The big ‘F— You’: Classified Moto’s Honda XR650L

When John Ryland of Classified Moto sent through images of this heavily customized Honda XR650L, our jaws hit the floor. So we asked him to explain his thinking. His replies, reproduced verbatim below, are gold dust—and food for thought. AS REWARDING AS creating custom motorcycles can be, there’s a degree of frustration that goes along with it. For instance, you build something that any red-blooded gear head should appreciate—then here come the trolls. Even through the positive comments far outweigh the bad, we’re human, and the trolls have a way of getting under our skin. Not because what we build...