Custom Bikes Of The Week: 22 October, 2017

A drop-dead gorgeous dual sport Ducati from Walt Siegl, an unusually attractive CX500 from Australia, and a $66,000 cafe racer from the reborn English manufacturer Ariel. We know what we'd choose—how about you? Honda CX500 by X-Axis Based in New South Wales, Australia, X-Axis is a small but talented group of builders that includes former British MX1 champ Billy MacKenzie. With a racer’s pedigree, it shouldn’t surprise that performance is a key focus. What does surprise though, is their predilection towards the plastic maggot. This is the third Honda CX500 to go up on the bench at X-Axis and it’s...