Remember the Yamaha RXZ Twinboss twin-cylinder two-stroke" Neither do we, because it never existed?except in the mind of Irwann Cheng.
The Malaysian custom builder, who operates as FNG Works, has masterfully combined two Yamaha RXZ 135 engines with such panache, that you’d be forgiven for mistaking this for a factory unit. But what impresses us most about this scratch-built dragster is not its bespoke powerplant?nor its handmade chassis or eerily perfect proportions. What makes it special, is the epic journey that Irwann took to bring it to life.

The seed was planted six years ago when another custom shop asked Irwann to help them finish their build in time for the prestigious Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show in Japan. As a thank you, they bought Irwann a plane ticket to accompany the bike to the show. Having just completed his mechanical engineering degree, his mind was blown. ?I was really, really amazed by the bikes I saw there,? he tells us. ?The engineering, the complexity, the fabrication level, the design. It was at that moment that I decided that this is what I wanted to do with my life, and that I had to come back here again, with my own bike, to showcase it to the world.?

Returning to the Mooneyes show became an obsession. ?I followed the show every year from the website and social media channels. I studied the bikes that won awards, the bikes that didn’t, the workshops that won before but not in that year, and the workshops that didn’t wi...