Written by Martin Hodgson
The days of the vast majority of the workforce clocking in at nine in the morning and heading home by five are all but over. The gig economy is here, shifts are scattered around the clock and job security can be a week by week proposition; no wonder people are stressed. So imagine what it’s like for a firefighter, solider and correctional officer, they need an extra avenue to unwind and what better way to do it than on a street scrambler ready to rip up the roads. Enter Canada’s Kevin Bergeron who builds just such beasts and the latest Berg & Co creation is this crafty Kawasaki KLR250.

?I am a 26 year old firefighter/paramedic here in Alberta, Canada. My schedule consists of four days on four days off. Having four days off has allowed me to build a few custom bikes over the years and eventually open a small custom shop,? Kevin tell us. Having previously built high-end bikes of the pedaled variety, he turned his hand to custom bikes after inheriting his father’s tools. But before he tragically passed away the highly regarded heavy duty mechanic had also left his son a wealth of knowledge on all things petroleum powered.
So with the days off up his sleeve, the knowledge of his own time at tech college and the tools of his father, Kevin kicked into gear and has produced a range of slick builds, one for a friend who works as a correctional officer. ?This bike was built for a good friend of mine currently stuck in some desert ov...