Builtの Issue 35 の目次

SEB KUSTOM Ø FRANCE YAMAHA XJR1200 ‘Bratstreet’, Seb’s Yamaha XJR1200, was built from a 1998 Christian Sarron replica that was sold in France after the boss of Yamaha France, Jean-Claude Olivier, came up with a wild stunt to market the XJR. He commissioned 12 new bikes to be custom painted in the colours of famous racers who would ride them in a demo ‘race’ during the 1995 French GP at Le Mans. Among the riders were Kenny Roberts, Giacomo Agostini, Eddie Lawson, Randy Mamola and, of course, Christian Sarron. The event went down a storm and Roberts and Sarron reps were created for sale. Not only that, Yamaha developed a national racing series called the XJR Cup that supported some of the big French international races from 1996 to 1998.…

HOLY DEATH SHOP / FRANCE HOLY DEATH Dubsters in France go mad for So Cal style in a fury of wheelies, stoppies and burn-outs Words & photography Amaury Cibot There can’t be many custom shops to turn a Sportster into a stunt bike, but that’s what happened with Holy Death Shop. Professional stuntrider David spent hours modifying his Sportster to cope with the outrageous wheelies, stoppies, and rolling burnouts, and then realised he could provide the same service to other Harley owners. that started because someone decided “When I was a kid my father dragged me around bike events with him and at the age of six I was watching guys wheelying 1100 GSX-Rs,” he says. “Even then, I thought to myself, ‘when I grow up, that’s what I want…

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LOUIS MOTO Ø GERMANY SNARLING SIX HOW THE LOUIS MECHANICS CREW UNCAGED THE BEAST LURKING WITHIN A SOFA OF OPULENCE Photography by Volker Rost, courtesyof Louis THE LOUIS TEAM NOTICED THAT THE GOLD WING IS A TORQUE MONSTER, PUTTING OUT 125 LB.FT – 50 PERCENT MORE THAN A GSX-R1000 So get this: seven-inch colour screen, audio system, sat nav, Bluetooth, seat heater, electronically adjustable suspension, dozens of electronic rider aids, seven-speed dual-clutch transmission, reverse gear, airbag… it’s hard to imagine a more luxurious motorcycle. But that’s not what the Louis Mechanics Crew was excited about when they got their hands on this 2018 Gold Wing. No, it was the engine. The Wing is powered by an 1833cc, 128bhp six-cylinder boxer engine linked to a super-trick gearbox. The job of the…

TOMA CUSTOMS / BELGIUM ROBUST AND REFRESHING BELGIANS LOVE THEIR CRAFT BEER AND BRUSSELS-BASED TOMA CUSTOMS CRAFT BIKES WITH THE EXACT SAME PASSION PHOTOGRAPHY BY OLIVIER TRUYMAN, COURTESY TOMA CUSTOMS Thomas Jeukens left a secure job as a strategy manager in a big consultancy firm to follow his passion for customising motorcycles – he started Toma Customs in Brussels three years ago. “Mixing mental and manual activities generates a level of freedom and satisfaction that I’d never experienced before,” he says. “My previous job enriched me personally and professionally but I felt it was time to achieve one of my dreams and fully live my passion: combining my intellectual abilities with creativity and manual work. It’s really satisfying to live my passion as my work. “Here at Toma Customs we…

HEIWA Ø JAPAN Dirty Pigeon With time, workspaces take on the personalities of the people who use them. Kengo Kimura – founder of Heiwa Motorcycles – has a workshop with clusters of photos on the walls, a fading timeline of memories. In between, there are pegboards of tools and shelves filled with spares. It’s a telling mix of nostalgia and organisation. Inside the large shop, the space is broken down logically. There’s a machine shop with a lathe and drill press, then a room with slip-roll machines and English wheels to form sheet metal, then along a wall are stout-legged tables where the hand fabrication occurs. And dotted everywhere are motorcycles: Triumphs, Suzukis, Kawasakis, Hondas, BMWs and Harley-Davidsons. Though Kengo works on all marques, he is most famous for old…

