The Build: How the Masters Design Custom Motorcycles

by Robert Hoekman Jr

Overview

In The Build, Robert Hoekman Jr compiles insights from today's best builders to help you plot out your own beautiful beast. Loaded with photos, The Build features firsthand advice from the masters of moto design, including John Ryland (Classified Moto), Alan Stulberg (Revival Cycles), Jared Johnson (Holiday Customs), Jarrod DelPrado (DP Customs), and the legendary Max Hazan (Hazan Motorworks).

The Build is as much a 192-page motorcycle art book as it is a blueprint to building the perfect custom bike. The book is the bible of custom motorcycle design, starting with an explanation of all the different bike styles, and then moving into a concise, easy-to-read guide that takes from finding a donor bike to figuring out how to alter the lines to your liking. The book also covers selecting and building parts, painting and finishing, and what kind of performance modifications might be appropriate.

It's time to do it yourself. Get The Build.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781642340242
Publisher:	Octane Press
Publication date:	06/30/2020
Pages:	194
Sales rank:	292,110
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Robert Hoekman Jr has authored several books and dozens of articles for a range of publications, including Iron & Air and Fast Company magazine's "Co.Design" blog. He has spoken on design and other topics to packed rooms at events all over the world. Robert's talents for questioning and challenging conventional wisdom have earned him success in a myriad of professional interests, including design, writing, editing, design strategy consulting, and public speaking. He rode motorcycles exclusively for the first nine years he had a license (not bothering with a car until he was 26 years old), and has logged more miles on two wheels than on four. The 2012 Triumph Bonneville he rides today is his only vehicle. He has used it to straighten thousands of bent roads all across the U.S.

Editorial Reviews

"From design principles and online resources to tips for scoring the ideal "donor bike" and other important fundamentals, The Build can actually help get you started on your dream of creating a custom menace of your own. Or just enjoy it as a near-perfect piece of bike porn."
--MAXIM magazine, April 29, 2016

"I can imagine that many will use it as a coffee table book, but it contains the potential for much more."
--SILODROME, May 5, 2016

From the Publisher

"I can imagine that many will use it as a coffee table book, but it contains the potential for much more.”

Silodrome, May 5, 2016 - Ben Branch

"From design principles and online resources to tips for scoring the ideal “donor bike” and other important fundamentals, The Build can actually help get you started on your dream of creating a custom menace of your own. Or just enjoy it as a near-perfect piece of bike porn."

MAXIM magazine, April 29, 2016 - Jared Paul Stern

"Whether you're creating a beautiful bobber or clean café racer from salvaged parts-or simply appreciate the resulting efforts from those who do-you'll salivate over The Build."

The Drive, May 11, 2016 - Sean Evans

"The only advice you ever need to build a motorcycle."

Gear Patrol, May 26, 2016 - Bryan Campbell