Starck Raving Mad? Customizing the world’s worst bike

Remember the Starck-designed Aprilia Moto 6.5? Many were so traumatized by its existence, they've struck it from memory. The British website Visordown was particularly brutal in its appraisal: “Aprilia commissioned French avant-garde designer of the '90s, Philippe Starck, to design a motorcycle. What they got was a crime against motorcycling.” It wasn't just the Moto 6.5's looks that counted against it. With power coming from the Aprilia Pegaso 650 cc motor, it wasn't a particularly exciting ride either. Still, there are some fans out there—like Rick Geall. He's the founder of Wreckless Motorcycles—a 'pro-am' shop in Northamptonshire, England, and he...