Building a custom bike is usually a succession of challenges. And sometimes, the bike itself isn?t the biggest challenge: it?s the builder?s skills or circumstances, or curveballs thrown by life.
The story of this Suzuki is packed with curveballs. It was built by Argentine-born Sebastian ?Seba? Achaval, who likens it to a country song?because its greatness comes from ‘leaving tragedy behind.’ Hence its name ?Cash,? after The Man In Black

The story starts with the owner, a man of admirable patience called Jorge. He bought this 2018 Suzuki DR-Z400SM to get a fun and reliable bike with good performance. But he also found the aesthetics unexciting, so he budgeted for custom work.
A DR-Z on display at the New York shop Jane Motorcycles caught Jorge?s eye. It?d been built by Mark from Brooklyn Moto, and before long, Mark started working on Jorge?s bike.
A few weeks into the project, Mark had to step aside to focus on an urgent personal matter. He put Jorge in touch with Seba, who has been building bikes since he was 15, and wrenches in the same Brooklyn space under the moniker ?Oneyedeer.?
?In the shop I work alone,? Seba tells us. ?I pretty much do everything, with some limitations around tools and space. I send my paint jobs to the one and only Robbie Nigl, and my powder coating is done by Eazy Powder Coating?but the rest is just me.?

Seba delivered a new vision for the DR-Z400, which Jorge liked, even though it meant a complete overhaul. The mods comp...