Written by Martin Hodgson
The sun no longer shines as darkness has come to span the day, rain rarely falls from the smoke covered sky and what food remains comes by force rather than finance. But away from the prying eyes of the overlords, in abandoned industrial areas lit by flame filled 44s, remain a few who still quench their thirst with gasoline. In this dystopian chaos, the two-wheeled terrors of Washington States Droog Moto rule the roads. The leader of the pack, a salvaged Suzuki Hayabusa slides between the rubble and outruns the regime’s rebels, it’s 1300 DRIFTER.

Husband and wife team Max and Eric run the operation as an online-only service with builds then shipped free of charge out to the clients on completion. What makes their business model a success is both their distinctive style and the customers willingness to take a step into the unrevealed. But with their back catalogue as a guide and their philosophy of ?bikes that are built and equipped to take on a modern apocalypse and give the rider total control of the unknown? it’s fair to say you know what you’re getting in for.
Intrigued by their ?burly and menacing? machines and heavily impressed with the Droog Moto DM-014 Z1000, a client reached out and asked if Max & Eric would be willing to build him a Hayabusa in their unique flavour. Dubbed the fastest standard production bike of the 20th century, the 300km/h capable machine was a game changer when released. Sharing a cubic ca...