We?re racking up the air miles this week, with a stunning new build from the top Japanese workshop Hidemo, a new chapter in the saga of the Easy Rider bikes, and a crisp BMW K100 from South Africa. Plus a trio of sweet limited editions from the European brand Husqvarna.

Custom Triumph Bobber by Hidemo We?ve been keeping an eye on Hideya ?Hide? Togashi for a decade now, ever since we spotted a Hidemo shovelhead build on display at the Mooneyes show in Japan.
Many builders have fallen by the wayside over the past ten years, but Hide Motorcycle is still going strong: if anything, the workshop’s reputation is even more burnished than before.

This new Triumph is called ?Lake Placid Blue? and it?s Hidemo?s entry into the Custom World Japan show?an event organized by Kengo Kimura of Heiwa MC and limited to just 12 of the very best bikes from local builders. Despite being a café racer, Togashi has used a 2017 Triumph Bobber as the base. He?s hand-crafted new Dunstall-style bodywork, including an aluminum fairing, tank and seat unit?plus a custom subframe to support the back end.

The fairing is vented to keep the engine cool, and incorporates muffler exits at the rear?an unusual approach that keeps the styling super-clean. New 18-inch Excel rims help shift the stance from bobber to café racer.
The riding position goes from laidback to sporty, with the stock hand controls now mounted onto clipon bars, and Tarozzi rearsets installed further back. The monoshock gives th...