Written by Marlon Slack
Think you?re busy" Spare a thought for Tyler Henschell from Arkansas? One-Up Moto Garage. As the name implies the entire business is just him. A one man shop that designs, builds and finishes a custom ride every three months. And he does everything. He does the paint, he does the welding, he sources the parts and he does the stitching. Each bike is a rolling resum̩ that showcases the incredible work he does alone Рand none more so than his latest build, a F1-inspired 1983 Honda CX650C dubbed the ?John Player Special?.

The distinctive livery of the bike was done by request of the client, a father of a Formula 1 driver and obsessive F1 enthusiast himself. He wanted a motorcycle that was a tribute to the infamous team Lotus John Player Special car originally driven by Mario Andretti and Gunnar Nilsson in the 70?s. That inspiration directed many of the tidy little design details found on the Honda. But more on them in a moment. Goodstones, or Fireyears"
The bike itself was built from several partial donors found on Craigslist that have been cunningly fitted together. But the main components come from a middleweight 1983 Honda cruiser. And Taylor isn?t much of a fan of the factory version. ?The stock CX650 is such an awkwardly proportioned bike,? he explains, ?I didn?t know in the beginning if I could totally erase the ugliness of the donor?s stance?. But oh, how he did. But first Tyler stripped it down to see what he had to work with....