It takes a massive amount of imagination to look at a KTM enduro and envision a barebones bobber?and even more skill to make it happen. Luckily Edi Buffon has bucket loads of both.
Based in Sydney, Edi used to be an after-hours builder?until he quit his day job. ?I’m now working part time,? he tells us. ?Three days for the man, with the remaining four days dedicated to my humble bike building business.?

Working as Machine 1867, Edi’s creations are always ground-up builds that are incredible to look at, and probably a touch sketchy to ride. This particular one was inspired by the 1920s American-made Ace motorcycle. Edi had spotted an Ace in a vintage motorcycle book he was flipping through, and decided to pay homage to its rigid frame and front end, and spring-mounted seat design.
Edi found the donor bike while scouring the local classifieds; a 2000-model KTM 620 LC4 enduro, going for a song at a KTM dealership. ?I thought I could do something with that motor, so I bought it,? he says. ?I was working on another project at the time so it sat in the corner of my workshop collecting dust till I was ready.?
?I prepped the engine and tried to start it to see if there were any issues I needed to address. To my surprise it started on the third kick. With confidence that the low mileage motor was healthy, I began the tear down.?

Edi pulled out the LC4 single-cylinder motor, then machined up a steering stem and placed it in his frame jig. Next, he started fabricat...