You occasionally see old sports bikes that have the rev counter and speedometer mounted on the fuel tank rather than on the handlebars. That arrangement looks striking enough nowadays, but it is as nothing compared to the extraordinarily engineered features on the petrol tank of this customised Harley-Davidson.
This one-off motorcycle is a collaboration between the Swiss watchmaker Carl F. Bucherer and the Harley-Davidson specialist Bündnerbike. The Blue Edition is based on a Harley-Davidson Softail Slim S, but the finished machine is quite unlike any bike you have ever seen.
A team of eight people spent a total of 2,500 hours creating a machine that has a set of glittering features that would be more at home on a superyacht than a motorbike. The engine is lit from within by heat-resistant LEDs, giving a glittering view of the gold-plated throttle valves. But the craziest feature of all is visible from the cowhide saddle as you look down on the fuel tank.