The moment he dropped a gear and hoisted a beautifully controlled, one-handed wheelie over the finish line at Wheels & Waves’ Punks Peak hill climb, is a memory that will live long in the mind of Sticky’s Speed Shop founder, Matt Coulter. It took some time getting there. The budget was busted and friendships strained to hit an immovable deadline—but get there he did.
Matt is well-known in custom circles for building in-yer-face, four-cylinder superbikes (and the odd twin). When the opportunity to build a single landed, he partnered up with his regular collaborator, the English artist and illustrator, Ryan Roadkill, to create the concept. The commission itself came straight from Royal Enfield—and the bike on the chopping block was the Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450.…