Dark Matter: A blacked-out BMW R80 bobber from Untitled

Untitled Motorcycles is not your standard custom outfit. Output is hardly prolific, but the bikes invariably create ripples. And the founders operate in separate workshops, five thousand miles apart—in London and San Francisco. This BMW comes from the London outpost, helmed by Adam Kay. And although he’s an experienced builder (with a Masters in sculpture from the Royal College of Art to boot), it was a challenge. “The donor was one of the worst bikes we've ever seen,” says Adam. “A full-on, rust bucket barn find. It took ages to strip down, because every bolt was a nightmare to undo!”...