KTM 640 Adventure. Florida-based Mace Livingston wrenches on airplanes, and bikes are his passion.
Not the sleek, aerodynamic types, though. Mace likes the steampunk, Mad Max vibe. MaceTech Industries’ latest build started out as a 2000 model KTM 640 Adventure, with a water-cooled 625cc single cylinder hidden under acres of plastic. Untitled motorcycles: kong bobber. Katee Sackhoffs Honda XL600 custom. John Ryland’s Classified Moto is going from strength to strength.
The order book is healthy and the machines coming out of his Richmond, VA workshop are increasingly adventurous. “KT600” is the latest, and named after its donor bike and owner. The starting point was a 1987 Honda XL600R enduro, and it was commissioned by Battlestar Galactica actress (and avid motorcyclist) Katee Sackhoff. “From the get-go Katee was the perfect customer,” says Ryland. “She gave us 100 percent creative freedom.