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THE Mooneyes Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show is the largest indoor custom car and motorcycle show in Japan and one of the coolest in the world, drawing an international celebrity crowd. Bikes have long been a big part of the mix and it takes something really special to win it.
Enter Kengo Kimura, the quietly-spoken proprietor of Heiwa Motorcycles which he established in Hiroshima in 2005. He and his small team have built more than 100 customs in the years since, mostly based on Japanese bikes but including some 15 Triumphs, almost all of them pushrod twins built before the Meriden factory closed in 1983. This is his latest.
Like many elite builders, Kengo prefers not to work from drawings or concepts, instead following his gut feel and skilful eye. “Sketch and Photoshop
