Over the past decade we’ve had to rummage through a pile of great bikes submitted for feature consideration that builders have labored long and hard over (often while piling up a considerable debt). Many times the bikes are done using the absolute best parts and the craftsmanship is impeccable, but something ends up lacking in the end result, at least as far as magazine consideration goes. It’s kind of like being able to make an absolutely correct copy of the Mona Lisa, yeah you did it, but where’s the imagination? It’s been done. One of the good (possibly only) things about the somewhat stagnant economy has been the resourcefulness of the garage builders to come up with something cool and rideable without breaking the bank. When we’re going through a pile of photos, some bikes just seem to slap you hard across your face by their utter simplicity and clean lines. So it was when I caught the first photo of Corné Moore’s Sportster. The simple design using only the absolutely essential mechanical elements needed to make a motorcycle has a purity of line that transcends its humble beginnings as somebody else’s used-up dream.