Last year, Dmitry Golubchikov became the first Russian to become the AMD World Champion of bike building. Dmitry is now back with another jaw-dropping creation, and we reckon this one could sweep the board too. It’s based around a Vincent Lightning engine, but virtually everything else is made by hand.

Dmitry was born in the Republic of Karelia, near the Finnish border, and now lives in Moscow. His workshop is called Zillers Garage, but he usually works alone unless the job sheet gets too long.

A Zillers bike is a unique creation crafted around an existing engine. In this case, the engine is a 1200cc Vincent Lightning replica built by the English company JMC Classics, which is also licensed to produce new Egli-Vincent motorcycles.
“I purchased the engine five years ago in England,? says Dmitry. “I’ve always been a fan of Vincent engines, and as soon as the opportunity arose to buy one, I decided to customize it.?

“The engine is ?new’ and was already prepared for active riding. Dell’Orto carburetors came with it, but I decided to abandon them and use BMW carburetors. The intake manifolds are cast in aluminum, and the gearbox has four gears.?

All the oil and fuel lines are custom-made using stainless steel, and it looks like Dmitry has used very early Bing carbs.

At the exhaust end, he’s built a sinuous system out of stainless steel. No pie-cut welds ...