Neo Tokyo: A GSX-R750 ‘slabby’ from Cool Kid Customs

We’re all for elegant, understated customs—but sometimes nothing beats the sheer visual impact of a heavily modified sportbike. And this 80s Gixxer is as subtle as a brick through a window. The builder is Michel Szozda of Cool Kid Customs, who caught our eye with a slick Kawasaki ZZR600 a few months ago. He’s based in Haarlem, just west of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, and shares an after-hours workspace with friends: “They all do something different, but all love motorcycles. I'm just doing what I love and calling it a ‘job’,” he says. Michel has a thing for sportbikes, and...