Dave’s Ryca
I first saw the Ryca bike kits on ads in other bike blogs and custom sites, and wondered how easy they were to build yourself, and how good they’d look in the flesh. I wasn’t expecting to ...
Owning a Pro Custom
Spence is the lucky owner of Tim & Kev’s no-compromise S6 Triumph Scrambler. He’s owned plenty of proper bikes over the years so is plenty qualified to give us a clear picture of what it’s like owning ...
Spirit 6 on EXIF
Tim & Kev’s gorgeous Triumph S6 Scrambler has made in onto the pages of Bike EXIF today, with lots of pics from the talented Grant Robinson. Here are some of the photos featured, plus a few extras, ...
Retro Sexual
Bikes, pin-ups, ink and retro… What’s not to love? We’re not quite in the calendar market just yet, but if we were I think we’d probably mix it up a little with retro themed pinups, clutching spanners ...
Skid Lid Nirvana
Things are pretty quiet in the world of custom bike building and blogging, so I reckon it’s time for a Christmas post on the subject of gifts… And this year my lovely missus the Dutchess, has decided ...
Spirit 7 Retro Paint
The Spirit boys have been working hard despite the cold and no-doubt the last minute Xmas preparations that are dominating my household this week… Mr M travelled down from Edinburgh to catch up with the progress on ...
Green & Gold Dreams
Now I can’t tell you too much about this outfit or this bike, simply cos Cafe Racer Dreams are Spanish, and so is their website, but if you can read the lingo and want to hear it ...
Purple Passion
Having already showed-off his Shell-Racer inspired Flat tracker on the Shed, Jamie Williams is back with pics of another shed-build, this time based on a Suzuki GN400, …mainly because he couldn’t find a cheap enough SR500 on ...
Gone in 24 Hours
I’m buzzing (and slightly drunk) after a brilliant day with S6. Our good buddy, Grant Robinson came down to Spirit HQ to take some pics of our Triumph Dirt Twin. I’ve always been a big fan of ...
Custom SR Brothers
I first saw these two bikes at Victory MC last week, buried between other machines while they were being worked on, so I asked Mike – the owner of the white SR (or possibly an XT) – ...
High Voltage
It’s still bloody freezing outside, but while I had a day off it was time for me to get back down to Victory MC and try to install the new Lithium Ion Battery I got from Racing ...
Fuelled by Tea
Give us a go, mister? I really love it when someone randomly sends us a picture of their pride and joy, especially when it looks as good as this. Jamie stumbled into The Shed and realised it ...
Black & Blue
Yes, yes, it’s yet another Ducati Sport Classic cafe racer, but aren’t they pretty? – and this one is another beauty that just has to be featured somewhere on the interweb for people to drool over. This ...
Mojo Duc
Guido (MojoDuc on the forums) grew up around exotic cars and bikes. His dad always had a few at a time, with classics like the Superseven and ’56 Caddilac to a restored Morris Minor Traveller, and his ...
S5 (z1075) Goodies
Mark from RCD has sent us these beautiful rearsets for S5, the Kawasaki Z1075. Previously… We’ve made a good start on S5, removing the extraneous parts (most of them) and swapping the forks. It’s amazing how ...
Sean’s First Cafe Build
Sean is a regular, 40-something, bike-loving guy from Bristol, who grew up around his dad’s bikes, including BSA & Triumphs, so the Cafe Racer/Rocker style was already in his blood when he decided to build his first ...