Japanese motorcycle fabricator Shinya Kimura combines badass aesthetics, intense craftsmanship, and Zen-like serenity to produce some truly beautiful two-wheeled machines.
[Kimura's] minimalistic and vintage looking bikes combined form and function. His name was soon synonymous with what people often refer to as Zero-style. A Zero-style bike is typically based around a rigid gooseneck, a pre-1984 Harley-Davidson engine, springer front end, spoked wheels and often includes parts of the bike remaining in bare metal. The inspiration came from wabi sabi (austere refinement) and the beauty of the raw materials and incorporating the essence of wa (harmony) into his designs.
All that becomes quite clear in this brief-but-elegant video portrait:
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