Bike EXIF

Bike EXIF is a showcase for the world's most exciting custom motorcycles, from cafe racers to bobbers to street trackers

1. Bandit9 Monaco: How an Accomplished Bike Builder Sees the Future of EVs

   If you’re already familiar with Bandit9, chances are pretty good that it’s because of the company’s wildly futuristic custom motorcycles. Since 2011, the Vietnam-based shop has been turning out bikes the likes of which the world has never seen, with soft edges, swooping curves, and space-age materia...

2. Bronzed Beauty: A Lithe Yamaha XSR700 Street Tracker by Crooked

   Crooked Motorcycles gives the popular Yamaha XSR700 a sharp street tracker makeover.Although its looks are polarizing, the Yamaha XSR700 is universally lauded for its performance. Its parallel twin engine is both lively and usable, and it scores high in the handling department. So when Germany's Cro...

3. Austrian Avalanche: Our 7 Favorite Custom KTM Motorcycles

   In the competitive world of high-performance motorcycling, few manufacturers embody the spirit of "Ready to Race" quite like KTM. Founded in Mattighofen, Austria, in 1934 (though motorcycle production began in the early 1950s), the company built its reputation in the dirt. From gruelling Dakar ralli...

4. Fluid Dynamics: A Neo-Retro TVS RR 310 Café Racer from Indonesia

   Smoked Garage turns the TVS Apache RR 310 single-cylinder sportbike into a fluid neo-retro café racer.The TVS Apache RR 310 might be small, but it's a firecracker. Its 312 cc single-cylinder mill makes 37.5 hp and 29 Nm, and comes with a six-speed transmission, a quick-shifter, and a suite of electr...

5. Two Decades of Taste: Heiwa's 20th Anniversary Triumph TR6 Café Racer

   Kengo Kimura commemorates Heiwa MC's 20th year with an award-winning 1965 Triumph TR6 café racer.Even if you're a one-man army, running a custom motorcycle workshop is a team sport. Every custom builder has their go-to suppliers, friends that drop by to offer moral support, and, most importantly, cu...