This is a story older than time. A common predicament many of us have been in. You buy a donor bike with all the right intentions to build one of the coolest motorcycles the world has ever seen. But the days pass by and then the months pass by until reality hits and you know you aren?t ever going to finish this build. Whether it?s a lack of time or a lack of ability, the bike sits in the garage waiting for some love and attention. This is exactly what happened when a customer approached French garage Forge to build them a Dominator. The 1989 NX650 had been sitting in pieces for a year and the owner knew he wasn?t going to get it done, so he called Forge.

Forge Motorcycles are a Husband and wife team, Gwen and Jenny, who opened up a workshop 4 years ago near a French town called Nantes and have never looked back. After coming from the sports bike world they decided after losing their licences too many times that maybe older bikes were a smarter choice for them. Now they spend their days building complete ground up projects for all brands and any size.
Thomas the client came to them with a bunch of references he liked, plus boxes of spare parts. ?We started by proposing two different projects to him.? Gwen says. ?The first was a compilation of everything he loves and the second was a unique creation by Forge?. His decision was fast and a chose the Forge creation.

One thing Forge Motorcycles knew they didn?t want, was any round lines on the bike. The rear loop is formed by...