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Written by Andrew Jones Somehow in all the hype and limelight that surrounds custom bikes, the customer often gets lost. While more than a few bikes we feature on these pages are labors of love that are entirely funded, made and ridden by the builders themselves, a fair whack of them are funded by regular Joes like you or I. Joes with hard-earned money, a moto passion and the will to make something special happen. And as with most people…

Are you looking for the cheapest motorcycles for beginners? When buying a new motorcycle, especially if you’re a beginner, you’re likely to choose whether to buy a brand new one or go for a used bike. Your budget would positively determine which motorcycle you’d end up with. But you also need to make sure that you’re getting a great deal.  Nothing beats an affordable motorcycle that offers terrific specs and excellent performance. If you’re asking for the best motorcycle for…

Don’t Miss Stories on Motorcycle.com Our friends at Westx1000 have released the latest episode of their new travel show, Perpetual Motion Tejas. Take a load off, kick back and check it out.  Begin Press Release:  WESTx1000 Releases Second Episode of New Moto-Travel Show Stetson, Steers and Lone Stars… Welcome to Tejas! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8s1QpeMRXo] In the last four years, Justin and Kyra have ridden more than 60k miles, explored 15 countries and been lucky enough to see the world from behind…

Electric motorcycles are gathering momentum, whether we like it or not. And customizers are slowly starting to discover the potential of e-bikes—which makes our job here way more interesting. But there’s one shop we’d never have pegged as early adopters: Urban Motor of Berlin. Peter Dannenberg and his crew have made a name for themselves building classy petrol-driven machines, using old school techniques. So this battery-operated whippet based on the KTM Freeride E is a literal volte-face. Peter refers to…

Less than a year after bringing its third-generation Tiger 1200 to dealerships Triumph Motorcycles is offering a “low” APR finance rate along with £900 in clothing or accessories to encourage riders to make the adventure tourer their own. And one can’t help but wonder why. BE AN AMAZING PERSONSupport The Motorcycle Obsession Such incentives, of course, are designed to help get bikes off showroom floors and into individual garages and sheds. They’re a common tactic employed by almost all manufacturers…

This is the starter gear. This is the starter. Between the two is a train of gears. The starter can be as small as it is because it has high-intensity rare-earth magnets in it. And it ends up driving this gear. The starter clutch is inside this housing. The purpose of the starter clutch is to allow the starter to crank the engine in the forward direction. Yet, when the engine fires and accelerates to idle speed, it doesn’t try…

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If you’re a hard-core sport rider and want to have some serious fun, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a more cost-effective way of getting your kicks than sliding around a go-kart track. And that’s what Husqvarna’s FS 450 is all about. The FS 450 is a closed-course production (non-street legal), supermoto racer. Plop down $10,799, load it into the bed of your pickup, show up at the local go-kart track, and commence ripping. Aside from topping off its 1.85-gallon tank…

Next up on our analysis of the EICMA show in Milan are the Japanese brands: Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, and Yamaha. You can usually count on the Big Four to bring out some popular new bike launches and intriguing concepts to EICMA, and this year…well…the Japanese brands phoned it in, for the most part. Before we get into Jensen’s complete feeling of disappointment, I first have to apologize because I failed you as a publisher. Much of the disappointment that comes from…