Motorcycle USD Fork Swap – Everything you need to know
Tuesday, 18 August 2020
How we do a USD Fork swap / conversion. USD Fork swaps on motorcycles have become a staple in the custom community. With a bit of work, some careful measurement and a few hours you can completely change the way your bike handles, brakes and looks. Sounds like only positive things can come from this
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Universal Aluminium Motorcycle Fender
Wednesday, 20 May 2020
Style up your front end with a sleek custom motorcycle fender I take pride in going the extra mile when it comes to style meets function on a motorcycle, so I’m stoked to announce the addition of a universal aluminium fender to the Purpose Built Moto online store. This fender is a blank canvas that
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Integrated / Recessed LED brake light cafe racer tail hoop
Wednesday, 13 May 2020
Fabricating a recessed LED strip brake light into the frame This is one I stumbled upon the answer to only recently. When I first started building bikes, I used a few of these LED strip brake lights, just affixed to the tail hoop not recessed in. I then started to get creative with my brake
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9 ways to mount your motorcycle fender
Monday, 30 March 2020
9 ways to mount a café racer motorcycle custom fender Building custom motorcycles is a harsh mistress, a big part of that is mounting your custom fender up. Go too crazy with your ideas and your clients will be left scratching their heads wondering what the hell you’ve done. Stay too close to the
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Harley Sportster Scrambler Build Series Ep.5
Tuesday, 24 March 2020
Harley 1200 Sportster Scrambler Episode 5– The Purpose Built Moto YouTube series We’re into the tail end of the Harley Sportster Scrambler build. I’ve put a lot of sweat and creativity into this bike and I can’t wait to show you all what we put it through for the Wide of the Mark project.
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Step by Step motorcycle engine rebuild
Tuesday, 24 March 2020
Motorcycle Engine Rebuild How to – A high-level approach by Ian Don of Black Cat Customs In our second installment for the Purpose Built Moto Guest Builder series, we linked up with Ian Don, a mate of mine for a while now who you may recognize from the custom builder documentary “Handcrafted“. Ian is Known
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How to make a DIY motorcycle fender
Wednesday, 12 February 2020
How to make a motorcycle fender – a guest DIY blog from Keeley Pritchett I know a thing or two when it comes to making a motorcycle fender but sometime’s you need an expert. An initiative I’ve wanted to kick off for a while is the Purpose Built Moto guest builder series. I learn a
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9 Ways to mount your LED headlight
Thursday, 06 February 2020
For some inspiration, here are 9 ways to mount your Motorcycle LED Headlight Using Factory headlight brackets Fork mounted Bottom mount off bottom triple clamp Side mount off bottom triple clamp Top mount off triple clamp Integrated dash brackets Twin vertical mounts Scrambler plate mount Front fairing mount LED Motorcycle Headlights are a hugely popular
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Harley Sportster Scrambler Build Series Ep.4
Tuesday, 21 January 2020
Harley 1200 Sportster Scrambler Episode 4– The Purpose Built Moto YouTube series We’re well into the fabrication stage of this Harley Sportster Scrambler customisation into an epic adventure scrambler. This is going to be my personal bike for the Wide of the Mark project, so I’m pumped to see to put some new ideas to
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Nemesis 400 Scrambler Build Series ep 7
Thursday, 16 January 2020
Sol Invictus Nemesis 400 Scrambler Build Ep 7 We’re nearing the home stretch of the Nemesis 400 Scrambler build, there’s some important work to finish before this bad boy rolls out of the garage, then the real adventure begins. In this episode, I’ll be running through some final touches of fabrication which will include… Mounting
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