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ZEN AND THE ART OF MOTORCYCLE DESIGN

DARYL Villanueva is a citizen of the world, born in the Philippines and growing up in Hong Kong, Australia, Malaysia and the United States, where he studied graphic design in Los Angeles.

He worked as a designer in the advertising industry in Dubai, Vietnam and China, rising to the position of creative director before establishing custom motorcycle workshop Bandit9 in Beijing in 2011 and later Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City).

“THE HONDA CUB IS A SENTIMENTAL MACHINE TO ME. IT’S REALLY WHAT STARTED ALL OF THIS”

“I spent a lot of my days collaborating with the best photographers, film directors, architects, car

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