The workshop was founded in Minsk in 2002. Its foundation was the technical base of the professional racing team led by Yuri. Before ShifCustom, the workshop was known under the signboards of Yuri Shif Motorcycles (YSM) and Yuri Shif Custom (YSC). Over the years of work, they implemented dozens of projects. The motorcycles coming out of the gates of the workshop have always been distinguished by unbridled imagination, a subtle sense of style and impeccable craftsmanship.

In 2006, Yuri was the first of the post-Soviet Union masters to open the way to European custom stage starting to exhibit the work at prestigious international competitions. The start did not go unnoticed, and soon motorcycles of the Belarusian workshop became regular and welcome guests in the pages of American and European specialized publications.

At present, ShifCustom is one of the leading European custom builders. The results of the workshop effort have won numerous awards. The company enjoys the champion title of the World Championship of Custom Bike Building (USA, 2010), the Best of Show of the Motor Bike Expo (Italy, 2010), the victory in the European Biker Build-Off contest (Germany, 2015)… The list of awards can be long here.

The achieved success is the result of continuous diligent teamwork of a tight-knit group of professional designers, engineers, mechanics.

Today, they often call Yuri Shif the “godfather of custom bike building in the Eastern Bloc” in the United States and Western Europe. However, it is not at all characteristic of him — to rest on his laurels. Be sure, this person will surprise you…