Unless you?re handy with a grinder and welding gear, it?s not cheap to put a custom bike in your garage. But if you live in Spain, you can get a taste of high-end custom culture without draining the Euros from your bank account.
That?s because Spain is one of the countries where the rental company Motoshare operates. It has over 3,000 motorcycles on its books, across four nations, and the latest addition to the roster is ?Gotham??a beautiful Bonneville 865 from the Spanish specialists Tamarit.

The Tamarit workshop is tucked away in the town of Elche, about 13 miles inland from the ancient Mediterranean port city of Alicante. But despite the remote location, owners Quique and Matías have built up a reputation that extends right across the continent. Like most savvy builders, they offer a big selection of parts to keep the cashflow humming along?and the hook-up with Motoshare proves they?re willing to inject new ideas into their business model.

But back to the bike. It?s a café with a twist, and a machine we?d love to swing a leg over for a day or more.
Tamarit describe their latest Bonneville as a combination of several styles, with elements from the scrambler, cafe racer and Brat Style genres. It?s a curious blend of the familiar and offbeat, but it works well. ?We wanted to make a sporty bike, but with aggressive lines,? they say.

Tamarit had a free rein, since this is not a customer commission. One of the first mods they made was to extend the swingarm, to ad...