There?s a definite style to a Hazan Motorworks bike: a hint of steampunk, lots of beautifully twisted and burnished metal, and impossibly elegant proportions. It?s an expensive endeavor, and Max operates in the same rarified atmosphere as Ian Barry of Falcon and the Japanese moto-artist Chicara Nagata.
Luckily, there are collectors and museums that have the funds to commission bikes like this, so the rest of us can enjoy them vicariously. But what happens when Max builds a bike for himself, with his own money"

This KTM is the answer. It?s a far cry from his previous KTM build, the supercharged 520 that now resides in the Haas Motorcycle Gallery in Dallas. But it?s a killer track machine, and just the thing Max needs when he wants to blow off steam. ?I?ve always wanted to build a liter-powered supermoto, and the KTM LC8 provided the perfect platform,? Max tells us. ?The engine layout is a ?V? as opposed to the many L-twins out there, which lent itself well to this project.?

?Also, with the LC8 being a dry-sump motor, I was able to make a 1000cc supermoto that looks and feels like a 450?until you twist the throttle.?
Surprisingly, ‘950SMR’ is the first bike that Max has built for himself. So it was done in the down time between the projects that pay his bills. (?I completely lost track of how much time went into it.?)

The base is a 2005-spec 950 SM. It?s a tall bike?which suits Max?s lofty physique?with around 98 horsepower in stock trim, 17-inch whe...