SEB KUSTOM Ø FRANCE YAMAHA XS650 To create this tasty little Yamaha bobber, Seb shortened the forks by 10mm and created a lower hardtail rear – even though it looks as though the bike still has twin shocks. “The fork legs have been machined to remove the support for the front fender and the legs have been turned around so the disc caliper is mounted in front rather than behind.” With all the weight Seb’s hacked off the machine, it only needs a single disc front brake, rather than the twin of the later XS650s. Seb machined his own aluminium struts to hardtail the rear end. “I deliberately designed the shape of a shock absorber and added holes in the bottom half of the struts to visually lighten them.” The…

SUR LES CHAPEAUX DE ROUES Ø FRANCE Full tilt action Meet the French custom builder who prefers a more modern take on his cafe racer customs WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY BY David Marvier “I started by making the subframe and seat, and worked out where the exhaust ends right under it. Then I worked on the sides” Two years ago a crash-damaged 2007 Fireblade arrived in Manu’s garage. The builder, who runs a custom shop in Brittany called Sur les Chapeaux de Roues (SLCDR), checked the engine and chassis weren’t too damaged and started to think. “I couldn’t really imagine doing a classic-inspired custom on such a bike and realised I had to go for a more futuristic design,” he says. “I was inspired by the ‘Z Project’, a special built…

CORY NESS Ø USA EXTREME-NESS Cory builds a showstopping V4 that lives up to the family legacy WORDS PHOTOS BY Michael Lichter Showstoppers! That is what the three generations of the Ness family have been creating for over 50-years. It’s their legacy. Arlen is still at it, as is his son Cory (now president of Arlen Ness Inc) and Arlen’s grandson Zach, who is turning out fantastic builds as well. This time, it’s Cory’s turn to stop passers-by in their tracks with this side-by-side double engine. There’s precedent in the family with Arlen’s 1977 double-engine “Two-Bad” with its twin Sportster motors, low-slung frame, centre-hub steering, Magnuson blower and never-seen-before remote controls (garage door openers!) Then 30-years later, there was Arlen’s second shot at a double with “Two-Bad-Two” (two-145in motors this…

V-MOTO Ø OXFORD Enfield Elegance You don’t have to throw fortunes at Enfield’s twins to create a sleek look. Here’s the proof Photography by Gary Margerum Royal Enfield’s Interceptor and Continental GT have proved popular with customisers and a lot have involved extensive mods. But that’s not the only way, as this simple but effective makeover by Viv Cowley at V-Moto proves. “I’d been talking to Enfield about doing a custom build but it never happened, so I spoke to Steve Polden at Kings Two Wheel Centre,” says Viv. “I bent his ear, saying, ‘when are you going to let me have a bike to work on?’ So he came up with a brand new 650 Interceptor for me play with and make some subtle changes which Kings could offer…

ANDY’S DYNA Ø UK I'LL KEEP IT STOCK ANDY BROWN TRIED HIS BEST, BUT AFTER NINE MONTHS RIDING HIS DYNA, HE KNEW THINGS HAD TO CHANGE PHOTOS BY Del Hickey WORDS BY Andy Brown ‘I WANTED MORE POWER. I KNEW I WAS GOING TO HAVE TO DEVELOP THE DYNA’ Having spent several years designing and building my bobber Little Red, I realised that although it was a gorgeous award-winning show bike, it was never going to be a great handling, usable machine. For real world riding, I bought a 2004 Dyna FXDXI with 32,000 miles. It was stock other than a small headlamp fairing and a re-covered seat. But it wasn’t cutting it. The brakes were wooden, the suspension was tired, and I wanted more power. I knew I was…

