Showstopper: A 21st century boardtracker wows The Quail

The Quail Gathering is the motorcycle equivalent of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance: a world-class display of rarified exotica and immaculate restorations, plus a few jaw-dropping customs to spice up the mix. To win an award at The Quail is no easy achievement. But this year, Niki Smart’s incredible Honda XL500-based special won not one, but two trophies: the Custom/Modified category, plus the ‘Design and Style’ award presented by Arch Motorcycles. Niki is well known in the automobile world: he’s a British car designer now working in the USA. He first hit the headlines as the lead designer on the...