Dare to be different build something from an uncommon choice. Look what can be done with Honda’s Little VT500 Ascot… can you say Street Tracker. Our friend John Binns just picked one up for $300 and we are looking forward to seeing pictures of his progress.

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Every time we post a bike, Scott and I sweat over a good "angle" to open the piece with. Something unique about the bike that will grab a reader's attention and help them get into the story. Sometimes it's to do with the owner's job or a neat little ditty about the bike itself; where it was found or maybe something to do with a tasteless mod a previous owner had done. Most of the time it's pretty slim pickings, whether it's lack of time on our behalf or stories that just aren't that wacky we often end up pulling stuff out of some pretty damn thin air. Then there's bikes like Tyler Mill's Honda VTR. This bike has more angles than a cubist painting; it killed its first owner when only a few days old. Then it was repaired and ridden by Honda salesmen. Then it was customised in what I can only describe as a "zombie killer" style. Then it was plumbed with nitrous. If you told us aliens had done a burnout on it while riding it across Roswell with a young JFK looking on in a giant octopus costume, we'd just about believe you. Hello Christine you strange, strange woman.

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Bear’s Craigslist find of the week: Clean CB350 in Boston for $1300 The 350 is a little small but sure is fun to squirt around tight city traffic on. http://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/mcy/2789471256.html

 

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This great video featuring musician/songwriter/producer Butch Walker was pulled together by Mann-made Pictures for Cafe Racer TV. Butch talks about his life as a musician and his passion for his Cafe Racer. As a member of the VVMC (Venice Vintage Motorcycle Club) Butch can take a break from his everyday career and unwind out on the road or in the pub talking bikes with the other club members. His words about the VVMC and what it means to him as a member are an honest, unbiased insight in to the importance that clubs can play in their members lives.

Harley-Davidson motorcycles. You either love them or hate them. They may have a reputation for poor build quality but let's leave that debate at the door for a moment. Why? Because when it comes down to it, when they are done right these bikes can make you want to trade in your Japanese metal for some good ol' American iron and to hell with the consequences. Like this clean Sportster, built by Cory from Maindrive Cycles in Texas, USA. Corey specializes in Harley's but the last bike he built for the same client Andy Hines was a Kawasaki KZ400. So when Andy approached him to turn his Sportster into something a bit more bespoke, Corey was much more at home this time around. Even though he had never worked on a Sportster before. Over to Cory for the whole build story.

Here is another often over looked machine to base a Cafe or Bobber project on, the Yamaha XS 400. With the price and availability of many CB models rising this is a great alternative. Anyone have some pics of on that been done up?

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GUMMIKUH , in the jargon of German motorcyclists, means Beemer. Literally translated, it means: “Rubber Cow”.
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