You don’t collect trophies from the illustrious Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show without being a master of your craft. But the full extent of Kengo Kimura’s talent goes far beyond ju… Read More
Custom motorcycles come in all shapes and sizes. But the more style variations a custom shop adds to their portfolio, the more they run the risk of watering down their work. This is not the… Read More
Yuichi Yoshizawa is a rare custom builder that can conquer multiple styles, while still giving each build an organic and immediately recognizable feel. Together with his right-hand man, Yosh… Read More
What does it take to win the ‘Best Detail Work’ award at the illustrious Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show? You’ll need oodles of imagination, ingenuity and skill—and Taku… Read More
A couple of fraternal Triumph twins from Istanbul kick off this week’s batch of customs, followed by an e-bike built for the vertical thrills of the Wall of Death. Moto Exotica brings… Read More
Two thumpers lead the charge this week; a KTM 640 Duke from Spain and a Suzuki DR650 from Australia. We also take a look at the limited edition MV Agusta Tamburini Corse F43, and Heiwa MC&rs… Read More
Forza Horizon 5: Hot WheelsProsNew Cars Fun Track BuildsArcade-Style Play ConsLong Load TimesNot Ideal for Hardcore Sim Racers85Get The Forza Horizon 5: Expansions Bundle Available on Amazon… Read More
The fact that you can still buy a brand new Honda Super Cub today, more than six decades after it first launched, is pretty cool. But what’s even wilder is that the Super Cub hasn&rsqu… Read More
Japan’s Secret Base does RAT FINK in soft vinyl, with this “X-RAY DOLL” Edition available exclusively and physically “only” at this weekend’s “26th… Read More
It’s only three weeks since Harley-Davidson pulled the sheets off the 2022 Nightster, giving us a look at the spiritual successor to the original Sportster. But six months ago, pre-pro… Read More
The most prestigious custom event in Japan is the Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show, better known as Mooneyes. If you pick up a trophy there, it means you’re at the top of your game. And at… Read More
Forty years ago, Yamaha made a brief foray into the flat track scene in the States with its XV750 race bike. Like most go-fast, turn-left machines, it was a bit of a looker—and provide… Read More
MOONEYES OVER YOKOHAMA
Photo Credit: Moon Japan, Inc.Anybody who has been around the motorsports industry knows the name Moon or at least the Mooneyes logo, which is one of the world&r… Read More
At the risk of making a sweeping statement, most chopper builders take themselves very seriously. For every Technicolor humorist like Rick Fairless, there are ten stony-faced Dyna bros posin… Read More
We’ve never run a feature on a bike from South Korea before. The local custom scene is tiny, and builders are heavily restricted on the modifications they can make—with a legal s… Read More
The incomparable Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show went down this past weekend, and as usual the brightest stars of the Japanese custom scene pulled out all the stops. We weren’t there in p… Read More
The next Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show is over ten months away, but many top-flight builders are already plotting their next entries. After all, ‘Mooneyes’ is the top custom show… Read More
In 1955, Sun Records founder Sam Phillips opened America's first all-female radio station, WHER in Memphis. When the station presented the foreign news, the ladies would amuse their li… Read More
TMCBlog.com – Ajang tahunan Kustomfest yang memasuki tahun keenam di 2017 ini memang berskala nasional, namun jika kita lihat secara luas Kustomfest merupakan gelaran kontes modifikas… Read More
A Voyage to Aomori, Part 1 of 5It beckoned. Cold, remote and foreboding at the edge of Japan, an axe-shaped wildnerness unknown in the English-speaking world and far from everything.The Shim… Read More