1989 Honda NX650 custom by Simon Garcia

Many builders cite similar reasons for taking up their craft, one of them being a growing dissatisfaction with modern motorcycle design. This, and an over-active imagination, led Simon Garcia to tear into his 1989 Honda Dominator NX650—and inject a little style and charm of his own. Originally from a small village in Normandy, France, Simon spent his younger days studying motorcycle mechanics and restoring old bikes and cars. Tired of how “plastic” and “charmless” motorcycles had become, he eventually decided to build something that would appeal to his sensibilities. “The idea was to design a bike that does not look...