Flying solo: Foundry’s Guzzi 1100 Sport street tracker

Building custom motorcycles is a changing profession these days. The lathe in the corner is oft replaced by a CAD workstation wired up to a 3D printer. The simple website has probably become a full-blown store selling custom parts, not just tees and caps printed up by a mate. And one of the partners in the operation is more likely to be a marketer than a mechanic. But there’s still a place for the guy who works by himself, on an industrial estate in a small town. As long as he’s got skills—and Tom Simpson has them in abundance. “Foundry...