How about a little paint

Artistry isn't dead, and you don't have to create a nightmare to use to look bad ass.

Some of the custom shops nowadays build these subject specific bikes with all types of bodywork, chopping, and fabricating to make a bike that looks good but is totally useless to actually ride. Quite often Less is more and a great paint job and a little forethought and you have a good looking, ride-able machine,