Considering America’s well-known love affair with custom motorcycles, you might think that the Official World Championship of Custom Bike Building would be dominated by U.S.-based builders.

I'm insanely lucky to be able to talk about bikes that I've built up and get to ride. To have more than one mountain bike is ...

Solemnly perched on a workbench, with the custom bike they are building taking center stage, students on the Schoolyard Motorworks build team watched the steady flow of traffic. Showing off their hard ...

What if you could learn to build your own custom bike frame from scratch? In 2026, Portland, Oregon, will become home to Firsthand Framebuilding, a first-of-its-kind bicycle framebuilding school that ...

A brilliant custom Harley-Davidson Breakout is getting fans talking just as the brand prepares to reveal its 2026 models.

Ever heard of a “cool down lap?” It’s the circuit you do of a racetrack on your bike between trying to set your best time and pulling back into the pits. Usually there’s still other bikes on track, so ...

I love a good build that fights stereotypical norms – and Žiga Petek’s work on this R65 is a key example of just that. According to coverage from BikeEXIF, hopping from a lightweight touring machine ...

The idea of having a custom motorcycle is one to pump up any true bikehead, no doubt. For some, building one themselves is even more satisfying. Even so, a big question lingers: Are home-built or ...

Luke started working as a Freelance Writer for HotCars in 2020. After three years, he moved to a more permanent role with the TopSpeed motorcycle content team as a Journalist. Motorcycles need to be ...