The 2019 Husqvarna Vitpilen 701 – Our first non-client build. New bike, fresh out of the crate. We’ve always been suckers for the old mx-bikes and the looks of them, so the brand Husqvarna was no stranger for us. The 701 is, completely stock, quite a stunning bike. You can see at first glance that a team of new-wave designers – Kiska from Austria – had their way with it. We chose the 701 because…
Continue readingTriumph T100 EFI for Douwe. Douwe came to us through the Instagram page of our friend Albert as he was working on his own bike that time and used Instagram to document his progress. Douwe liked it so much he asked Albert if he could build him a bike, but Albert told him to see us. Douwe came over to the shop and we discussed what donor we would be using. Our first bonnie…
Continue readingHonda CB500 with CB550 engine for Hoyan. Bike features in-house headlight brackets, electrics underneath the tank, Motogadget electronics and our branded seat label. We think we made our cleanest CB yet and hope you feel the same way! This bike came to us as a rolling frame and a couple boxes and the initial plan was to keep the bike relatively low-budget. After checking what parts were missing we made a new subframe and…
Continue readingWords: Ross Sharp (thebikeshed.cc) & Outsiders Motorcycles | Photos: Mark Meisner Motografie This story was also featured on the bikeshed.cc – http://thebikeshed.cc/outsiders-motorcycles-t100-oud/ We met Bert Jan Blok & Jene Bons, founders of Outsiders Motorcycles, a couple of years ago at our first Paris show and were impressed with not just their skills but unrelenting passion for doing what they love. They’ve been quietly plugging away since, building bikes for friends and customers mostly without…
Continue readingThis is our 8th commissioned build. The customer is our good friend Nick who was with us long before we were a shop. We named the bike after Nick’s band; Meet the storm. He worked on his bike now and then in our garage but decided to move accross country so the build went on hold while the shop grew and we were getting busier. We decided the build would go on a slow…
Continue readingThe CB750f2 for Lars. Our 7th commisioned build. This build was also featured on BikeExif. http://www.bikeexif.com/honda-cb750f2 (Story from BikeExif) “So one time, we got a call from Lars,” says Bert. “He’d just bought a 1978 CB750F2, and was looking for a shop to upgrade it. We met in Amsterdam and talked all night about the bike.” Most of Outsiders’ customers walk into the shop with a clear plan and budget. But Lars was happy to…
Continue readingThis is our first full-on project. It was finished in 2011 and is still with us. It’s a cb200 with a cl200 exhaust system. We modified the frame with new shock mounts and heartshaped triangles in the subframe. Everything was done in-house. The rims are from a Derbi Senda moped and the front brake and clutch were both upgraded to hydraulics. The wooden fenders are also made in-house by using 3 layers of thin wood,…
Continue readingFull-custom build for Sander. This bike is also featured on the BikeShed; http://thebikeshed.cc/2014/01/05/outsiders-black-bastard This bike is a 1981 CB650z and they’ve given it the uncontroversial nickname, Black Bastard. They found the donor in the Dutch version of Craigslist; ‘Marktplaats’. It came from a guy who had wanted to do his own build, but divorce got in the way of his finances (don’t get me started) and the bike had to go before he even got…
Continue readingFull-on build for Linda. Tis bike is also featured on the BikeShed. http://thebikeshed.cc/2014/01/29/outsiders-cb500/ This story was written in 2013 – “About a year ago, our good friend Linda came to us with a wish. That wish was to have her own motorcycle, built how she wanted it. She did not even have a drivers license at the time so the race was on between getting her license and getting her bike done. At that time,…
Continue readingA full-custom build for Ab. This bike is also on the BikeShed; http://thebikeshed.cc/2014/03/25/outsiders-mc-barely-legal/ The bike is built around a Honda CB250, but this one punches above it’s weight in stance and attitude. It started out as a modest build through Ab who came to them via Facebook. “He wanted a simple tune-up and some small mods. We met in Utrecht and talked about the bike and his vision with it.” Ab had bought the bike…
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