Pavel Malanik doesn’t customize motorcycles—he builds them from scratch. We kick things off this week with his latest creation, a vintage bike with a handmade J.A.P. 4.4 liter V8 engine. We also profile a Suzuki GSX-R1000 and a Honda XR600R from Italy, and the limited edition Mickey Mouse Vespa Primavera.
Pavel Malanik’s 4.4 liter J.A.P. V8 motorcycle John A. Prestwich & Co (or J.A.P., as they are more commonly known) started making motorcycle engines at the start of the 20th Century. You may have seen some of them around—most notably in HRD (who later became Vincent), Brough Superior, and Triumph motorcycles. J.A.P. has a rich racing heritage, but also made aircraft engines during WWII, which is where the story of this fantastic creation begins.…