Triton from Japan's BerryBad's Motorcycle

Triumph engine in a Norton featherbed frame. Cool work coming out of the custom shop BerryBad's Motorcycle in Japan.
More pics and info here:
http://www.streetride.jp/custom/custom-175/

Insomnia

The motorcycles are Royal Enfields. The short film is "Insomnia" shot in the United Arab Emirates and is directed by Marco Möller, founder at Möto. The lead bike is a custom with a re-positioned swingarm for stretch and a ton of cool detail. The other is a "Desert Storm" military model C5. It takes a full 3 minutes and 15 seconds until the viewer gets to see the riding shot, though, it's worth it. I've included screenshots below because they go by too fast to appreciate in the film. Excellent imagery, a little cheesy at times, but the motorcycles and gear (and the girl) make it a decent escape if you're locked behind a desk today...

Insomnia (Short Film) from möto on Vimeo.

Do-It-Yourself Leather Battery Covers

I really like old, beat up leather details to contrast all the metal on a motorcycle. Leather battery boxes or covers can be made out of things like old ammo pouches or they can be handmade. The one pictured here is by Old Empire Motorcycles. Here's what you'd need to make your own. 

Old Empire Motorcycles 

There's a Tutorial at Boardtrack Primer for making the basic one shown below. Here's a little how-to:

1. Get some tooling leather or any 8 oz utility leather from Tandy Leather.

2. Using posterboard or heavy paper, cut a pattern

3. Trace the pattern onto your leather. Leave an extra 1/32" to fit your battery. 

4. Measure and mark your stitch holes with a ruler.

5. Use a leather punch (for big holes) or an awl (for small holes) to punch your stitching holes. 

6. Lace your preferred stitch pattern

7. Instead of stitching, you can use rivets and a hand riveter to fasten the sides together. 

Inspiration!
This one is from the Club Chopper Forums:

Other examples:

from Biker Net

WWII ammo pouches show how the leather parts are put together.

Steampunk-inspired pieces replace stitching with rivets.

Falcon Motorcycles: The Black

It took Ian Barry and nine individuals over a year to create this bike. When you see the details you'll understand why in the world of motorcycling, nothing compares to Ian Barry's creations.

"The Black Falcon was made from scratch around the engine of a 1952 Vincent Black Shadow. Everything apart from the engine, carbs and tires was designed by Ian Barry and made in house at his Falcon Motorcycles shop in Downtown LA, including the chassis, brakes, forks, tanks, and cylinders."
- Falcon Motorcycles.

Full photo gallery here.

Retrofit

A low-slung' Triumph from the Strange Days show. Retrofit is not your typical long-haired Jap-and-Harley skinny-hippie-chopper blog. (Not that there's anything wrong with that.) Check it out here.

Gun Metal Gray

via: TheTriumphBobber

Public School Customs' BSA Bobber

So, these aren't the best photos, but I believe they're the first shots of this mysterious custom BSA motorcycle. The blurry nature of the shots make them seem like spy photos more than anything else. No other credit can be given to the photographer except for the Flickr username: "publicschoolcustoms" which did not return HMT's request for more information on this beautiful bike nor had any other photos to their credit. Google did not turn up any information on the builder. More blurry photos can be found at the link above. If you have any information leading to the apprehension of this bike's builder or owner, so we can get the real story and hopefully better photos, comment below!

My Work on the Gears of War 3 Rat Bike

By day, I'm an artist at Epic Games and have worked on the Gears of War series since the beginning. With the launch of Gears of War 3, I've shared some of my work on Flickr. In 2010, we had planned for players to be able to ride a motorcycle with a sidehack. Pete Hayes built the motorcycle model and I textured it (painted the skin). 

Jon Rispante's 1970 Custom Triumph Bobber

 More images at Show & Go, Bike Exif

Honestly, this is my ideal bobber. Triumph soul, black on black, 16" rear wheel, stock tank, hardtail with a 4" stretch, and as much drop as it can handle. This one is built by Jon Rispante and uses parts from three different Triumph motorcycles. Fork and gas tank were taken from a 1960s T100, the rear fender and many other elements borrowed from a 1966 Bonneville. The main donor was the bike was a 1970 Bonneville.

Rispante completely rebuilt the Bonneville engine, set the carburetor on the TR6, and Boyer ignition kit MAP Mikuni. Headlight is taken from a Model A Ford, tires - NOS Goodyear Super Eagles, 19-inch front, rear 16 inches. Once everything was assembled, painted, he decided to completely eliminate the chrome. An excellent choice for what is a timeless, classic, British motorcycle.

More of Jon's custom, vintage Brit work at the Born Free blog.