Centurion Australia Summer 2016

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ART & DESIGN A CLOSE-UP ON THE ARTISTS, ARTISANS AND ARCHITECTS ENLIVENING OUR WORLD A bike undergoes customisation at the Dresden-based firm Hookie Co PHOTO © HOOKIE CO Riding Solo Offering more style – and often more speed – than their assembly line counterparts, custom motorcycles are the new kings of the road. JOSH SIMS reports on the burgeoning industry T here is, concedes motorcyclemaker Stefano Venier, something fashionable about custom bikes right now. “Interest will pass,” he warns, “but right now it’s the custom motorcycle‘s time. Custom builds now are what surfboards were in the 1980s.” This is CENTURION-MAGAZINE.COM 75