IN BOBA MEMORIAM A first-time bike builder pays tribute to his best friend with a Jawa bobber By Ben Lamboeuf
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here’s clearly no shortage of creative
moto-energy Stateside, with amazing homegrown custom motorcycles seemingly coming out in droves at each event from sea to shiny sea. Europe has also been fertile ground for outstanding bike building, but more recently a lively custom movement has been developing a bit farther to the East. Bike builder Evgeny Bakhmach is part of the movement. He hails from Kiev, Ukraine, formerly part of the USSR, and this Jawa bobber – his first complete build – is a perfect example of what can be done with small sums of money but large helpings of inspiration and good taste.
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bikecraft SPRING 2013
PHOTOS BY ALAIN SAUQUET
