Twenty years ago, street-legal supermotos weren?t really ?a thing.? But in Europe, change was in the air?and the KTM Duke II was one of the catalysts. The rough-and-ready 625 cc single was huge fun on short trips, and helped set the template for future supermotos.
Over the past couple of years, custom supermotos have become more common, delivered by builders who value performance as much as aesthetics. And one of those builders is Garett Wilson of Dubstyle Designs in Colorado, USA.

?These Dukes have a cult following, but not many people really know them,? he says. ?Google the things?they were nothing short of ugly!?
This Duke is Garett?s daily rider now, but he had a vision for a KTM street tracker years before he began this build. It gave him time to research and collect parts, so when the spanners started spinning, he had most of what he needed.
He started by ditching all the plastic and planning new bodywork. For inspiration, he turned to the past and the days when the bodywork of Austrian off-roaders was relatively conventional.
?I based the design on a 1979 KTM,? he reveals. ?I?m also a fan of vans with side pipes, boat flake paint jobs, and girls with feathered bangs. So of course, I had to go with an old school, retro paint scheme.?

On a more serious note, Garett has two main goals with each bike build: make it lighter, and increase performance.
?My plan with every bike is to make it perform better,? he says. ?The stock Duke II weighs 320 pounds dry?and e...