“THE ALUMINIUM BODYWORK WAS SCULPTED BY HAND-USING TRADITIONAL TOOLS”
THERE are many reasons why this UK-built café racer hits our buttons. It’s powered by an air-cooled Ducati, always a good start. The design is innovative and elegant, and the metal craftsmanship outstanding. And it was all built at nights and on weekends by one man working in his well-equipped shed.
Jim Alonze is a 35-year-old welder from Scarborough specialising in bespoke two-stroke exhausts and one-off fabrication. As a hobby, he builds motorbikes under the banner, Alonze Custom. “I got. For most that would be a hard act to follow, but not Jim Alonze, who, after a brief respite, set about building the bike you see here. And sure enough, he took out the same award in 2020.
