumper, please comment below. It looks like an old BSA, but honestly, I’m no expert on Brit bikes. I know it isn’t a ...