Custom motorcycles, when they are honest, carry the fingerprints of their makers; they reveal not just technical skill but temperament, and that was true here too.
Thushar Thomas, an engineer and entrepreneur, embodied a raw, “build-it-yourself” spirit that I found incredibly compelling. Deliberately eschewing a commercial workshop for that personal handmade touch, he built his XR-750-inspired flat tracker entirely at his home. The result was a lean, mean machine that looked like it belonged on a dirt oval in the 1970s but felt undeniably modern.