Mild-mannered Julian Farnam, a respected member of his Livermore, CA, community and an accomplished Industrial Designer at Dolby Labs, is definitely a Dirtbag. Farnam has been building unconventional motorcycles for decades, including a hub-center-steered RZ350 that’s his daily driver. A decade or so ago, Farman also produced the AK-1 roadrace frames for Kawasaki EX500 engines, and he’s been a Dirtbagger since 2010, when he entered the contest with a chopped VF700 Interceptor.
This year’s design, which earned the coveted Coolest Bike title, began with a 1977 Yamaha RD400 frame and swingarm sourced off Craigslist for $75Â Â …Â More
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