A calendar, in any case, is a good idea. It lets you organize the week, month — even year, in a handy two-dimensional format. Brilliant! But imagine if there was a calendar that not only helped keep track of the passing days, but contained photos of some of the sweetest motorcycles from around the globe. What would you do then? You'd buy it, that's what.

Bigger and better than ever, this year's Bike EXIF calendar features 13 awesome machines — two of which were built right here in the Classified Moto workshop. Many of you know Bike EXIF is the tastefully curated and hugely respected website of Aussie Chris Hunter who knows what's up in the world of vintage and custom motorcycles. Needless to say we're beside ourselves. 

Gracing the month of June is Adam Ewing's dandy 1982 Yamaha XS650 Heritage Special — the first of our projects to appear on bikeexif.com. It's a scrappy little bike that's hard to categorize, but features a set of gnarly tires and a modified Suzuki RMZ front end and supermoto wheel.

And on the back cover, Devin's Classified Kawazuki makes a cameo to wrap things up. In a year of big things for Classified Moto, this takes the cake. Many thanks to Chris for letting us be a part of such a cool piece.

The calendar is already flying off the shelves, and it's not even on the shelves yet. Pre-order yours HERE. Besides something from the Classified Moto catalog, can you imagine a better Christmas gift?

(Calendar image courtesy of Bike EXIF. All others by Adam Ewing.)

I have joked in the past that I'm going to print a front end swap how-to on a t-shirt and sell it for $100. I still might. It's not top-secret information, but it definitely represents a LOT of time invested in refining the technique. Nonetheless, I gladly answer a lot of questions about swaps each week, and as time allows, I'll continue to do so. However, if you're inclined to save your brain, nerves and patience some premature wear, Classified Moto reluctantly yet happily announces our front end swap/exchange service.

"Reluctantly" in that we'd much rather build you a true Classified bike than half of one. "Happily" because we know you'll dig it. 

It works like this. Perhaps you own an old XS750 and you scored a sweet deal on a Ninja front end. Simply send us the triple trees from the old bike and the modern forks and very quickly, we'll return a set ready to bolt on your bike. The cost is $485 plus shipping and, again, it's an exchange. You would be called upon to provide the roller bearings, forks, brakes, wheel, etc. Although, if you want us to source parts for you, let us know and we'll work something out based on what you're cooking up in your garage.

I'm tempted to go into a long discourse as to the reasoning behind our pricing, but let's just say that's what we need to charge to make it worth the effort and service before and after the sale. And we think you'll be lovin' life long after the sting of 485 bones has worn off.

Look for the official listing to appear on our online store in the next day or two. In the meantime, if this sounds like the news you've been waiting for, email me and we'll get you set up.

Meanwhile, we're doing our best to get back to the bunches of build inquiries we got after some great press on Bike EXIF, Uncrate and other killer sites around the web. Rest assured, we'll be getting back to you asap, but feel free to drop us a line to keep us on our toes.

Many thanks, as ever, to everyone for keeping tabs on the happenings at Classified Moto. We feel really lucky and humbled to be doing what we're doing. Look for some special appreciation on our Facebook page and on Twitter as we head full throttle into the holidays. —JR

(Photos: Adam Ewing)