Customs built by Willie Knoll of the Paris-based workshop Clutch Motorcycles.
As any vehicle designer will tell you, minimalism doesn’t come easy. And Willie Knoll of Clutch Motorcycles knows that better than most. His bikes might be effortlessly cool, but they take gallons of sweat to get that way. Willie is not the most prolific of builders, but he focuses on quality over quantity. As a…
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The BMW R nineT ranks as one of our favorite modern motorcycles. But although it’s classy, it’s also laden with components all vying for attention. This new build from Paris’ Clutch Motorcycles is less fussy, and more chic. It’s as though the BMW’s ready-to-wear outfit has been swapped for an elegant haute couture suit.
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Before the ‘new’ Triumph Bonneville came along, there was the Kawasaki W650. And some would argue that it captured the spirit of the Meriden original even better than the later Hinckley-built Bonnie. Willie Knoll of Paris-based Clutch Motorcycles is a fan. His Bonneville T100 from last year is one of our all-time favorites, so we…
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We’ve probably used every superlative in the book to describe the Clutch Custom style by now. Propriétaire Willie Knoll builds bikes that we just can’t tear our eyes away from. As we’ve come to expect from the Paris-based builder, this XS650 is low-key and refined. But it’s stacked with hand-made bits and pieces—details that M.…
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Kawasaki KZ650s don’t come across our desks too often. So we were intrigued to see this one from Monsieur Willie Knoll at…
Read more »As long as Triumph keep churning out modern classics, builders will be lining up to chop them. This latest example is a…
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It’s a long time since we’ve featured a Yamaha XS650. It’s a bike that has become ubiquitous: with so many customs built…
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Building a custom motorcycle is about judgment: knowing what to change, what to leave alone, and when to stop. It’s about proportions,…
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In the 12th arrondissement of Paris, home to the Bastille opera house, is a small workshop called Clutch Custom. It’s one of…
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