This week we’ve got a Gold Wing from Sweden, a Cagiva from Portugal, a KTM from the USA, a Triumph from Japan, and a Ducati from Spain. How did we manage before Google Translate"

Cagiva Alazzurra by Capêlos Garage Impeccable is a word that gets tossed around quite a bit here: We?re constantly bombarded with bikes that up the stakes and redefine the term.
This week, impeccability comes in the form of a 1987 Cagiva Alazzurra from Capêlos Garage in Porto, Portugal. Because there isn?t a bolt on this bike that architect/designer Nuno Capêlo hasn?t pored over. The 350cc Ducati L-Twin engine has been completely stripped, vapor blasted and rebuilt to better-than-new. The front fairing was crafted by slicing, splicing and shaping an existing unit to match the flow of the cradle frame. The tank too has been re-worked and you?ll note that the rear tail (an all-steel unit crafted using a 3-D printed prototype) is grafted directly to it, creating a monocoque design. The countless details of this build could fill a tome, so in the interest of saving time and space we?ll stick with that word ?impeccable.? [More]

Honda Gold Wing by Adam?s Custom Shop The words ?Gold Wing? and ?cafe racer? are not often used together. A Gold Wing is a hulking half-ton of motorcycle designed to ferry riders and gear over hundreds of miles. A café racer is an exercise in minimalism, in pursuit of speed.
The contradictions obviously didn?t faze Adam Nestor. The Swedis builder behind Ada...