Roughchild | Custom Motorcycles Handbuilt in California

Custom Motorcycles Handbuilt in California

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Consultation

All Roughchild motorcycle builds are custom and unique to the specific rider and riding style. We source a donor bike specific to your build. From there it’s stripped to the frame, allowing us to build your motorcycle from the ground up.

Build

Engines are rebuilt to factory specs and can be upgraded with our Stage 2 and Stage 3 performance packages. Every nut and bolt has been sorted and each aftermarket component sourced from top shelf manufacturers.

Ride

Our motorcycles are built for daily use. Our passion is to revive, not just restore. We blend our aesthetic and riding tastes with your personality, culminating in an envy-inducing motorcycle that will stand out in any crowd.

Featured Builds

“The design and build elements in each handcrafted model are given painstaking attention. Without exaggeration, every nut and bolt has been sorted and each aftermarket component sourced from top shelf manufacturers.”— Petrolicious

The Erickson Commission

The Boyle Commission

The Dowley Commission

The Kelly Commission

The Dinder Commission

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About

Robert Sabel

Founder & CEO

Roughchild Moto is the culmination of one man's imagination. Long inspired by the sound, style and sheer magnetism of vintage BMW motorcycles, Robert Sabel was determined to reinvent the bikes with modern power, comfort, reliability and safety, without surrendering the iconic design aesthetics.

Launched in 2014, every Roughchild motorcycle begins with a prospective customer's dream. Sabel and a team of skilled mechanics and machinists at the company's California headquarters collaborate with each buyer to customize a donor bike from the 1970s or 1980s into a singular one-of-a-kind motorcycle.

Despite the many custom modifications, each motorcycle stays true to the original vision. The end result is a vintage BMW bike rebuilt to today's factory specs, with modern safety and performance components that exceed OEM standards.

In our disposable culture and throw-away society, decades-old bikes transform into forever escapades. Every Roughchild bike is a collaboration between buyer and builder, and every bike bespoke.

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Press

Gear Patrol
“All the hardware used on the bikes is top of the line, from Brembo brakes to Motogadget speedometers. All upgrades improve upon the original high-quality German engineering.”

Petrolicious
“This high level of confidence in reliability is seldom seen in the world of vintage vehicles. Riders are emboldened to take long rides in remote locations without fearful consideration of the bike's age.”

Gear Patrol
“Anyone who buys a Roughchild Moto machine likely has a lifetime of satisfaction to look forward to.”

Roughchild
“It's a bike that urges you to go faster -- and farther than you'd expect.”

BikeExif
“They can assemble an airhead with their eyes closed, and they know exactly what mods are must-dos.”

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