Unlike most guys I know, I’m not a fan of chrome, but I do like metal in its elemental form. The look and feel of real metal instead of candy – coated plating is something that can be used and abused if you’re not able to sorta become one with the metal. Instinctive might be a better way to describe it and Yaniv has that in spades. I don’t know if it’s correct (or boring) to refer to this as Steampunk, Art Deco, raw, authentic, or whatever artsy term you can come up with. All I know is that this is one exquisitely detailed chop where nothing was taken for granted by Yaniv during the building process. You could pull any piece off this bike and hang it in an art museum and nobody would be the wiser that it’s from some damn dirty motorcycle.

   What makes this motorcycle even more interesting to me is that it looks like you could fill that stunning tank with premium and barrel-ass away for a weekend’s worth of riding fun. There’s nothing on here that I can see that keeps this bike from being a motorcycle and not just some sort of razzle-dazzle show bike. The only bad thing I can think of about riding this bike is that it’s potentially dangerous to ride. No, not the bike itself, that all seems just peachy. I just think I’d have a sh*tload of trouble keeping my eyes on the road when I could be looking down and drinking in all of Yaniv’s gorgeous handiwork. For me, that would be a real problem that would take a long time to get over. I’m having enough trouble just sitting here and spending too much time looking at photos and videos of Yaniv’s work. Nice stuff does that to you and so far everything I’ve seen from his bikes to his cars to his shop is stare-at-the-screen mesmerizing.

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