You don’t collect trophies from the illustrious Yokohama Hot Rod Custom Show without being a master of your craft. But the full extent of Kengo Kimura’s talent goes far beyond just his skill with metal. The man behind Heiwa MC has a sharp eye and excellent taste—he builds elegant machines that defy convention without screaming for attention.
Kimura-san has wowed us in the past with his frame-up vintage Triumph customs, but his latest project is a touch more restrained—and more modern. It’s based on a 2003-model Triumph Bonneville T100, and it was built for a client that had two very specific requests. He wanted the bike to have a tail cowl in Heiwa’s signature style, and he wanted high-mounted exhausts.…