A Long Saga

A LONG SAGA

Concept bikes are where designers get to flex their muscle. Practicality takes a second seat, and while the machinery matters, it's the thought behind it that is being showcased. Which is why this motorcycle, the Saga DSC-01, exists. Built by Ontario, California's Dreamcraft Studios as its calling-card show machine, the Saga is more industrial sculpture than motorcycle.

But it is still a motorcycle. Designer Paul Yang and chief

engineer Larry Nagel say the Harley Twin Cam-powered machine is a runner, with frame geometry similar to other long-nose choppers. The key t0 the Saga’s look? Says ex-car designer Yang about his first-ever bike build, “The frame works as a body, the body works frame, and everything is about curves and the eye

Interested? Bikes start at $100K, every part guaranteed never to be duplicated by Dreamcraft. Bring your wallet and an open mind. “We’ll do anything, and even work with other powerplants,” says Nagel. “But Harleys are our bread and butter.” Quite so, as the $250,000 Saga has been sold. -Mark Hoyer