Speed Read, May 22, 2022 - motorcycles

Speed Read, May 22, 2022



This week’s offering includes two very different Honda CB750 customs from two different parts of the world. But first, we look at a KTM SuperDuke 990 by Outsiders Motorcycles, and a rare ISDT Triumph.

KTM Super Duke 990 by Outsiders Motorcycles Judging by this radical KTM Super Duke, ‘Outsiders’ is as on the nose as custom shop names get. Builder BertJan Blok has built his fair share of trad customs?but he’s also know for thinking way outside the box.
BertJan’s client on this project spotted one such bike (a bright pink Husqvarna Vitpilen 701), and wanted something similar. But he stands well over two meters tall, and so the 701’s proportions would have been way off. A 2006-model KTM Super Duke 990 was picked as a donor instead, and soon the entire concept morphed into entirely its own animal.
The 990’s plastics were cracked and rattle-canned black, so BertJan tossed those straight into the bin. Then he ripped out the original speedo to see if the bike would still run without it, and started hashing out the design. ?I like to keep the designs rough and raw,? he says, ?because it leaves room for improvements and ideas along the way, as long as the big picture is clear.?
The KTM now wears a full complement of hand-shaped aluminum bodywork, with a one-off fuel cell acting as the base for everything. BertJan shaped the fuel cell by first mocking it up with cardboard, then moving to aluminum. The reservoir mounts to the stock frame...
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