Bikes

Contemporary, with a hint of classic

Exquisite build

The offending machine, named Polizia Uno ‘P1’ by its creators, was one of three ex-Police R 80 RT patrol bikes procured by Swiss-based customisation shop, VTR Customs. Originally used by the Italian-speaking division of the Swiss Police force (though wearing the livery of its German equivalent in tribute to its homeland, hence ‘Polizei’ rather than ‘Polizia’), the P1 drops only a few hints of its past life.

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e-Hammer time

We’ve discussed Daniels’ penchant for classy motorcyles before, but this 1976 MV Agusta 750S America is probably our favourite of his bikes to come to market so far. George was apparently pretty keen on it too, as he kept the bike for 26 years at his home in the Isle of Man.

Don’t get too charged up, though: this concept is the work of London-based freelance designer Jans Slapins, as opposed to the company’s in-house design studio in California. Slapins specialises in far-fetched ideas (previous projects include a Lamborghini hot-rod) but, given Tesla’s ideology of innovation, we’d say this is one of his more realistic proposals.

The Deus Yard Built XV950 ‘D-Side’ is a stunning piece of machinery combining custom bike and sidecar – the first of its kind built by the Milanese arm of the popular bike customisers. “When we saw the bike for the first time, we realised that the frame of the XV allowed us to do some modifications without any cutting to the frame,” says Emanuele Vicinanza from Deus ex Machina. “This is probably the first time that we did a bike this way. Instead of cutting, we added some parts. We've made a rear frame and changed the position of the saddle.” But Deus didn't stop there.