1981 Suzuki GS650 – Sharp + Stylish Cafe Racer
Monday, 02 December 2019
by Tom
Custom build of a 1981 Suzuki GS650 Cafe Racer Purpose Built Moto has built a fair few first bikes for people. I guess something about the attainability of the customs we create speaks to new riders. They aren’t out of reach for anyone who wants a great looking bike. Something that the rider will remember
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1981 Yamaha XV750 – The Manga Motorcycle
Monday, 25 November 2019
by Tom
1981 Yamaha XV750 Build – The Manga Inspired Motorcycle Yamaha’s XV750 are a very popular donor for a custom bike, cheap to get a hold of and the market of bolt-on parts you can get is pretty amazing. My client James had started to do a few bits on his freshly rebuilt Yamaha XV750 motor
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Nemesis 400 Adventure Bike Build Ep 3
Thursday, 21 November 2019
by Tom
Sol Invictus Nemesis 400 Adventure Bike – How to build an adventure Bike Ep3 Headfirst into episode 3 of the Sol Invictus 400 Adventure bike build. Mounting a heap of accessories on the Nemesis Scrambler to help the Mini Adventure bike really start to take shape. These steps show a lot of helpful information for
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adventure bike, Bike builder, custom motorcycle, LED turn signals, nemesis 400, purpose built moto, scrambler, sol invictus, youtube
Harley Sportster Scrambler Build Series Ep.3
Monday, 28 October 2019
by Tom
Harley Sportster Scrambler 1200 Build Episode 3– The Purpose Built Moto YouTube series In this episode of the Sportster scrambler build we show you: – Making the Sportster tracker tail functional – Building the Tail tidy/plate mount – Off-road peg position + ergonomics – Sportster Air filter prototype – YEP! I’m going to try building
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adventure bike, build, custom motorcycle, desert sled, harley davidson, off road, scrambler, sportster, wide of the mark
Nemesis 400 Scrambler Build Series Ep.2
Wednesday, 16 October 2019
by Tom
Sol Invictus Nemesis 400 – adventure scrambler build Ep2 Episode 2 of the Sol Invictus 400 Adventure Scrambler build, we’re diving into fabrication on the front end and running you through how we mount our fenders on the front and rear. Also a little insight into the strange stainless steel tail hoop I created. We’re
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400cc, adventure bike, build series, custom motorcycle, how to build a scrambler, nemesis 400, scrambler, sol invictus
Harley Sportster Scrambler Build Series EP.2
Monday, 30 September 2019
by Tom
Harley Sportster Scrambler 1200 in the build– The Purpose Built Moto YouTube series In this Installment of the Harley Davidson Sportster Scrambler – In the Build series you’re going to see: Motocross style Fork Guards, with integrated lighting LED headlight mounting Fabrication of Scrambler headlight grill / plate Mounting the digital speedometer Come with me
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1200, adventure bike, adventure build, harley davidson, off road, scrambler, sportster, youtube
Nemesis 400 Scrambler Build Series Ep.1
Tuesday, 17 September 2019
by Tom
Sol Invictus Nemesis 400 – Adventure Scrambler in the build Ep.1 The Purpose Built Moto Scrambler YouTube Series This Adventure Scrambler is being built along side of the Sportster Scrambler, They’ll be going along on the same trip and being tested on all the same terrain. That said, I’m going to do my absolute best
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400cc, build series, custom motorcycle, how to build a scrambler, nemesis 400, scrambler, sol invictus
Harley Sportster Scrambler Build Series EP.1
Monday, 09 September 2019
by Tom
Harley Sportster 1200 Scrambler in the build The Purpose Built Moto YouTube series In this Instalment of the Harley Davidson Sportster Scrambler – In the Build series you’re going to see: The tear down Inverted USD fork conversion Tracker Tail + Seat New Wheels Fitted Each of our builds recently have come along with a
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1200, adventure bike, custom, davidson, harley, motorcycle, scrambler, sportster, tracker, USD forks
Ducati Sport Classic Cafe Racer – Restyled
Tuesday, 30 July 2019
by Tom
Ducati GT1000 Sport Classic Café Racer The GT1000 was released before its time, had it been a few years later the market would have lapped up these beefy 1000cc modern classics. But they didn’t, and Ducati stopped making them which means some models are getting to be in high demand. Some of us we’re however,
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Cafe Racer, ducati, GT1000, jonich wheels, LED headlight, motorcycle, retro, sport classic
Triumph Sidecar Cafe Racer
Sunday, 24 March 2019
by Tom
TRIUMPH CAFE RACER SIDECAR – THE “CBCR” The genesis for this project starts like any great Idea. A couple of blokes meeting up for a sun soaked beer at their local haunt, Sandbar in Surfers Paradise. As I rolled up on my 1981 GS550, I was greeted by a couple of mates, Jake Short and
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Cafe Racer, Cafe Racer build, custom build, purpose built moto, sidecar, triumph, vittoria coffee