Russell Mitchell, founder of Exile Cycles, is a British-born custom motorcycle builder with an unconventional path to the top of the chopper world. Trained as a veterinarian in England, he came up through London’s glam-punk scene before building radical custom scooters under the Exile name. After moving to the U.S. in 1991, a customized Harley and magazine exposure led to the founding of Exile Cycles in Southern California in 1995. Known for its raw, minimalist, industrial style, Exile Cycle...