England’s Pier City Cycles leads the charge this week, with a custom BMW R12 in a timeless roadster style. We also profile a Moto Guzzi V7 scrambler from Unikat Motorworks, a Suzuki DR-Z400 built to take on the Sahara, and a Harley-Davidson Sportster S from a Lithuanian parts manufacturer.
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Trends come and go, but tradition is everlasting, and you’d be surprised just how long scrambler motorcycles have been around. The term harkens back to the earliest days of motorcycle racing when competition was an A-to-B affair, and there were too few paved roads to limit competition to tarmac only—a scramble, as they’d come to be…
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Ever heard the expression “A builder’s house is never finished?” It counts for custom motorcycle builders, too. Even though customization is their bread and butter, many of them ride bikes that are stock—or just partially modified. That was the status of Nicko Eigert’s 2012-model Moto Guzzi V7 up until recently. The founder of Indonesia’s Smoked…
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As the annual EICMA trade show wraps up in Milan, we’re taking a look at some of our favorite highlights from the past week. We start with the new Royal Enfield Classic 650 and Moto Guzzi V7 Sport, then examine the bonkers 2025 KTM 1390 Super Duke GT. Husqvarna brought their new Pioneer electric dirt…
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Trends come and go, but tradition is everlasting, and you’d be surprised just how long scrambler motorcycles have been around. The term…
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Restomods by their very nature appear simpler than fully customized motorcycles, but they’re usually harder to get right. Customization leaves you free…
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The Moto Guzzi V7 platform is well-known to us here at Bike EXIF. Since its re-release in 2008, the practical modern classic…
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Our final Speed Read for the year is all about kits—for Moto Guzzis, Royal Enfields and Yamahas. Plus a considerably more expensive…
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The memories of Mandello del Lario faded faster than they should have. Three years ago to the day, I visited the lifelong…
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We’ve found a killer bobber that proves that the unloved Harley-Davidson Street 500 actually has potential. Plus we take a look at…
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Can a motorcycle ever be classified as a piece of art? The debate is endless, and there’s no right or wrong answer.…
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Sven Wedemeyer is one of Bike EXIF’s best-kept secrets. The Berlin-based photographer is deadly behind a lens, and he’s got impeccable taste…
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