They don’t call Chris Kirk ‘Factory’ for nothing. Every bike he builds, he meticulously prepares it to factory race bike standard. No corners get cut. No expense gets spared. And the results are top-shelf.
If you ever get a chance to see his classic XTZ750 Super Ténéré build that’s a rolling homage to Stephane Peterhansel, you will see precisely what we mean. That booming twin-cylinder Dakar replica is a work of art.
Factory also had a 2012-model WR450F that was turned into a lightweight ADV machine by starting with Safari Tanks fairing and front and rear fuel tanks, and then throwing myriad accessory parts catalogues at it. It was light, powerful, comfortable and had huge range. It was a bike he loved to
