The faithful Honda NX650 Dominator has proved to be a popular custom-build donor over the years. It could be due to the legendary reliability of Honda thumpers, the NX650’s relatively simple layout, or the fact that it can be picked up cheaply. Whatever the reason, there’s massive potential there?and STG Tracker has just exploited that potential in spectacular fashion.
Based in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and run by Marcelo Obarrio and Germán Karp, STG Tracker has a penchant for building impossibly slick street trackers. This 1989-model Honda NX650 Dominator has all the hallmarks of an STG build; sharp lines, an aggressive stance, and a livery that looks so good, it’s hard to imagine the bike painted any other way.

Picking the classic HRC palette for a custom Honda build can seem like a cheat, but STG has executed the theme so well here that it transcends criticism. Gold details complement the blue, white, and red graphics, while the frame wears Honda’s traditional bright red. Fresh finishes have the engine looking like it was built yesterday. The whole thing looks clean enough to eat off?which is remarkable when you consider how ratty the donor bike was. Long before Marcelo and Germán made it pretty, the old Dominator needed a full engine rebuild to bring it up to par.

Once that was sorted, STG could focus on the fun stuff. ?The idea was to make a fully enjoyable bike with full engine power and weight loss,? Marcelo tells us, ?but also improve ...