What do a Kawasaki KZ250 engine, a car’s spare wheel and a bicycle seat have in common" You’ll find them all on this curious contraption from Valen Zhou, along with a smorgasbord of other odd bits and pieces.
Straight out the gate, Valen admits that this build isn’t particularly practical?in fact, it’s downright sketchy. But he didn’t originally intend it to be this way. The Chinese-born, Milan-based photographer and director had a very specific mash-up of styles in mind, but once he got stuck in, things didn’t quite pan out.

?The idea started many years ago, when I saw board track racing from the 1910s and 1920s,? Valen tells us. ?Because I’ve always loved vintage bikes and motorcycle history, I was fascinated. But then I discovered drag racing, which made me feel the powerful charm.? ?I thought that if I could make a board tracker crossed with a drag bike, it would be super cool?even if it might not be possible.?

Valen had some ideas about how the frame should look, and how the steering should function. But it soon became apparent that things weren’t quite going to pan out. So he changed tack, and decided to treat the project as a concept bike of sorts.
?The entire motorcycle is actually my imagination,? he says. ?It is my own concept bike. I am not a professional engineer or a real designer, but because I love motorcycles, I just want to realize my idsprintea?and I hope everyone who sees it finds it super cool.?
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