Buell S1 Lightning custom

Buell styling is an acquired taste. I’m prepared to wager that sales would have doubled if they’d got the aesthetics right. To my eyes, this customized 1996 S1 Lightning is the bike that Buell should have built in the first place. And ironically, the tank and the headlight come from a raid on the Milwaukee parts bin: the tank is from a 1998 White Lightning, and the headlight is from a V-Rod. With a Ducati 999 rear subframe and tail section grafted on, this Lightning is positively good lookin’. It’s the work of Paul Shore, who runs the Canadian workshop...