MV Agusta has an incredibly rich racing heritage that it doesn?t capitalize on. The Varese factory dominated the 500 cc Grand Prix from 1956 to 1974, winning all but one of the rider championships during those years. And the bikes were piloted by bona fide legends?guys like John Surtees, Mike Hailwood, Giacomo Agostini and Phil Read.
So we find it remarkable that MV Agusta doesn’t have a single modern classic in its range. With a pedigree like that, a factory cafe racer is almost a no-brainer.

‘Chun’ Hung at Onehandmade in Taiwan is a huge fan of MV Agusta’s contemporary motorcycles, referring to them as ?beautiful machines with amazing design.?
But their heritage is not lost on him either?so when a client brought him a 2013 Brutale 675 to customize, Chun looked to the past for inspiration.
?Today, MV Agusta designs look like muscle bikes,? he says. ?But a long time ago, MV Agusta was making GP bikes. The shapes were very smooth. I wanted to build a bike that looks like an old GP bike, but redesigned in my own style.?
Chun’s forte and passion is metal shaping. He doesn?t use 3D modeling, and rarely uses sketches to envision a bike, preferring to jump straight into shaping the forms. So he wasn’t even sure this concept would work at first.

?I make it first,? he tells us. ?If I like the shape, I’ll use it. If I don’t like it, I will put it in the garbage can.?
On this project, Chun was free to focus entirely on getting ...