Shinya Kimura's ‘Faster Son’ Yamaha MT-07

EXCLUSIVE Shinya Kimura is probably the world's most famous custom motorcycle builder right now. But despite this fame, he's a somewhat enigmatic figure. He studied insects at college, but chose motorcycle mechanics as a career. It was a smart move: he quickly shot to fame in the 90s building 'samurai choppers' at Zero Engineering, a company he founded with backing from the aftermarket parts giant Plot Inc. Several hundred low-ridin' choppers later, Shinya Kimura left Zero, left Japan, and moved to the small town of Azusa in California. In 2006 he set up Chabott Engineering and now builds three or...