British Motorcycle Gear

By Joe Berk

Astute readers will remember our post on Shinya Kimura, an artist who works with metal and motorcycles to create motorcycle art.  I was both pleased and surprised to see one of his creations at the Harley Museum during our recent Milwaukee content safari.

“Spike,” Mr. Kimura’s custom Knucklehead, was in a Harley museum hall that focused on custom motorcycles, and even before I saw his name, I knew whose work it was.

I believe “Spike” is the very same motorcycle featured in this video:

The Shinya Kimura shop, located in Azusa, California (not far from CSC Motorcycles) is one of the more interesting places I’ve ever visited.  I think you would enjoy it, too, although it is not open to the public.  I was there on business reasons, and I captured some great photos.  If you have a chance, check out our earlier blog.


Never miss an ExNotes blog:



Don’t forget: Visit our advertisers!


Joe Berk

Recent Posts

India 2025: Amritsar and the Golden Temple

By Mike Huber India Part XI As we arrived back in Amritsar my friend’s eyes…

1 day ago

A Custom Bowie Knife

By Joe Berk It's good to have friends, and it's even better to have friends…

4 days ago

India 2025: Amritsar and the Pakistani Border

By Mike Huber India Part X Shaking off the continual feeling of being around rats,…

1 week ago

Ruger No. 3 .45 70 Loads

By Joe Berk We recently published a blog on my de-Bubba'd .45 70 Ruger No.…

2 weeks ago

India 2025: Karni Mata Temple (the Rat Temple)

By Mike Huber India Part IX After ensuring we didn’t have any tails on us…

2 weeks ago

Undoing Bubba

By Joe Berk Back in the mid 1970s, I was in the Army at Fort…

3 weeks ago