Kraus Motor Co. “Achuma” Shovelhead

Named after a South American cactus known for its hallucinogenic properties, “Achuma” is part old Harley and part motocrosser, a Shovelhead-powered streetfighter that's got a style all its own. There's even a built-in skidplate for inner-city curb jumping! “Yeah, I don't look too hard at what everybody else is doing,” builder Satya Kraus says about his styling influences. The 35-year-old was born and still lives in the shadows of Northern California's mighty redwoods. A fairly ordinary early career path led to a computer company gig, but working with his hands, making things he could actually hold and feel called out,...