SEB KUSTOM Ø FRANCE HONDA 600 SHADOW Seb bought the 600cc Honda Shadow with the aim of creating a bobber. “It was my first project so the build took a long time because many pieces had to be made to measure or adapted. There are very few bolt-on accessories for the Shadow. I built it in my garage with my dad who helped me learn how to customise a motorcycle.” The first job was to modify the rear of the frame. Seb wanted a hardtail but kept the standard swingarm and created the triangulated rear end. The forks are from a Harley Sportster, but shortened by 10cm and equipped with a 21in Harley wheel. The front disc and caliper is standard Sportster. At the rear, a Harley 18in x 5.5in…

SIDEROCK Ø BOURNEMOUTH SkyFin Siderock Cycles turn a 1990 Guzzi SP1000 into a stunning cafe racer. Boss Pete Hodson explains how Photography by Gary Margerum Words byPete Hodson Right from the outset it was clear that our client Tony wanted top quality components and plenty of bling – music to our ears. We already had the donor bike which although cosmetically challenged had all the good upgrades that the later Tonti-framed Guzzis get. And it was mechanically very good. Once the bike was stripped, the frame and wheels plus a new alloy tank, seat and alloy front mudguard were sent off to our paint pals at Wicked Coatings. The satin gold is a ‘Marchesini’ shade and the red is a Ferrari colour with a subtle metalflake in the lacquer for…

ENFIELD SLIDE SCHOOL Ø LINCOLNSHIRE ENFIELD DIRT ROYAL ENFIELD ARE TAKING FLAT-TRACK SERIOUSLY. NOT ONLY ARE THEY TAKING ON THE US GIANTS, BUT NOW THEY WANT YOU TO HAVE A GO TOO. BUILT’S GARETH ASHMAN INVESTIGATES WORDS BY Gareth Ashman PHOTOGRAPHY courtesy of Royal Enfield & DTRA Buoyed by some drag racing success and salt-flat land speed records, Royal Enfield’s Adrian Sellers decided to build a competitive flat tracker and launch slide schools across the world – all within 12 months. As Industrial Design Manager, Adrian is responsible for the custom programme as well as the development of the new road bikes and the race programme. He is also the liaison with Enfield’s chassis experts Harris Performance, who worked on the drag bike project. “We understand at Royal Enfield that everything we…

V-MOTO Ø OXFORD SCRAM TRACKER YEP, THAT’S RIGHT: A BSA VICTOR SPECIAL WHERE SCRAMBLER MEETS TRACKER Photography by Gary Margerum We’ve featured street trackers and street scramblers before but this has to be the first hybrid of the two. It’s a BSA B44 Victor scram-tracker, with long travel off-road suspension on a bike with flat tracker styling. “The owner, Tim Smith, is quite a tall chap and therefore wanted a tall bike,” says Viv, who runs V-Moto in Oxfordshire. “It’s a mismatch of styles and when the bike arrived it had a cafe racer saddle, which the owner was adamant he wanted. But once we got talking, I don’t think he was 100 percent certain how he wanted it to look.” What Viv was given as the starting point was…

JAKE ROBBINS VINTAGE ENGINEERING Ø UK MADE IN ENGLAND BESPOKE FABRICATION MOTOR CYCLES GIRDER FORKS JAKE ROBBINS VINTAGE ENGINEERING LTD APART FROM THEIR PEUGEOT-POWERED BIKES OF THE EARLY 1900s, NORTON NEVER PRODUCED A V-TWIN. BUT IF THEY HAD, WE BET IT WOULD HAVE LOOKED SOMETHING LIKE THIS PHOTOGRAPHY BY GARY MARGERUM This project started with an extraordinary phone call, says Jake Robbins at Vintage Engineering: “A bloke says, ‘hello, can you put a bike together for me? It’s a few bits I have been collecting from autojumbles for 30 odd years… A cut-up rigid Norton 16H frame with Norton girder forks and a V-twin JAP 1320cc side-valve engine from a Wickham railway carriage, the type used as a maintenance wagon, though they also used them to power moving targets on…