While some motorcycles are more capable than others, there are very few bad ones on the market today. Modern machines might not be as stylish as old timers, but they go, turn and stop better.
That?s why engine, suspension and brake upgrades are common on classic custom builds. But if you’re working with a brand new bike?and your budget and time are both limited?isn?t it better to focus your energies elsewhere"

That’s the call Austria-based NCT Motorcycles had to make with this 2016 Harley-Davidson Street 750. A Harley-Davidson dealer, Motodrom Sintschnig, handed the bike over with a mandate to rework it into a raffle prize for the upcoming 20th annual European Bike Week.
NCT have no trouble going to town on a build. But with a set budget?and their Feldkirchen workshop already overflowing?they had to do things a little differently.
?When you have only a little budget, you have to concentrate on one thing,? the guys tell us. ?So what do you want?a new look, or new tech" We decided to put the money into a new design and not in technical parts, because they are still fine.?
So while NCT have left the Harley’s wheels, suspension and brakes alone, all of its bodywork’s gone straight into the bin. In its place are a hand-made tank, tail section, front fender and side covers, all designed to give the Street a radically different visual vibe.

The tank turned out to be the hardest piece to fabricate, but it’s paid off. The new unit is a...