Streamline Moderne: Max Hazan’s astonishing BSA 500

Most successful custom builders operate a production line: Not just bikes, but also hard parts and apparel. They stay afloat on the cash flow. A tiny handful of builders can take their time, focusing on just two or three projects a year, machines that are labors of love and paid for by clients who appreciate high art as much as horsepower. Max Hazan is one of those builders. Slowly but surely, he’s cemented his position as one of the industry’s most original thinkers and a craftsman of the highest order. This BSA is his latest meisterwerk, a nod to the...