“Death Crusher” NX650 Supermoto / Tracker

Today, we have a very special build: The “Death Crusher” by Jeremy Hutch, the industrial designer behind H U T C H B I L T. We originally saw the build at the Handbuilt Show earlier this year, where it made quite an aggressive statement. You could hardly even identify the base bike, a 2000 Honda NX650 Elsinore.

There was the angular, custom-welded aluminum gas tank, the single-sided swingarm from a Triumph ST1050, the CRF250 front end. Back then, it was sitting on more of a tracker/scrambler setup, sporting a custom Excel front rim sporting a Talon hub and spokes, shoed in a knobby Pirelli. Since then, Jeremy has added a supermoto conversion, which handles better at high speeds.

Honda NX650 Street Tracker — Sporting the original tracker/scrambler setup.

Jeremy’s influences range from midcentury design to BMX, motocross, and surfing — influences readily present in this tracker/supermoto build. In a world increasingly dominated by generic cafe racer builds, the Death Crusher is bold, distinctive, and reflects the builder’s own inspirations and obsessions. It’s the type of striking departure we love to feature, and it looks fun as hell to ride.

Below, Jeremy Hutch gives us the full story on the build.

Hutchbilt NX650 Death Crusher: In the Builder’s Words

(Words by Jeremy Hutch. Highlights by us.)

I am an industrial designer by trade but my appreciation and love for motorcycles goes deep into my youth and has been part of my life ever since I could think. My inspirations come from many influences from 70’s & mid century design, Motocross, BMX and surfing to name a few. I appreciate design in any aspect whether it be furniture, architecture, motor vehicles even landscapes. The fact that thought, engineering and creativity have gone into improving existing forms and functions pushes me to do the same in the motorcycles I like to create.

I built this bike out of my long time friend Alex Stoos’s workshop in Cape Town: Stoos Customs. The bike now resides at Yoshi’s shop in Inglewood: Garage Company. My next build is a BMW R80, “Skyway.”

I also have a Supermoto conversion option for it as well. This handles much better at high speeds and cornering. I always knew this, I just wanted to give it a full aggressive look for the Handbuilt Show 2016.

Photography by Dave Eaton (@digicock).

My Team: Alex Stoos; Paul Symons; Junior; Martin Petsol; Tim Bosson; Ian Ketterer; English Nick; Reynard Schonken; Dutch Eric; Mark Ridley; Honda Tim; Malcolm Tangeant; Dave Eaton and Ivan ‘Suparushan’ Entchevitch.