Shock Tactics: Moto Adonis’ aggressive H-D LiveWire
As the electric motorcycle market continues to grow, so does the custom electric scene. But it?s forcing builders to change tack. Electric production models are ultra-modern and loaded with tech?so it makes more sense to focus on cosmetics, rather than to dive in too deep under the hood.
That’s exactly what the Dutch custom house Moto Adonis has just done with the Harley-Davidson LiveWire. It?s wrapped The Motor Co.’s flagship electric in hand-formed, alien-like bodywork?but left most of the original bike intact underneath. Which makes sense; we’ve ridden the LiveWire, and it’s more than enough of a goer in stock form.
This is the first electric custom from Moto Adonis, and it also marks a new chapter for the shop. Original founder Daan Borsje has moved onto a new career?and the two guys who have worked with him over the last few years, Arthur Renkema and Job Leussink, have taken over the company. They’ve kicked their tenure off with a bang. The LiveWire was commissioned by a client, with a brief that’d tempt any builder. ?We got the great opportunity to design and build whatever we think is cool,? Arthur tells us. ?As long as it is futuristic and black.?
?Given the opportunity, we gave it our all! We wanted to make a real significant design change to the stock bike, because we weren’t limited by design rules. That?s why we cleared our minds and dropped all conventional methods.?
Daan wanted to leave on a high note, so he had ...
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