Crossbreed Cycles have developed this gorgeous “AlfaBeast V6″, using the engine of one of motoring’s well known brands. Crossbreed Motorcycles is all the work of just one man, Chris Barber, and in this cross between the motorcycle and car worlds, he has used an Alfa Romeo V6, 2.5-litre, 12 valve engine. This engine appeared back in 1979 in the famous Coupe GTV6 and was capable of 160 hp.

A few other tweaks to create this Alfa Beast V6 include the use of a four-speed Harley gearbox, water and oil radiators, and forks and brakes from the Kawasaki ZXR-750. The frame is a Kraft Tech hardtail. For more information on Chris Barber and his amazing creations, see the Crossbreed website.

Source | Motosblog.fr

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Mustang motorcycles are being revived by the California Scooter Company who has built a 149cc, four-stroke engine. The original Mustang bikes were built from 1947 to 1965 and were generally equipped with a 320cc single cylinder motor, or a 122cc Villier’s two-stroke, and 3-speed Burman transmission.

The company plans to build three models: the Classic, Greaser and Babydoll. Other custom-built bikes will also be available and the company should be keeping costs to about $4,995 US. If you want to cruise California on a very nice retro bike, these guys could have the answer.

Source | TopSpeed

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There will be a new Victory Vegas Limited Edition for 2010 for those wanting a power-cruiser with speed and power. Recently unveiled at the New York Motorcycle Show, it’s up for some hard competition with Harley Davidson, currently in some deep water over last year’s losses.

The Vegas Limited Edition is equipped with Victory’s Freedom V-Twin engine, now with 97 hp and about 150 Nm of torque. That’s plenty of pulling power from the bike, which could prove to be the fastest in the Victory line-up. Colours are Fire Ball Red, Competition Yellow, Pearl White and Turbo Silver, and other features are a colour-matched frame and swingarm contrasted with black forks and drivetrain.

The Victory Vegas Limited Edition costs about $15,999 US (approx. 11,400 euros) and can be ordered until February 15th. Only 100 will be made and certainly none of them will be coming to Europe, so we can just sit back and admire the photos.

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Here’s a look at the Super Rat Triumph Cafe Racer, based on an early 70’s Triumph Trident, which has apparently created some controversy due to its mandrel bent oil tank feature. The project started off with a Trident engine that needed to be rebuilt, and the frame of a 70’s Trident. The whole process involved digging out old “how to” books from the 70’s and a whole lot of technical creativity. See how they did it in the “making of” movie after the jump (auto play). For more pics, see de Rosa photography.

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Verona is currently hosting the 2010 Motor Bike Expo, and an entire area of the fair will be dedicated to “Kustom Kulture”, managed by Low Ride magazine and the Custom Sickles site. Everything from tuning, to custom bikes, tattoos and paint jobs will be on display to celebrate the cultural movement which started in the US in the mid 50’s and names such as Von Dutch (Kenny Howard).

The Motor Bike Expo for 2010 largely involves the artistic side of motorcycling, after last year’s workshop theme where live bike assembling and building took place. You can find plenty to see from sculpture to pinstriping, painting, live art and famous personalities.

Among the artists present are: Custom Design, Danx Pinstriping, El Cheapo, El Rana, Empire32, Giampo Coppa, Massimo Gurnari, Massy Zeta, Rica VonSpades, Riccardo “Ricky” Brodini and The Arch Villani.

Kustom Kulture al Motor Bike Expo 2010

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You think that heavy weight bikes can be used only for riding, think again. Take a look at what Bike Magazine’s stunt rider Kevin Carmichael can do with the 230cc, 367kg Triumph Rocket III Roadster, long wheelies, drifting and sliding, and this is only a teaser video.

Source | motoblog

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Triumph is introducing this Thruxton special edition giving a real sporty new look to its ultra classic British design. The bike has an absolutely stunning Crystal White livery with red stripe and a matching factory fitted fly screen, it also comes with blacked out engine cases and a red frame.

The Triumph Thruxton is a 865cc air-cooled, twin cylinder, and the Multipoint sequential electronic fuel injection system that is disguised as an old-style carb setup. It has a peak power output of 70PS (69bhp) delivered at 7400rpm and peak torque of 70Nm (52ft.lbf) arrives at 5800rpm.

The bike will be available from July 2010 with price to be announced.

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Many of you may remember what happened at Fort Hood last month and now Victory Motorcycles has announced it has donated and will auction off two motorcycles and donate the proceeds to help families and soldiers hit by the tragedy.

A custom Victory Kingpin 8-Ball and a Victory Hammer S were especially designed to honor of the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces. The Kingpin 8-Ball’s livery sports the traditional olive colour and features markings of the military’s past, while the Hammer S features modern military symbols.

The bikes will be auctioned on eBay and will start on May 22, 2010 and end on May 31st 2010 -Memorial Day. Bidding starts at $10,000.

Source | cyclenews and ebay

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This lovely special edition Triumph Speed Triple has been custom built by some of the guys on the “Triumph che passione” Italian forum. They’ve named it “Speed Web” and it has been entirely constructed from parts and accessories purchased via the net, and then assembled by the owner “Japkiller” and another forum user, “Gamberetto”.

We’re very impressed with the effort. The Triumph Speed Web has hydraulic clutch and special disc brakes, Ohlins sports shock absorber and rear Lavizzari exhaust, giving this particular Triumph a lovely sound. The modifications take the bike to 121.6 hp and 105 Nm.

While Triumph purists will balk at the missing front twin headlamp, replaced by a small Mt-03, the white and blue colour combo is quite stunning, and other small features include rear LED lights and a number plate mounted around the rear wheel with a nicely made special frame. Overall, we offer our compliments on a job well done!

Source | Motoblog.it

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Roland Sands, besides being a one of the great custom bike builders also likes to ride his own creations and here he is, with members of his crew having fun jumping, wheeling and doing stoppies along the LA drainage system basin, with some custom made bikes that weren’t exactly made for stunting.

We just love the narrator, a certain Pepper, who is aka the Mayor of Skid Row and the wheelie along the slanted wall is simply awesome.

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