Can you introduce yourself to our readers"
My name’s David Mucci. I run a studio called Moto-Mucci where I build custom motorcycles and do design contracting for the motorcycle industry.
Where are you right now"

I’m based in Portland, OR
What was your first bike"

A 1978 CX500 that I bought mostly in bins about 11 years ago. I tore it down to the frame before ever riding it and turned it into a design project.

What?s your background"

I got my degree in Industrial Design from the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. There I focused on product and transportation design. My mechanical skills I’ve been acquiring since I was about 16 through repair manuals, tech school classes, industry mentors and the University of YouTube.
How did you get into building motorcycles"

I was into wrenching on cars for years before I bought a bike. Back in Chicago I had a 1989 BMW 325is that a buddy and I were rebuilding from the frame up. We probably put close to a year of work into it. Everything was out of the car, rebuilt, and on tables waiting to go back in after paint. Then my garage got broken into. They cleaned me out aside from leaving the chassis on jack stands. Losing everything from the car sucked but losing the lifetime of collected tools was worse. I had no interest in starting another car project after that, so I bought the CX500 and a $100 Craftsman mechanic’s tool set and started over.

We loved seeing the KTM 300 build up...