The year is 2044, the setting is a near-future decaying London, and social inequality is at an all-time high. Izi lives in The Kitchen—a rundown housing project long abandoned by the British Government—but he dreams of a better life. Hustling to achieve that dream, he traverses the gritty cityscape aboard his trusty motorcycle; a heavily modified Royal Enfield Shotgun 650.
Now streaming on Netflix, The Kitchen is a dystopian drama currently boasting an 87% score on Rotten Tomatoes. The film was co-directed, co-written, and co-produced by award-winning actor Daniel Kaluuya, and stars actor and rapper Kano as the protagonist, Izi. But for today, we’re focusing squarely on Izi’s ride.
To get Izi from A to B, the producers of The Kitchen needed a custom motorcycle that would fit the movie’s futuristic sci-fi aesthetic.…