1973 Yamaha XS650 Café Racer – Signature Series
Wednesday, 01 December 2021
The Purpose Built Moto Signature series has been occupied by a distinct style of motorcycle. Starting with the CX500, then the Ducati GT1000 and most recently our Harley Davidson Sportster scrambler. Although very different each bike having a decidedly modern edge. With this XS650 Café Racer, the Signature series takes a classic turn. I’ve been
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2016 Zero SR Street Tracker
Thursday, 11 November 2021
2016 Zero SR Street Tracker When you mention Electric motorcycles, no brand is as prolific today as Zero. They’ve been a leader in the game for a long time. Producing a range of high performance and commuter E-bikes that suot a range of riding styles. The one that landed in the Purpose Built Moto
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2017 Wide Wheel Triumph Scrambler
Thursday, 21 October 2021
2017 Wide Wheel Triumph Scrambler “Make it beasty” was the order of the day on this one. Originally Andrew came to see us for a custom seat with Timeless Auto trim. He arrived at our shop, saw what we were doing on a number of other projects and the job quickly grew. When our projects
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KTM Electric Motorcycle Scrambler – Grid Cycles
Wednesday, 29 September 2021
Ask anyone (except salty old blokes) and they’ll tell you electric is the future. Lower maintenance, next to no running cost, and a pretty fun ride experience whats not to love? The long charge times…. But for a lot of riders, a run around on a Saturday morning is about all they need. Personally I’m
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2018 Yamaha XSR700 Scrambler
Wednesday, 15 September 2021
Yamaha XSR700 Scrambler Purpose Built Moto was given a shot a breathing new life into a neglected commuter. The XSR700 owner Simon loves the bike, but it had been in storage for a little too long deteriorating. I say it all the time, the worst thing you can do for your bike is not use
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2020 Indian Scout Bobber Custom
Tuesday, 24 August 2021
We first tried our hands on an Indian Bobber late in 2020. We took quite a departure away from the Bobber style as its usually known sculpting a wild sheet metal tail that to my eye better suited the Indian’s tank. That job has led us here. Our client Jason was introduced to PBM through
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1981 Honda CBX1000 Café Racer
Thursday, 29 July 2021
We get a few projects a year that really make me step back and take stock on what we’re doing. This Custom Honda CBX1000 is one of those builds. When Honda built a 6 Cylinder and released it in 1978 it got a lot of people talking, not only was it the fastest production bike
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1983 Suzuki GR650 Tempter
Thursday, 08 July 2021
I haven’t seen many GR650 Tempter customs around, not a bad thing. When James and I started speaking about the project, the more I saw of it, the keener I became to get this strange 650 twin onto the garage and have a run at it. The Suzuki GR650 came out as some sort of
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1972 Ironhead Harley Sportster Chopper
Thursday, 01 July 2021
Tyson’s Ironhead Chop came to us as a bit of a wreck. It was moved from a backyard in Compton L.A. thrown in a container and shipped to Aus. As it rolled into the shop it had good bones and a fresh set of rebuilt wheels. Drum brake front and rear, laced up to a
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1978 SR500 Donny’s Scrambler
Wednesday, 26 May 2021
Hey guys! Dylan here. Donny for mates. This SR500 scrambler is a side project I have been building on the weekends at the Purpose Built Moto Workshop. Benny came to me with his grandfather’s XT500 which at the start looked like it was gonna be able to be resurrected but after further inspection, we realised
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