This is “The Feral Princess,” a heavily modified 2010 KTM 690 Enduro R, and she was built by David Nast Cole, a filmmaker and artist out of Los Angeles.
David’s journey into the world of motorcycles began during the pandemic, and after a serious 6,000-mile cross-country trip, he wanted a bike that could handle both the highways and the dirt, but he just couldn’t stand the look of those modern adventure bikes.
This Custom KTM 690 Enduro R Is Ready for the End Times
A friend sold him a KTM 690 Enduro R, but the bright orange color was too much for his artistic sensibilities, so he decided to rebuild it himself. Using his art background and a whole lot of recycled materials, he set out to create a bike that captured the spirit of the machines from the past.
He fabricated new sheet metal body panels, built auxiliary fuel tanks from a split CB tank, and even made the crash bars from old gas pipe. All the leather work? That was all him.
The finished machine is a “wild combination of a rat bike, dirt bike, scrambler, and adventure-tourer,” a bike that was built to be used and abused. It’s already been on a four-week trip from Los Angeles to Banff and serves as his daily rider.
This isn’t a showpiece; this is a workhorse, a testament to the idea that a custom motorcycle can be both beautiful and completely, unapologetically, functional.
Source: BikeBound, @Davidnastcole
Photos by Spencer Harding: spencerjharding.com
