AS IF TO FURTHER PROVE MY DRIBBLINGS ABOUT BLACK RIMS A CROCK OF SHIT . . . . LOOK AT THIS DROP DEAD GORGEOUS NORTON FROM THE HOUSE OF BOYLE CUSTOM MOTO . . . . KIM IS REALLY CONJOURING UP SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL WITH THIS ONE . . . . THE CURVES ON THE DUCKTAIL ARE SUBLIME AND THAT PIPE IS OUTTA THIS WORLD . . . . SIMPLICITY LIKE THIS REQUIRES GENUINE EXPERTISE AND VISION

Been following Kim Boyle's latest masterclass in bike building and fabrication with complete fascination, so many wonderful touches making this No-Tone something really out of the box, reminds me a bit of a Pommie bike riposte to Cro Customs mindblowing Yang Yang . . . . the pipe set up is remarkable not only for its clean, ultra elegant taper but also in its placement and the fact that it works off the line of the primary case and not the frame, oh, and its a left side 2 into 1, I mean, how often have you seen that before . . . . never ??

The other element that really gets me all hot and lumpy in the groinal region is that insanely wondrous and subtly curvaceous ducktail rear cowl, the lines he has sculpted in this piece of metallurgical magic are simple, like the exhaust, yet so difficult to achieve . . . . check out the shot Kim has taken from the arse end, follow the lines of the tail and see how they flow like water into the tank, same sort of radius, angles, the whole fucking shooting match . . . . almost as though there is a middle bit of tinware sitting somewhere in the workshop ready to attach between tank and tail that will join both together in one seamless, perfect form.

I think the overwhelming lesson from this insane journey into perceived minimalism and form truly following function is that the realising of that simplicity and the perception of less equaling so much more is generally the result of an extraordinary skill set and a seriously rare ability to visualise and 'see' what you want to ultimately achieve . . . . it's that special gift that separates the exceptional from the really fucking good in any gig and Kim Boyle is demonstrably another one of that small band of men apart . . . . genius . . . . I reckon.

***** All photos courtesy of Kim Boyle/BCM blogspot.