My first encounter with Rooke Customs was while watching a TV show a few years, when every TV channel had a custom motorcycle show. I’m not sure which programme it was but they had Jesse Rooke as a guest builder at the shop and for some reason that team ran out of money. At the fear of not getting paid fully, Jesse decided to leave the show and let the team figure things out on their own, a pretty douche bag move in my humble opinion.
Anyways, after that display of admirable character by Jesse, I never cared much for him or his bikes until I saw Jesse’s latest creation, the Vettel15. Normally I wouldn’t cover Rooke’s stuff but since I’m a big fan of Formula 1 and Sebastian Vettel, I decided to give the honorable Mr. Rooke some publicity.
Rooke has a longstanding relationship with Red Bull Racing from his racing days and was commissioned to build this bike. The Vettel15 was unveiled during last year’s Red Bull event at the Indianapolis Moto GP race but only recently has been publicized. The Vettel15 bike has a very attractive design to it and doesn’t have all that “bling” and “bigger is better” crap we’re so used to seeing in custom motorcycles. It reminds of motorcycles from a very long time ago, with simple designs and skinny tires.
[Pictures via Rooke Customs]
