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Taking the long, drawn-out geometry of 1920s-
era German motorcycles as his inspiration,
Hunter Leonard, age 21, is at the starting line of
his custom-chopper endeavors. The Rochester
Institute of Technology mechanical engineering
student, currently sheltering at home in Wayland,
Massachusetts, developed his passion for riding
and repairing bikes during summer visits to
his great uncle Bert, eventually hot rodding his
own motorized bicycle for roaring drives around
his neighborhood. Since gaining access to the
workshop at his college, he’s scratch-built four
motorcycles and fixed and restored many others.
Leonard’s latest ...