Custom Bikes Of The Week: 2 February, 2020
A beautifully modified Honda Dominator from Spain, a CB1000R commissioned by Honda Italia, a $58,000 Laverda SFC, and news of a collaboration between Zero and Filson.
Honda NX650 Dominator by KoolT Creations The evergreen Dominator is a simple but utterly brilliant bike, easy to locate secondhand, and deservedly popular with bike builders. Unfortunately that means there are quite a few botched custom jobs out there: Dommies that have traded most of their practicality for dubious aesthetics.
This sharp-looking build from Barcelona-based videographer Stefan Lantschner hits the sweet spot, though. No stone has been left unturned: the engine was removed from the frame, which was cleaned up, and fitted with a new back end and new mounts to take a Honda CG125 gas tank.
Since his lovely Yamaha XT600 tracker build, Stefan has taught himself to use an English wheel. So he made a set of new side panels, and while everything was sent off for the luscious paint, his friend Salva upgraded and repositioned the electrical system. Stefan?s also completely revitalized the cockpit area with a mix of ProTaper and Renthal parts.
The engine keeps its airbox to maintain rideability, but there are new header pipes now hooked up to a CRF muffler. With refurbished suspension to match the slick work elsewhere, this NX650 finally has the looks to match its potential. [More]
Honda CB1000R by Imbarcadero 14 Venice The Honda CB1000R previously looked like a dozen other sports/nakeds, but on the ...
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