Silvian Secara
2,197 ARTICLES
Personal motto:
"Always place your becoming above your current being"
A bit of an artist himself, Silvian sees two- and four-wheeled machines as a form of art, especially restomods and custom rides. Oh, and if you come across a cafe racer article on our website, it’s most likely his doing.
He spends his spare time hiking, hitting the gym and reading classic literature.
Custom-Made Honda CB1100EX Is Japanese Craftmanship at Its Very Best
24 Jun 2024, 19:49 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Many custom bike builders from Japan are worth bringing into the spotlight, but some of them stand head and shoulders above the rest. Among them, there is Takashi Nihira over at Wedge Motorcycle, a man whose work always succeeds in leaving us utter...
Custom Moto Guzzi Le Mans 1000 Is Just About as Close to Perfection as You Can Get
24 Jun 2024, 19:21 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / By now, the bike-modding mastermind that is Shiro Nakajima requires no introduction whatsoever, as we’ve seen what he can pull off many times before. Known to the wider public as 46Works, he operates out of rural Japan near the Yatsugatake Mo...
Yamaha SR400 Last Tilt From Deus Japan Is Pretty Conventional, But Undeniably Handsome
24 Jun 2024, 19:00 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / From humble beginnings to global phenomenon, Deus Ex Machina is one of the greatest success stories on the custom motorcycle scene. The firm was founded by one Jeremy Tagand back in 2006, originally operating out of Sydney but then going on to expa...
Turbocharged Honda Grom Drag Bike Has Eight Times More Power Than Its Stock Iteration
24 Jun 2024, 18:15 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Ever since it was released, the Grom nameplate from Honda has acted as the basis for countless custom projects, from the whacky and bizarre to the cute and playful. Be they amateurs or professionals, builders have never been afraid to go wild on Ho...
Custom-Built BMW R 80 ST Street Tracker Looks Lean and Extremely Fun to Ride
23 Jun 2024, 19:50 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / The custom bikes put together by STG Tracker are synonymous with brilliance on both a cosmetic and mechanical level. Marcelo Obarrio and Germán Karp are clearly not messing around, as proven by all the incredible builds they’ve delight...
This Custom Triumph Thruxton R Is Truly Phenomenal in Every Possible Way
23 Jun 2024, 19:10 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / As a Formula One exhaust engineer, Tom Hitchcox knows more about going fast than most people out there. He went on to bring his extensive skillset into the motorcycling world back in 2022, building custom exhausts for clients around the UK and beyo...
One-Off Honda CB750K Street Tracker Wanders Deep Into Argentine Custom Territory
23 Jun 2024, 14:43 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / With a name like STG Tracker, the workshop run by Marcelo Obarrio and Germán Karp leaves no room for debate regarding its main stylistic direction. Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, this duo has been the subject of our discussion many times ...
Ducati 900SS Arfa Flaunts Hypnotizing Livery, But There’s a Lot More to it Than That
23 Jun 2024, 13:42 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / It’s not uncommon for bikes to show up at workshops needing a few minor tweaks and perhaps a clean-up, only to end up going far down the customization rabbit hole. That is essentially how this mesmerizing Ducati 900SS (aka Arfa) has attained ...
Rad Ducati 996 Cafe Racer Was Once a Piece of Junk, Lives on Proudly in Custom Form
23 Jun 2024, 13:10 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Given the model’s iconic status, most people would deem the act of customizing a Ducati 996 as unsavory, but there is perhaps one exception to this rule. If the bike in question had previously been ruined in some way, either by a crash or a f...
Custom Harley-Davidson Dyna Bobber Looks so Sinister it Might Keep You Up at Night
23 Jun 2024, 12:24 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / On the Australian custom motorcycle scene, Justin Holmes is renowned for his outstanding proficiency with paintwork. Countless workshops and individual customers employ his services at PopBang Classics on a regular basis, but Justin doesn’t d...
Royal Enfield Hunter 350 Cafe Racer Is the Opposite of Quaint in the Best Possible Way
22 Jun 2024, 17:14 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / In a time when custom motorcycle scenes around the world are flourishing like never before, it’s easy for at least a few great shops to fly under the radar. We’ve always been keen on drawing attention to the lesser-known players of the ...
Classy Yamaha SR400 Scrambler Is What Happens to Japanese Thumpers Down Under
19 Jun 2024, 19:01 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / With so many great custom bike shops hailing from Australia, the nation is undoubtedly among the world’s prime customization hotspots. We seem to stumble upon a fantastic project from down under every other day, and the one we’re about ...
This One-Off BMW R nineT From France Is a Visual Nod to the Good Old Days
19 Jun 2024, 18:13 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / For the most part, the BMW R nineT is one gorgeous piece of machinery to say the least, but there is one cosmetic trait that some people can’t seem to get into. We are, of course, talking about the motorcycle’s fuel tank, whose appearan...
Ferrari-Inspired Honda CB1100F Is Neo-Retro Delight Done the Custom Way
16 Jun 2024, 19:09 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / To those of you who regularly keep an eye on the custom bike scene, the name Black Cycles might already be familiar. Founded by one Noel Muller down in Brisbane, Australia, the shop has been in operation since 2015 and on a constant pursuit of the ...
Gorgeous Yamaha XV750 Cafe Racer Flaunts Livery Inspired by Old-School Racing Colors
15 Jun 2024, 18:31 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Despite its slouched cruiser anatomy, the Virago platform from Yamaha has often lent itself to custom cafe racer projects like a charm. Of course, that speaks volumes about some builders’ incredible skillset, because it’s certainly not ...
This Modified Indian Super Chief Dials the Old-School Charm to Eleven
31 May 2024, 20:46 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / The Indian marque has gone through many ups and downs over the course of its history, but we dare say its future is now looking brighter than ever. Having found its way once again under the ownership of Polaris, it offers an exciting lineup that ca...
This Mesmerizing BMW R nineT Cafe Racer Comes With Heaps of Carbon Fiber
31 May 2024, 19:19 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / There’s no doubt that Asen Zahariev of Tossa R knows what it takes to build an incredible custom project. We’ve seen what he’s able to pull off more than once, and every single one of his creations makes us wonder why this guy isn...
This Custom Ducati Monster Is a Rad Two-Wheeled Homage to a Fabled Lamborghini
31 May 2024, 18:13 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / As most of you will know, Ducati has already collaborated with Lamborghini on a couple of separate occasions. Two models from Borgo Panigale’s lineup were thus far given the Lambo cosmetic treatment and turned into special editions for those ...
One-Off Yamaha XJR1300 Cafe Racer Flexes Wooden Tail and R1 Running Gear
31 May 2024, 17:47 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / It’s been a while since we’ve last featured a custom Yamaha XJR, but the model has certainly led to some extraordinary feats of bike-modding prowess over the years. That being said, today we’re breaking the fast with a mesmerizing...
One-Off Kawasaki ER-6N Is a Different Take on the Street Tracker Genre
31 May 2024, 14:17 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / It’s not uncommon for big brands in the motorcycling industry to team up with the world’s finest custom bike builders. This sort of collaboration is what resulted in the striking specimen pictured above, which was commissioned by Motul ...