Speed Read: The new Can-Am Origin and Pulse electric bikes and more: Can-Am’s hotly anticipated electric motorcycles—the Can-Am Origin and Pulse—finally broke cover this week. Meanwhile, WalzWerk’s ‘Schizzo’ series of BMW boxers… bikeexif.com/custom-motorcy… qr.net/5zyj

Sweet Spot: The philosophy behind the LAND District electric motorcycle: The electric motorcycle debate has raged for as long as Bike EXIF has been around. The most common criticisms come from framing electric bikes to traditional… bikeexif.com/land-district-… qr.net/5zyj

Slick Single: An AKT NKD 125 street tracker from Colombia: AKT Motos is one of the biggest motorcycle marques you’ve probably never heard of. Based in Colombia, the company was started 20 years ago by a group of entrepreneurs who… bikeexif.com/akt-nkd-125?ut… qr.net/5zyj

Road Tested: Triumph Bonneville parts from Motone Customs: “This is not a project bike” is a lie I frequently tell my significant other. But the truth is, I can’t help myself (and she knows it, judging by how she rolls her eyes).… bikeexif.com/motone-triumph… qr.net/5zyj

Speed Read: A futuristic motorcycle concept from Bandit9 and more: An outlandish new creation from Bandit9 rolls onto our pages this week, followed by a BMW K100RS from the heart of Bavaria, and a zany Indian FTR 1200 supermoto.… bikeexif.com/custom-motorcy… qr.net/5zyj

Alternate History: A 1965 Honda Super Cub from California: Few machines prove that good design is timeless as well as the Honda Super Cub. The iconic underbone scooter has been in constant production since 1958—and in all that… bikeexif.com/1965-honda-sup… qr.net/5zyj

Keep ’em Coming: Another white-hot Hooligan Sportster by Mule: Even though the Harley-Davidson Evolution Sportster is no longer in production, it’s eons away from going extinct. There are plenty of second-hand Evo Sportsters… bikeexif.com/hooligan-sport… qr.net/5zyj

Twinboss: The story of Irwann Cheng’s twin-engine Yamaha RXZ: Remember the Yamaha RXZ Twinboss twin-cylinder two-stroke? Neither do we, because it never existed—except in the mind of Irwann Cheng. The Malaysian custom builder,… bikeexif.com/yamaha-rxz-twi… qr.net/5zyj

Speed Read: A bonkers 1,700 cc single-cylinder chopper and more: Big bikes bookend this edition of Speed Read. We start with a 1,700 cc single-cylinder chopper and finish with a BMW R18 from CW Zon. Sitting in the middle are a… bikeexif.com/custom-motorcy… qr.net/5zyj

So Fresh, So Green: A lush BMW R100 street tracker by Heiwa: The name of Kengo Kimura’s workshop, Heiwa, means ‘peace’ in Japanese, and his logo depicts a flying pigeon. Those sound like random facts, until you look at the custom… bikeexif.com/bmw-r100-stree… qr.net/5zyj

Hang it Out: The Bike EXIF guide to middleweight naked bikes: Motorcycle designers of the early ’80s probably ponder how we got here, a time when street bikes with exposed frames, unshrouded headlight assemblies and flat… bikeexif.com/2024-middlewei… qr.net/5zyj

Alfonso: An outrageous BMW boxer from The Netherlands: As an established fabricator, Wido Veldkamp’s business involves more than just building custom motorcycles. His shop, WiMoto, gets just as many orders for standalone parts… bikeexif.com/custom-bmw-box… qr.net/5zyj

Zwei: A 53-kilogram two-stroke land speed racer by Wannabe-Choppers: Enrico ‘Ricky’ de Haas founded Wannabe-Choppers at just 15, brimming with imagination and unaffected by the conventions that often accompany adulthood. 20 years… bikeexif.com/two-stroke-lan… qr.net/5zyj

Speed Read: The lightweight Krämer APX-350 MA race bike and more: The German boutique motorcycle manufacturer Krämer blasts onto the page this week with the lightweight Krämer APX-350 MA race bike. Also on offer are a… bikeexif.com/custom-motorcy… qr.net/5zyj

Xtra Rowdy: STG Tracker’s custom Harley XR1200: Released in 2008, the Harley-Davidson XR1200 should have been a big hit for The Motor Co.; an athletic Sportster fashioned after the iconic XR750 flat tracker. But it never quite… bikeexif.com/custom-harley-… qr.net/5zyj

First Look: The 2025 Triumph Speed Twin 1200 and Speed Twin 1200 RS: One of our favorite modern classics has just received a major update for 2025. Triumph has refreshed its popular Speed Twin 1200—but the news that has us giddy… bikeexif.com/2025-triumph-s… qr.net/5zyj

First Look: The new CCM Street Moto and Street Moto R: Lightweight thumpers are a dying breed, and more’s the pity. There’s nothing quite like wringing the neck of a punchy mid-sized single with gobs of torque on hand, but very… bikeexif.com/ccm-street-mot… qr.net/5zyj

Investment Grade: 5 Lots from Bonhams’ 2024 Autumn Stafford Sale: The leaves are falling (in my hemisphere anyway), and in addition to running up our odometers in the coming weeks, fall also means another one of Bonhams’… bikeexif.com/bonhams-autumn… qr.net/5zyj

The NUEN N1-S: A production-ready electric motorcycle from Vietnam: In the world of electric motorcycles, the upstart is king. A small company with big ideas can grab an off-the-shelf electric drivetrain, rapidly prototype its… bikeexif.com/nuen-electric-… qr.net/5zyj

Speed Read: A Kawasaki Z900RS café racer from Japan, and more: We open this week’s proceedings with a modern Kawasaki Z900RS with miles of retro style, before pivoting to a Ducati Frankenbike with a gleaming paint job. We also… bikeexif.com/custom-motorcy… qr.net/5zyj