A Visit To Hazan Motorworks

Hazan1Hazan2The Musket by Hazan Motorworks is probably the closest you can find to the definition of motorcycle work of art. Brooklyn-based artist Maxwell Hazan
hand-built this machine around a 1000cc v-twin engine created from 2 Royal Enfield 500cc engines.

Aluminum bodywork massaged after creating wood templates is absolutely flawless and is conceived to emphasize the beauty of the one-off motor. The walnut wood seat is also a piece of art and is coated in 15 layers of polyurethane lacquer, then polished to perfection with the finish quality of a Steinway Piano. A short visit to his shop with images from Sinuhe xavier.

10 Responses to “A Visit To Hazan Motorworks”


  1. 1 domino Apr 3rd, 2016 at 9:04 am

    This is a beautiful piece of art …. I like it …
    My question is this. Where is the acknowledgement to Aniket Vardhan for the production of the awesome Musket powerplant?
    Not to take from your obvious skills, Max … when I look at the video and read Cyril’s article, I think the genius of the engine of this bike has been lost (or transferred?), at least for those who do not know the history.
    Just saying, credit where credit is due …
    ………………………………… domino dave …………………………………………

  2. 2 Chief Waldo Apr 3rd, 2016 at 9:58 am

    Absolutely, gorgeous art. But definitely art. More properly displayed in a living room than a garage… I mean, how much riding is anyone going to do on a rigid with a wood seat? But it sure looks nice!

  3. 3 Dave Blevins Apr 3rd, 2016 at 12:16 pm

    A wonderful machine indeed! And while credit for the engine is ambiguous in the written description, that Musket logo on the engine detail is certainly intentional, and a tribute to its designer/builder.

  4. 4 nicker Apr 3rd, 2016 at 1:49 pm

    Enfield V twins go back to the golden age of English motorcycling.

    The availability of modern day reincarnations is a wonderful tribute to that legacy….
    Either in 2×350 or 2×500 configurations they are a great example of excellence in individualism by garage mechanics everywhere….. 🙂

    http://www.musketvtwin.com/home.html
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjZJfr2QkZA

  5. 5 nicker Apr 3rd, 2016 at 2:07 pm

    The source of Individualism are the people with the Diligence and Desire to create unique stuff….. in a garage some place…… 🙂

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYzuqAX2A3A&ebc=ANyPxKpGlF7hYpnXmTPF0Kd1KZQa2eoPQ8SEOkdJ_dj3HKPx8qxT_NIc30PefGqP-3e6Wrjvy46eC0yhYRvERDX55ka3M87yYA

    The Lesson? Buy a book -vs- buy a beer… the decision is yours.

    -nicker-

  6. 6 Sportman Apr 4th, 2016 at 11:18 am

    Awesome looking bike but the frame looks extremely weak.

  7. 7 Martin Twofeather Apr 4th, 2016 at 4:29 pm

    Beautiful a work of art and design not found often…….

  8. 8 burnout Apr 5th, 2016 at 12:05 pm

    Niiiiiice!

  9. 9 J Apr 7th, 2016 at 3:11 pm

    Gorgeous engine.

  10. 10 Harlan Schillinger Apr 11th, 2016 at 9:04 am

    Max is such a talented new generation builder. He is humble, focuses and talented. Looking forward to all his new stuff in the future.

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