It’s that time of the year again. The numbers are in, the data’s been analyzed, and our brains hurt?all in the name of bringing you, our dear readers, the most popular custom bikes on Bike EXIF.
These ten motorcycles are those that garnered the most eyeballs in 2023, both on our website and on our social media channels. Devoid of our personal preferences, the selection is often as surprising, or unsurprising, for us as it is for you. This year’s crop is particularly eclectic, with no identifiable thread to connect the winners, other than the expert craftsmanship that it took to create them.
Enjoy the list, and be sure to tell us which bikes hit the mark for you.

10. Honda CB1100 by Rough Crafts Winston Yeh has had a busy year. Not only has the man behind Rough Crafts kept releasing custom motorcycles at his usual frenetic pace, but he also put on his first custom motorcycle show, Speed and Crafts. Plus he has the distinction of being the only builder with three motorcycles on our short list this year. Although Winston is best known for his custom Harleys, it was this brawny Honda CB1100 that eked its way into our Top 10. Aptly nicknamed the ‘Oriental Uppercut,’ the bike’s design was Winston’s reinterpretation of the Honda CB1100 TR Concept that debuted at EICMA in 2016. Winston considers it one of the best modified CB1100s ever made and sought to put his own spin on it.

The bike is quintessentially Rough Crafts. Gold leaf pins...