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Video: Custom Ducati goes into production

Ben Purvis, 07 May 2008 11:00

Custom motorcycle designer Jens vom Brauck has decided to put his Moto Scrambler Ducati special into production.Vom Brauck was crowned winner of the Design Your Dream Ducati competition in 2004 and we have already ridden the special that the new bike is based on.Watch the video to below to see the Scrambler in action and the video on the right to see one of ...

Unique Rocket III build is shaping up

Ben Purvis, 23 January 2008 16:05

One of the top custom bike builders in Britain, Roger Allmond, is currently finishing off the most extreme project he has ever taken on in the form of a Rocket III - based beast Roger shot to fame when he competed in the annual AMD Championships in 2005 with his Ducati T - Bob and has now been commissioned by ...

Radical Ducati Cafe Racer

Ben Purvis, 09 January 2008 10:30

Spanish tuner Radical Ducati is set to launch its first complete homologated road bike later this month - the RAD 02 Cafe Racer. Designed around Ducati's two-valve and three-valve V-twin engines, the bike has been developed around two versions of Radical Ducati's own frame, in either aluminium or steel. The aluminium frame weighs just 4.1kg, while the steel version is ...

Video: First tuned 2008 Suzuki Hayabusa unveiling

Ben Purvis, 18 December 2007 12:09

No motorcycle is more closely associated with tuning than Suzuki’s Hayabusa and this is the first of the new 2008 models to have been given a thorough going-over.Suzuki America commissioned the machine from Florida-based specialists Custom Sportbike Concepts (CSC), and roped in clothing firm L-R-G, Lifted Research Group, to design and sponsor the bike.Clear fairing sections reveal the engine, and ...

One-off BMW K1200R for Resident Evil 3: Extinction

Ben Purvis, 30 July 2007 13:57

BMW has created this one-off K1200R to celebrate the launch of the new Resident Evil: Extinction movie, which will hit cinemas next month. The third movie in the Resident Evil series sees lead actress Milla Jovovich riding a similar K1200R – minus the flashy paintwork – in a post-apocalyptic setting, battling zombies as she goes. The special bike was painted ...

Electric cruiser

Ben Purvis, 27 July 2007 15:07

Electric motorcycles are nothing new but this one looks old enough to have been Thomas Edison’s own ride. In fact, it’s a brand new motorcycle– a one-off creation attempting to combine the style of a classic Harley with the environment-friendliness of an electric motorcycle. Built by Florida-based motorcycle tuner Jeff Patterson, the motorcycle gets its pre-war look thanks to wheels ...

Batman's new motorcycle for next film - The Dark Knight

Ben Purvis, 20 June 2007 17:21

The Batmobile will be replaced with this crazy motorcycle creation in the next Batman film – The Dark Knight – which hits cinemas in 2008. Incredibly, the new motorcycle, which has been designed and built in the UK, is actually a runner and will feature in several stunts in the new Batman film. No fewer than six of the machines, which ...

Battery-powered Killacycle set to be fastest bike ever

Ben Purvis, 23 May 2007 13:26

Already holding the record as the fastest ever two or four-wheeled electric-powered drag racer, the KillaCycle is now being aimed at the outright drag bike record. To take the electric record, ther machine completed an 8.168s quarter-mile at 155.74mph, but the American engineeer behind the project, Bill Dube, is confident they can chalenge the outright record of 5.88 seconds at ...

Stunning limited-edition 675

Ben Purvis, 08 April 2007 08:00

Jack Lilley Motorcycles are planning to offer an extremely limited-edition run of Triumph Daytona 675s in this JPS-inspired paint scheme. No more than five of the bikes will be offered, at £8999. As well as the paint, they get a range of parts from Triumph’s accessories catalogue and several other components including high-spec Prezzo Racing brake and clutch levers.

Kijima Monster S4R

Ben Purvis, 07 April 2007 09:00

While most top-end European tuners specialise in making Japanese bikes go faster, in Japan the trend is to take expensive and exotic European machines and make them even more exclusive. Kojima’s Ducati S4R is a perfect example. Revealed at the Tokyo Motorcycle show, it’s based on the stock Monster S4R, the bike is completely transformed with the addition of a ...