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.
First-Year Suzuki GSX1300R Hayabusa Clad in Light Copper Brown Wants Your Hard-Earned Cash
1 Dec 2022, 16:26 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Many ‘Busas have been butchered with stretched swingarms and ridiculous amounts of chrome, yet this one is miraculously untouched by such nonsense. The nineties were a wild time for Japanese manufacturers, and Suzuki’s first-gen GSX...
Rare and Refurbished 1929 BMW R62 With Matching Numbers Is the Epitome of Old-School Cool
30 Nov 2022, 21:22 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Nearly a full century has passed from the moment this machine rolled off the assembly line, so we’re practically looking at a piece of history on two wheels here. During the model’s two-year production run in the late 1920s, a total...
One-Off Yamaha SR250 Type 4B Is Simple and Minimalistic, Yet Stunning Beyond Words
30 Nov 2022, 20:08 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / There are no adjectives in the English dictionary to properly describe how utterly beautiful this thing looks. The Yamaha SR platform is a darling of Auto Fabrica’s motorcycle customization gurus, Bujar and Gazmend Muharremi. We’ve ...
Zero-Mile 2009 Aprilia RSV4 Was the First of Its Kind on U.S. Soil, Now Needs a New Home
30 Nov 2022, 19:19 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / We like to think someone will eventually put this Italian marvel to good use, but it’s more likely that it’ll continue being a garage queen. Aside from being an absolute rocket ship, this 2009 Aprilia RSV4 is made even more alluring...
Custom Triumph Bonneville T100 Has a Flat Tracker Attitude Infused With Tasteful Elegance
30 Nov 2022, 17:49 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / There are plenty of intriguing characteristics to admire on this showstopper, its masterfully crafted attire and snazzy colorway being just a couple. Built in the style of a flat tracker, the bespoke marvel we’re about to inspect had once...
944-Mile 2002 Yamaha V-Max 1200 Wants to Show You the Cruiser Life From a Different Angle
30 Nov 2022, 16:02 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / It’s one of the oddest bikes ever produced by Yamaha, and we mean that in a very good way. By all accounts, the Yamaha V-Max 1200 – otherwise known as the VMX12 – is an absolute beast of a motorcycle! The 2002 model pictured a...
Dover White 1965 BMW R27 With 11K Miles and Matching Numbers Loves a Good Bit of Patina
29 Nov 2022, 19:23 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Stylistically speaking, the sixties really were a golden age for the motorcycles made by BMW. This mouth-watering 1965 BMW R27 has remained in the same family for approximately five decades, three of which have been spent in storage. According ...
This 2007 Ducati Monster S4R Testastretta Boasts Low Mileage and a Myriad of Juicy Add-Ons
29 Nov 2022, 00:55 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Naked bikes can get a lot wilder than the S4R or its beefier S4RS brother nowadays, but that doesn’t mean these machines aren’t great fun. Take a look at this 2007 Ducati Monster S4R’s digital odo, and you’ll find that i...
Custom Honda CB360 Scrambler Comes With Heaps of Graceful Classic Refinement
29 Nov 2022, 00:12 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / No matter what angle you view it from, this scrambled CB360 is absolutely dripping with bespoke flair. Given the wide variety of crafts that James Fawcett’s Slipstream Creations specialize in, it would be a bit unfair to call them a motor...
Rigorously Restored 1969 Triumph Bonneville T120R Will Surely Tickle Your Fancy
28 Nov 2022, 21:09 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Few are those who wouldn’t be stupefied to have such a handsome vintage pearl in their garage. Right after it was purchased by the present-day owner about 18 years ago, this 1969 Triumph Bonneville T120R saw its twin-cylinder powerhouse f...
Glamorous Triumph Bonneville Circe Finds There’s No Such Thing as Too Much Brass or Chrome
27 Nov 2022, 19:29 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Even someone who’s not particularly keen on motorcycles would stop to stare at this beauty for a minute. In ancient Greek mythology, Circe is a minor goddess and enchantress, daughter of the sun deity Helios and Oceanid nymph Perse. With ...
2,500-Mile Ducati 1199 Panigale R Wants to Show You What Life Is Like at 180 MPH
26 Nov 2022, 20:51 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / It may not be as advanced as the newer V4 R that every Ducatista dreams of, though it packs some serious punch, nonetheless. The Ducati 1199 Panigale is one hell of a machine in its base trim, but things get way more succulent when it comes to ...
Custom-Built Suzuki GS500E Masuro Cloaks a Classic UJM Canvas in British Racing Green
26 Nov 2022, 18:14 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / This rolling masterpiece is a matter of brilliance achieved through hard work, great attention to detail, and two enlightened minds. Earth Motorcycles (EM) – the brainchild of Aleš Tomis and Vladimir Dinga – is the sort of wo...
50-Years-Owned 1965 BMW R50/2 Has Matching Numbers and a Sexy Vintage Allure
26 Nov 2022, 10:04 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Heck, it’s safe to say many of us weren’t even born yet when this classic Beemer had last changed hands. No less than half a century has passed since the 1965 BMW R50/2 pictured above was bought by its current owner, and it reads ap...
Second-Owner 1974 Norton Commando 850 With Less Than 8K Miles May Take Your Wallet
26 Nov 2022, 00:02 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Anyone who’s into antique British motorcycles would be delighted to have a Commando 850 in their stable. The Norton Commando 850 we’re about to look at is a 1974 model that stayed in the original owner’s possession for almost ...
Doomsdaytona Is a Custom Triumph Daytona 675 Looking Gorgeously Apocalyptic
25 Nov 2022, 22:08 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / There’s something raw and seriously rugged about this shop’s stylistic approach, and we love it! At first, some folks may not be too keen on the idea of irreversibly altering a mighty Triumph Daytona 675, but the 2011 model had actu...
9K-Mile 1980 Honda CBX Wants to Show You the Ways of Collectible Six-Cylinder Goodness
25 Nov 2022, 17:40 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Over the years, Honda made a fair number of cool bikes that would never taste commercial success, and the CBX is probably the most iconic. Displaying approximately 8,800 miles (14,000 km) on the clock, this 1980 Honda CBX looks exceedingly pris...
Low-Mile 1986 Suzuki GSX-R750 With Minor Blemishes Would Look Right at Home in a Museum
24 Nov 2022, 06:07 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Many cool bikes have emerged from Japan in the eighties, but the Suzuki GSX-R really was in a league of its own when it came out. The GSX-R nameplate had already been around for a year when it finally arrived on U.S. soil in 1986, and it was a ...
Yamaha XS650 Agnessa Adds Custom-Made Ingredients to Vintage UJM Recipe
24 Nov 2022, 00:58 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / In a world teeming with custom bikes wrapped in a ton of black paint, be an Agnessa. You might’ve already noticed that we have quite an affinity for the bespoke wonders built by Analog Motorcycles, and there’s a good chance you do, ...
Numbers-Matching 1967 BMW R69S Wouldn’t Mind a Good Bit of TLC, But It’s Still a Charmer
23 Nov 2022, 21:12 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Motorrad gave us some beautiful bikes during the sixties, and the R69S was the most powerful of the bunch. Before it was purchased by the latest owner, this 1967 BMW R69S saw its engine and transmission refurbished by Bench Mark Works of Sturgi...