The Sartorie Meccaniche manifesto is founded in contemporary simplicity, as they explain: “We try to fuse elegance and sportivness, inspired by the old glory days with a hint of contemporary design.” The minimalist approach to motorcycle building in this instance translates into the Belva, a new powerful but very tasteful two-wheeler. Built from the foundation of a […]
7
Oct
A custom bike formed from a Buell x1 Lightning
14
Oct
One-off café racer-style bike built in Venice Beach
Since Australian custom motorcycle builders/lifestyle clothing manufacturer Deus Ex Machina opened shop in our hometown of Venice Beach, CA, the band of creatives have built 8 custom bikes. The Bully, seen here, is #9. Built from the remains of a post-collision Buell Lightning X1, The Bully had its compromised frame revitalized with a new chromoly […]
28
Jan
Only 47 of the hand-built Buell 1125R-based bikes to be made
Three years ago we covered the Magpul Ronin, a stunning 2-wheeled concept based on the Buell 1125R and transformed into a dark robotic stalker. Well news has hit that Magpul is ramping up into production with its Ronin motorcycle, with only 47 bikes to be built — each hand-built bike will be issued a name (instead […]
30
Mar
A darker, cleaner and leaner Buell 1125R
Now that Harley Davidson have pulled the plug on Buell, hopefully people will realize what a beautiful bike Erik Buell and company were building. Magpul have, and they’ve been so inspired they tricked out the Buell 1125R and turned it into a dark robotic stalker called the Magpul Ronin. The in-house designed features differentiating the […]
