Spotted on YouTube, Sam Turner of Atlanta, Georgia, and his custom motorcycle is one-of-a-kind and truly unique from the bunch. Taught how to use a welder at the tender age of 12 by his father, Sam has been building things since.

Now a skilled diesel technician, Sam let two worlds collide with this motorcycle, which fuses his fabrication skills with his deep passion for motorcycles all into a single build. This custom has an 840cc 20hp direct injection V-twin diesel engine, complemented with two RHB31 turbochargers. “The only way to go was twin-turbo,” Sam said.

To make it function similar to a diesel-electric, the engine essentially powers an electric generator, providing electricity to the wheel motors respectively. However, since that idea would be costly to actually put into play, Sam decided to make the custom motorcycle all-wheel drive by switching to a hydrostatic system, where the wheel motors turn courtesy of hydraulic fluid.

“I decided against it simply because the costs were too high,” Sam said. “Even though the diesel-electric part of the build was scrapped, I still wanted to try to keep the all-wheel-drive aspect of it.” As a result, Sam put on Carrara 400lb coilover shocks, Parker hydraulic hoses, two Airmaaxx 2500lb airbags, and an Airmaxx 12-volt compressor to achieve the low stance and also give the bike the ability to sit on its frame when parked.

Utilizing a single-sided suspension, he built his own leveling system that allows him to adjust the pressure of the hydrostatic system since the bike sits on the ground without a kickstand. The bike measures at a staggering 11-feet and 3-inches, complete with two 2.5 gallon air tanks, a Jerrycans that serves as a fuel tank, an 5.56mm ammo box converted into a battery case, and a fabricated heat shield that resembles a gun heat shield.

Beefy 31×10.5-inch Muster Radial MT off-road tires were installed to give the custom an aggressive aesthetic to the already military-theme build. “I painted the bike frame truck bed liner black, and the body panels an Olive Drab Green,” Sam said.

What is truly outside of the box, Sam Turner’s custom bike is definitely one for the ages. What are your thoughts? Be sure to share a comment or to below.