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UNTITLED Motorcycles is a thoroughly modern custom bike workshop, born and bred on social media but focused on design and backed with the technical skills to punch out more than 100 bikes so far from their modest premises in north London and more rec

LIKE any businessman, for Untitled Motorcycles’ main man Adam Kay, the customer is always right. If he or she wants to turn a brand new motorcycle into something more traditional, Adam’s your man. His take on the new Triumph Thruxton 1200 R on page e

ONE of the great things about Ducati is that it builds a lot of different bikes around a relatively limited number of engines. Not all the bikes are winners, but the engines are always full of character and real-world performance, especially the air-

MARK Haywood is a lifelong motorcyclist with a broad interest in makes and models. He is a spray painter by trade and has had a hand in a zillion local motorcycle restorations. He is also a keen motorcycle sportsman as an active member of Logan River

LOCATED in rural Wisconsin, Retrospeed is a bespoke motorcycle workshop focused on restoring and repairing vintage Japanese and European motorcycles. It’s good at it too, with its restos being accepted for the prestigious Radnor Hunt Concours d’Elega

THE Australian Historic Road Racing Championships moves around the country each year, giving local state-based historic race organisations the chance to run one of the two biggest historic meetings each year. It lacks the international interest of th

RED Cawte does have a first name, “but only my mother knows it”, he says. He hails from Queensland, but his fame has spread across the country on the back of his giant-killing Redax Laverda race bikes. Red has had a love affair with the feisty Italia

ROLAND Sands, 44, is the son of Perry Sands, who founded US manufacturer of high-end custom wheels and brakes, Performance Machine (PM) in 1970. Roland grew up in the PM factory, starting work there at age 14 sweeping floors, before learning the skil

WITH all the talk about the new-model Harley Softails with their revolutionary chassis engineering, bargains abound among the early girls, ideal if you’re looking for a platform for a city-based custom as a gift for your dad. Roland Sands paid $5000

CUSTOM bikes by definition are hand-made realisations of a builder’s creative vision, even if most fit within well-established genres. In theory, no two should ever be alike, although many are. And then there’s Luke Crampton’s supercharged XT500 Yama

KAWASAKI had such great success with its ballistic 500cc two-stroke triple, the Mach III H1 released in 1969, that it was only a matter of time before it backed it up with a 750cc version. The only surprise was that it took them so long, but the icon

THE Goodwood Revival, held each September at the Goodwood circuit in West Sussex within the estate of the Duke of Richmond, is mostly a car event for four-wheelers built before 1966, and to be fair, attracts the world’s best racing and sports cars of

IF you’ve been following Retrobike’s coverage of the Ellaspede Dust Hustle over the last couple of years, you’ll be familiar with Dwayne Amore, or at least with his alter egos like Batman or Evel Knievel. And who can forget the dude riding the choppe

HOREX was Germany’s leading motorcycle manufacturer for almost 50 years either side of WW2, and was in many ways comparable to Britain’s older Matchless marque in terms of product and marketplace positioning, as well as in its road-racing involvement

• Italian inspired neo-retro styling cues • Premium full grain 1.3–1.4mm grade AAA cowhide leather • Subtle dark blue contrast chest block, stripes and trim finishes • Removable 100g thermal gilet liner with leather detailing • SW® Level 2 armour pre

YOU have heard of Trainspotters? Well, I’m a Bikespotter. Can’t help myself. I’m always on the case if there’s a bike going by, in a movie, in a photo, parked on the street. They’re like a magnet. I’ve got to check it out. My bikespotting used to dri