Dave Mucci is a rare talent. He has a boundless imagination and one of the sharpest eyes in the business, plus the ability to turn his concepts into reality. And he’s not afraid to break new ground either.
This ultra-sharp street tracker is a testament to Dave’s prowess as a motorcycle designer. Visually spry and wrapped in tasteful minimalist finishes, it has the same sort of neo-futurist vibe as Husqvarna’s Svartpilen and Vitpilen bikes. It’s been built on a distantly related base too: a 2014 KTM 300 XC-W Six Days enduro.

Not surprisingly, the client for this build reached out to Dave after seeing his totally bonkers Husqvarna TE 570 project. ?He wanted something in the same vein,? says Dave, ?a rowdy trail bike converted for street use. He had his go-fast sportbikes and his dedicated trail machines, and was looking for something more unique.? The client already owned the KTM, and had gone through the difficult process of getting it plated in NY?so using it was a non-negotiable. The brief seemed simple enough at first: build a street bike with some dirt track capabilities. But as soon as Dave put pencil to paper, things escalated.

?As with all my build projects,? he explains, ?I started the process in 2D, going through multiple rounds of sketching and refinement with the owner. Eventually we landed on something a bit more…extensive. Stylistically I was looking to give the bike a more street-based aesthetic, using modern forms, undoubted...