The Walking Dead is probably the most popular show on TV right now, it also happens to be my favorite show (tied with Game of Thrones). Like many fans of TWD, Daryl Dixon is among my top three favorite characters. Last week’s episode showed Daryl riding a new bike, which we don’t see much of in the episode but you can definitely count on it making more appearances in the 2 remaining episodes of season 5 and future seasons.
We may not know much about the “Daryl Dixon Motorcycle” from the show but we do know more about it from the people that made this custom bike.
Two identical bikes were built by Classified Moto for the show, using 1992 Honda CB750 Nighthawk donor bikes. Daryl’s bike is not all Honda though, since this is the post-apocalypse, survivors have to collect parts from other vehicles because the local parts shops are “out of business”. The front end of the bike is from a Yamaha YZF-R6 (better known as R6), including the front wheel and brake, Progressive suspension, Kenda Big Block tires, XS650 reproduction tanks, and other small parts found in the parts bin.
The bike also comes with an aged leather seat and leather bags under the seat. The builders were also kind enough to install a custom crossbow mount for Daryl, because without his crossbow, Daryl just isn’t the same. Everything is topped off with a “distressed” look/paint job.
The end design is a pretty cool looking and pretty tough looking motorcycle that should help Daryl survive the post-apocalypse world even better.
