Many of us in the motorcycling world have a male relative to thank for getting us hooked on two wheels. It?s often a father who offered pillion rides, or a grandfather with a workshop full of tools. But in the case of esteemed bike builder Max Hazan, it?s female relatives who must take the blame.
The protagonist in the story is this Buell S1, which Max has owned for two whole decades. ?This bike is a little special to me,? he says. ?It was my first street bike, and also the first that I tried (unsuccessfully) to make a custom out of.?

?I wanted to buy it in 2001, but was completely broke. I asked my dad for some money but he said no way ? so I went to my mother and grandmother, and they helped me out.?
The rest, as most followers of the custom scene will know, is history. Max is now one of the most talented names in our world, with a remarkably original ?eye? and sublime fabrication skills.
But back to this Buell, which Max has called ?HS1??the Hazan S1. ?I rode the bike for a couple of years, doing a little to it here and there,? says Max. ?But when I decided to add a nitrous system, things went south fast.?
?I knew you were supposed to spray fuel and nitrous, but I didn?t know that you were supposed to put jets in the nitrous side.?

Max learnt the hard way. He took the S1 Lightning out for its first (and only) test, slotted the V-twin into 5th gear at around 60mph, turned the nitrous system on, and hit The Button. ?It wheelied for a second then went Boom! It bl...