Articles by Mike Ryan

Inspired by an iconic hot rod brand and created in Sweden, this Sportster-based chopper has been built to go hard.

This year’s Shannons Insurance Broadford Bike Bonanza had a distinct Italian flavour, with a celebration of all things Ducati.

A talented painter and bike customiser turns Honda’s ugly duckling into a beautiful black swan.

As with Bonhams’ first major motorcycle auction for 2017, the 1000+ bike auction conducted by Mecum in Las Vegas this past January saw a rare American veteran top the bill.

BSA on top and Triumph underneath, this endurance racer-inspired custom may seem 100% British, but it’s very, very Spanish.

Bonhams’ first major motorcycle auction for 2017, conducted in Las Vegas this past January, saw the usual suspects sell well, but an American veteran proved to be the top seller.

The 2017 Motor Bike Expo in Verona, Italy, saw the debut of a two cool new custom Ducati Scramblers.

From the heart of Paris comes a custom Triumph Thruxton that’s not only lighter and faster, but more stylish and individual, too.

Yamaha's XT600 may not be the most common starting point for a street scrambler-style custom, but that didn't stop Sartorie Meccaniche from breaking the mould with this creation - the 'Atacama Seicento'.

Meet 'Francesca' - a supermodel from the creative mind of Gustavo Penna. Away from his day job as a cinematographer in Tinseltown, Penna devotes his spare time to handcrafting custom Ducatis under the name of Apogee Motorworks. Penna loves his trellis-framed Ducatis, and this 749-based custom has proven to be such a hit that it's spawned three siblings, with more to come.

Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance' is a classic book from 1974 that mixed philosophy with a bit of history, self-discovery, psychoanalysis and, of course, motorcycle maintenance thrown in. In 2014, 40 years after that title appeared, there's another 'Zen'.

Bold, bright and ready to strike, 'The Mantis' couldn't be a more fitting label for Pat Dennis's custom Hellbound Steel trike.