Source: Bike Bound
Today we’re thrilled to present our Top 10 Custom Motorcycles of 2023 as judged by you, our readers. We tallied the visits, likes, and engagement of every bike we featured in 2023, meaning these bikes were selected according to their popularity among our readership — this is the most objective ranking we could achieve.
We noticed a few themes in this year’s 10 Best:
Forced Induction: For the first time ever, three of the Top 10 builds have turbos or superchargers. The year of boost!
Two Strokes: Smokers often score high marks among our readers, and 2023 was no exception. Three two-strokes made the list, all of them in different styles.
Diversity: Rarely has our Top 10 list displayed such a wide variety of bikes, from muscle cruisers to vintage enduros, supermotos to race replicas to cafe racers.
Don’t see one of your favorite bikes? Stay tuned for our 2023 Best Cafe Racers, Scramblers and Trackers, Restomods, Editor’s Choice, and more — coming soon!
Without further ado, here are our Top 10 Custom Bikes of 2023, presented in alphabetical order by builder.
Loïs Ambiehl: Suzuki GSX1100
Explosive Cocktail: Bandit-Powered Suzuki GSX1100
Audette Motorcycles: Velos
American Streetfighter: 2147cc Audette Velos
Hex Moto: Yamaha DT400
Smoke Show: Yamaha DT400 Scrambler
Sib Mustard: GasGas “EC700”
MEGASGAS: 700cc Two-Stroke Supermoto!
Rocket Sprocket Customs: The Rocketeer
The Rocketeer: Supercharged Rau-Honda Streetfighter!
Susumu Sato: Honda NSR250R
Rothmans Restomod: Honda NSR250R Special
STG Tracker: Ténéré 250
Yamaha Ténéré 250: Rally Edition!
Stibnite Moto: Yamaha MT-07 Turbo
Got Boost? Yamaha MT-07 Turbo!
Tamarit Motorcycles: Supercharged Thruxton R
Supercharged Triumph Thruxton 1200 R
Unik Edition: Benelli Sei
Italian Six: Benelli 900 Sei Café Racer
Honorable Mention: MTT 420 RR
420-HP Turbine Superbike: The MTT 420 RR