The brutal minimalism of land-speed bikes is downright magnetic. So it doesn’t surprise us that that’s where Corban Gallagher found inspiration for his latest custom build. Correction: his first custom build.
It’s true—while Corban has dabbled with modifying motorcycles and cars in the past, this is the first time he’s pieced together a whole custom motorcycle. And what a debut effort it is. Powered by an S1 White Lightning engine, this low and lean Buell hardtail dragster is pixel-perfect.
“I’m a nuclear chemist,” Corban explains, “and spend about 70 to 80 hours a week in my shop, building nuclear devices for everything from oil and space exploration to military and various research uses. I have a lot of downtime in between certain lab processes, so I take on different things to keep me busy during that time—like learning guitar or building air cannons.”…