Kott Motorcycles is the culmination of passion for old machines, hard work, late nights and countless years of learning most everything I know about motorcycles on the side of the road. The very first motorcycle that came into my hands was a 1966 Honda S90. This motorcycle was given to me by my grandfather on the contingency that it would never leave the family. To this day it still has not. The S90 is in the shop as I write this, along with several other machines. The S90 reached its completion just shortly before my grandfather passed away. To see the look in his eyes when the bike had been brought back to life was reason enough to continue building motorcycles.

    Growing up, Honda motorcycles were not necessarily my favorite, they were simply what I could get my hands on at a reasonable price when I was eighteen years old. I had always had adoration for Triumphs, Indians, James Dean and the open road. Triumphs and Indians are still out of my price range; James has been gone a long time; but the open road is still there. To attempt to replicate all that I had come to admire- the cafe inspiration of Triumph and the Americana influence of the Indian all on an affordable machine- was the great debate.  All of this being said, the Honda CB 750 seemed to be the best candidate among the alternatives. The horsepower is more than reasonable and the style is classic, but they are heavy and in my opinion not the best looking of bikes when they are stock. However, I have come to have a great amount of admiration  for them in the last ten years, and I have an implicit trust and regard for them. Overcoming these aesthetic, weight and overall ride-ability issues, is why Kott Motorcycles has come to exist. In starting with the CB 750, the rest of the great Honda fours and twins have also found there way into the garage, treated with the same care and concern towards improvements. Through endless packs of cigarettes, throwing countless designs in the trash, and simply staring at motorcycles for the last ten years, I feel that solutions are being reached that hopefully we can all agree on.

    In the end, all we want to do is get down the road on a machine that is suited for our individual desires and needs. Breathing new life into old machines is what I love and have loved for many years.  If all goes well I hope to be doing this until my hands are arthritic and my knees are shot. As always I appreciate your interest in Kott Motorcycles and I hope to either see you on the road, or get you on the road in the future. Long live vintage motorcycles that are too tough to die... Dustin Kott