Tomorrow is the start of Glemseck 101, a motorcycle festival in Germany with an emphasis on custom rides. If you live in Europe and want to see unique designs on two wheels, you could do a lot worse than Glemseck. And here is what will surely be one of the most unusual bikes in attendance:

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The bike's called the EASY, and it was put together by Berlin-based repair shop Urban Motors. The engine is from a 1964 Jawa 350, a Czech-made motorcycle that, in its heyday, was something like the two-wheeled VW Bug for Eastern Europe in terms of popularity.

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This is no high-performance machine--it's got a single drum brake on the rear wheel only--but more of a design exercise. It's got no lights or blinkers, and I can't even tell if the thing has any form of suspension whatsoever. And the rider's position doesn't exactly look comfortable.

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But darn if it ain't purty.

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The minimalist bike will be competing in a 16-team sprint at Glemseck. With a 350cc-engine racing against competitors of up to 1200cc's, a win isn't exactly guaranteed. But it's sure to be in good standing for the other award, where a panel of judges as well as the public will vote on the best-designed bike.

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And that may be the point. "Those who sprint slowly," Urban Motors' Peter Dannenberg told Bike Exif, "are seen longer!"