CCI 40th Anniversary Bash A former Panzer factory isn’t an obvious Mecca for custom bike builders... (June/July 2010)

Ace Cafe Motorcycle & Custom Show An indoor custom show? With our reputation? What were they thinking? (Apri/May 2010)

Courtesan Now my geography isn’t too good but I’ve seen enough of the Eurovision Song Contest to know that the United Arab Emirates isn’t in Europe, so I was more than a little surprised when I saw a bike from Abu Dhabi while wandering around the European Championship of Custom Bike Building in Germany last year. (April/May 2010)

That’s hard CORE Motorcycle design is a strange business, especially so in the US. (February 2009)

Chris Barber's Hill Climb Special Chris Barber is no stranger to The Kneeslider, having previously had both his Desmohog Harley/Ducati hybrid engined bike and Alfabike featured here. (January 2010)

McQueen’s Metisse UK manufacturer Metisse has replicated Steve McQueen's bike from the iconic film 'On Any Sunday' (January 2009)

Harley Davidson Sportster Cafe Racer by Hogbitz This year has seen the emergence of a new style in the custom bike scene with both Fred Krugger and Roger Goldammer building café racer inspired, Harley engined bikes. (October 2007)

Chicara Art Two Having won the 2006 World Championship of Custom Bike Building, the pressure was on Chicara Nagata to create a very special bike for this year’s Championship. (November 2007)

Desmohog When your last project involved shoehorning an Alfa Romeo car engine into an aftermarket Harley frame, what do you do for your next one? Well, if your name’s Chris Barber and you’re responsible Crossbreed Cycles, you come up with an even more twisted idea – mating a Harley bottom end with a Ducati top end. (February 2011)

The Stockers Modern technology is a wonderful thing. Where would we be without things like DVDs and the Internet? Sure we’d probably have all wasted less time but would we be the people we’ve become and have the friends we have? (September 2009)

Magyar Magic, 1st Hungarian Rod & Custom Show Like many other people, I’d imagine that the mention of Hungary would conjure up notions of, say, a beef-based goulash, the composer Franz Liszt, or the inventor of the ballpoint pen, Laszlo Biro. (October 2007)

Zero and the Art of Motorcycle Building Zeroesque – from a bar hopper to a show winner. When it came to building a new bike Paul Beamish planned on having a ratty bike he could ride to the bar on, the only problem is he got a bit carried away. (November 2006)

Samson Exhausts: ahead of the curve (and determined to stay there) Despite the difficulties imposed by the EPA regulations and noise issues, Samson Exhaust is still confident about its prospects for the future. Here the company’s owner, Kenny Price, talks to AMD.

Who’s the man? Aprilia Habana Custom Okay, Starsky and Hutch had the red Ford Torino with the white stripe down the side but what about Huggy Bear? (2001)

Benelli Thanks to the convertible Adeva, Benelli’s profile has been high in the scooter marketplace but the company hasn’t been resting on its laurels. (2001)

Honda SilverWing - On a wing and a prayer “I’m sorry but did you just say that that scooter you’re riding has a 600cc engine?” (2000)

Motorbikes - getting a licence After years of putting it off, I’ve finally decided to get my motorcycle licence. But how? (1999)

Hot in the city Fiat’s Seicento Sporting is a fast car that isn’t really that fast. No matter: it’s lots of fun, as Duncan Moore finds out. (1999)

Come and have a go if you think you're hard enough So you fancy yourself as a world-class rally driver? Well now you can test your skills with Colin McRae. Duncan Moore did… (1999)

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