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SEEK & DESTROY

HONDA was seeking a retro/ custom vibe with its new naked CB1000R on its general release in 2018, and encouraged the Swiss distributor to hold a custom CB1000R competition to be held in conjunction with the 2019 Swiss Moto Show in Zurich. This here is the winner.

It was designed by Ulfert Janssen of Gannet Design and built by Stefan Fuhrer of Fuhrer Moto, both based in Heimisbach, Switzerland. We’ve run a couple of Ulfert’s creations in the past, the last also being a collaboration with Stefan (Rhapsody in Blue, #32), but this is the first not

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