If you’re a custom motorcycle builder and there’s one event where you fantasize about showcasing your build, it has to be Japan’s Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show. It’s the crème de la crème of custom ...

These radical machines were never meant to be practical, and that was the whole point.

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.

Custom motorcycle builders from Japan are some of the finest out there and often in a league of their own, with an awesome bike-modding community flourishing around them. We regularly feature the ...

Modifying motorcycles to make more speed by reducing weight is a tradition stretching back to before WWII. These "bob jobs" or "bobbers" strip anything not necessary, leaving a lighter and nimbler ...

If you're not familiar with Roughchild Motorcycles, do yourself a favor and give the Los Angeles outfit a look. As specialists in all things vintage BMW, Robert Sabel and his team have put out some ...

Many custom bike builders from Japan are worth bringing into the spotlight, but some of them stand head and shoulders above the rest. Among them, there is Takashi Nihira over at Wedge Motorcycle, a ...

Daytona Beach (March 3, 2011) – The Progressive International Motorcycle Shows is set to host the Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Competition: United States Championship, at Ocean Center Daytona Beach ...

A little while ago, we covered Indian Motorcycles’ “biggest yet” Riders Fest (2023 IRF) – a stunning effort celebrating Indian bikes that saw more than 3000 attendees milling about from 39 different ...

TJ started writing for TopSpeed in 2015, but has been writing on motorcycle and automotive topics since 2009 for outlets such as eHow, eHowNow, and MotorTrend subsidiaries. He is certified to work on ...

AUSTIN, Texas, March 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- xTool, a global premium consumer-tech brand empowering digital-to-physical creation, is making its debut in the heart of motorcycle and custom fabrication ...