Pipeburn

Located in Sydney, Australia, Pipeburn is a blog dedicated to uncovering the finest custom motorcycles from around the globe. We showcase a variety of styles, including the newest café racers, bobbers, trackers, brats, and classic bikes. Managed by two passionate motorcycle enthusiasts, we hope to motivate you and encourage you to swap your couch for your garage. We love hearing from our readers, so don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any bikes, builds, or unique discoveries you think we should feature.

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FAMILY AFFAIR: 1973 Suzuki A100 from Indonesia.

6 days ago | pipeburn.com | Martin Hodgson

By Martin Hodgson on May 9, 2025 In the comments section you hear it all the time, “Why would they use that bike as the donor for a show machine?” The truth is there are a million reasons why someone might choose a particular make and model for their big dollar, one-off, custom bike build. For Indonesia’s Radite Octavanka it’s all about family and this 1973 Suzuki A100 was the first motorcycle that his father ever owned, before handing it down to his motorcycle-mad son.
BLUE BEARD: Honda CB750 from Japan.

1 week ago | pipeburn.com | Martin Hodgson

By Martin Hodgson on May 7, 2025 It’s show season in Japan, and the latest event to draw a major crowd was last month’s 2025 JOINTS Custom Bike Show held at Port Messe, Nagoya. The sheer number of custom bikes on display was out of this world and proves once again that the V-Twin/Harley-Davidson scene is showing no sign of slowing down in The Land of the Rising Sun.
FORMER GLORY: 1951 Royal Enfield Bullet 350.

1 week ago | pipeburn.com | Martin Hodgson

By Martin Hodgson on May 5, 2025 Call me old fashioned, but nothing in a new motorcycle press briefing has me looking for the exit faster than when the PR guy launches into their spiel about the bike’s latest tech. I’m not talking trick suspension here, but Bluetooth connectivity for your phone, iPhone and Android mirroring, and voice-guided Sat Nav. This is the world I’m trying to escape.
PURPLE PERFORMANCE: Twin-Cam Harley-Davidson FXR.

1 week ago | pipeburn.com | Martin Hodgson

By Martin Hodgson on May 3, 2025 Following on from the massive success that was the ‘Number One’ bike building competition, run by Harley Davidson Australia and New Zealand, the company decided to do it all again, just bigger and better for 2025. This year’s competition earned the title ‘Custom Kings’ and welcomed motorcycles from the full 122 years of Harley-Davidson production, with four categories, public voting and one expert judging panel to determine the overall winner.
DECADES IN THE MAKING: Kawasaki Zephyr 1100RS.

2 weeks ago | pipeburn.com | Martin Hodgson

By Martin Hodgson on April 30, 2025 We’ve been blessed in recent years, with the big Japanese workshops producing one incredible resto-mod after another. In what has turned into an all-out arms race, some of the world’s biggest suppliers of aftermarket components have teamed up with various customisers, to take these machines to previously unimaginable levels of form and function. But it would be misleading to think this is a new trend.
BMW R nineT ‘DPM1 Motorsport’ from Scotland.

2 weeks ago | pipeburn.com | Martin Hodgson

By Martin Hodgson on April 28, 2025 KTM might have over-egged the pudding recently, but there is no doubt that taking part in motorsport and winning does wonders for a brand’s reputation and ultimately sales success. Over the border, BMW have been much more conservative in their two-wheeled racing program but Dakar success and a WSBK championship have done wonders for the GS and M1000RR models.
The EV bike inspired by Eddie Van Halen.

2 weeks ago | pipeburn.com | Martin Hodgson

By Martin Hodgson on April 25, 2025 The electric motorcycle market is absolutely booming and it seems that a new manufacturer is popping up every single day. But, caveat emptor, as many of these new companies disappear as quickly as they arrive, and others fail to get the appropriate approval for their product to ever be registerable for the road in your country.
SUPERCHARGED BOARD TRACKER: ‘Pennsylvania 8’ by Competition Distributing.

3 weeks ago | pipeburn.com | Martin Hodgson

By Martin Hodgson on April 23, 2025 There is a responsibility, a true weight of expectation, when you are blessed to own a truly unique vintage motorcycle. If it’s in exceptional original condition, then the pressure is to keep it that way and not do anything to destroy it. If it’s seen better days and a bit of a bitsa, then you owe it to the public to have it out on the road, race it and show the people what these old treasures are all about.
NOT SO MELLOW YELLOW: Moto Guzzi V7 by UniKat.

3 weeks ago | pipeburn.com | Martin Hodgson

By Martin Hodgson on April 18, 2025 You don’t have to be Einstein to observe that certain motorcycle makes and models are clear favourites, with endless examples of such customised from mild to wild. And you can easily see why offerings from the likes of Triumph and BMW are so ubiquitous. But this also means many people are skipping straight past some pretty damn good bikes, and one model I’ve always felt deserved more love in the custom world, is the Moto Guzzi V7.
PORSCHE WHITE: BMW R100RS by WalzWerk.

4 weeks ago | pipeburn.com | Martin Hodgson

By Martin Hodgson on April 16, 2025 When it comes time to celebrate a major milestone, we all do it differently. Some like to go on a week-long bender, others prefer a more wholesome family-friendly approach, and if you’re Marcus Walz, you toast your success by building thirty-two very special motorcycles.