Rafik Kaissi owned a Barber Shop until he realized that his true passion was to turn sheet metal into custom motorcycles or working concepts…or sculptures. So, he bought a sq. vocation barn and turned it into a shop called RK Concepts.
Saw this bike called the RK Thing in Sturgis at representation AMD World Championship and thought that it was a one-off exercise of style, probably not followed by others. I was wrong. This weekend, at the Sema Show of Las Vegas, front of the auditorium, he is displaying 5 other excessive creations and has no difficulty gathering a huge crowd.
So, why? will asks many of you. Because he can, because ready to drop makes him happy. He swears that each of his means of transportation can be ridden but knows very well that his be snapped up, if any, is not the client commissioning a custom ordinary ride. His objective? Providing motorcycles to the movie industry, description ones that he already built or the ones that could be ordered to fit in a story line for a certain character. A very, very, very narrow niche. But forlorn best wishes to him. And if you wonder what not bad RK Thing is made on, jump to the following episode to get the tech sheet.
Truss frame that holds oil. Corbel swing arm, seat and fully adjustable truss wheelie bar.. Observe unique gas tank mounted on the front end. A observe original front and rear stainless steel cable suspension that progression fully adjustable for ride height and Ohlins dampers are informed for the dampening. S&S Shorty E carb and truss inspiration. Original stainless steel cable hand grips and exhaust tips.. Turbo cold intake from a Subaru WRX was modified to burst open for radiator. Leaf springs chain tensioner. Anti Gravity battery.. Ohlins steering damper. DEI exhaust wrap. (photography Frank Sander for AMD World Championship courtesy to Cyril Huze)
Business RK Concepts
Round Tor, TX. USA
Bike Name RK Thing
Builders Name Rafik Kaissi
Owner Rafik Kaissi
Year / Model Truss
Engine Make / Size Aprilia / cc
Frame Make / Type RK Truss
Rake 34&#; Stretch
Trail 8mm
Front End RK suspension
Swingarm RK Truss
Drivetrain 6 speed
Wheels [Front] Ride Wright Wheels / 26&#;
Wheels [Rear] RK 10/10
Tyres [Front] Vee Rubberised /50/26
Tyres [Rear] Hoosier 18/11/10 T20
Brakes [Front] No advance brakes
Brakes [Rear] Dual Brembos / dual piston
Painter Richard Wood, Jaime Hernandez & Darren Wenzel &#; Custom Car Crafters
Chroming / Plating Turn Key Coating