Man that’s a fun looking ride! Thanks to Neal Bunce.
Attached are a couple of photos of my latest build, a 1994 Sportster.
It’s still not really my “thing” but I do appreciate the craftsmanship.
There’s already a whole universe of blogs that cover modded Harleys so I generally don’t get in to them too often. But I’m making an exception in this case. This bike at a glance looks like a typically breathed on softtail but taking a closer look you can see that a lot of very high quality one-off custom work went into it. You start to notice that there really isn’t much that’s original on the bike.
Ted Brecheisen writes in with the details:
I’m presenting a couple of pics of bike that a friend of mine built. He had just backed it out of the shop to give it a ride to the Super Bowl party in downtown Indy.
This is a hand-made world class custom by award winning Jim Guy (J.B. Custom Parts) Indianapolis, IN. The frame was made by him. The tank, fenders and oil tank were hammered and rolled out from sheet stock by Jim. This thing looks like it is a slightly modified stocker…not. Here are a few of the unique features:
– 21″ x 3.25 wheels on both ends. This in it’s self is a tough thing to do on a full fender soft tail.
– 124 cu. in. S&S puts out some big h.p. Has Twin Tech electronic fuel injection.
– S&S 6-speed.
– custom made headers and exhaust.
– Performance Machine floating front disc brake.
– Danny Gray custom made seat.This bike is brimming with custom details that are hard to notice, even from a trained judges eye.
Thanks for your site!!
Here’s a few photos from sunny England.
Use ’em if they’re good enough, my apologies if they don’t pass muster. I’m an engineer not a photographer, and a big fan of your site.
The Moto Martin is one of my bikes, just had it’s n’th rebuild in my 20 year ownership.
The Harleys are mine and my wifes daily rides, pics taken in Italy last year.
The Triumph is a clients bike that I built last year.
Cheers,
Andy Smith
Gunar Engineering
Rally fantastic bike!. Thanks Very Much Andy! And keep them coming!
And one hell of a Triumph
Sorry bout that Ron
Hi Dude.
….In reply to a couple of posts after featuring the Vrod Cafe Racer, here are a couple of shots from different angles, repositioned bars and new wheels.
Happy chrimbo to all that use this awesome site. Keep up the good work and we all appreciate the time you take running this.
I’ll post my Zephyr 1100 project next year on completion.
Other photo is the Joey Dunlop Bronze on the mountain section at the Isle Of Man during the Manx TT this year.
regards
Be sure to send me that Zephyr when you’re close. I love those bikes!
Someone was waaaaaaaay ahead of their time with this one I think,
Regular contributor Charles Lathe wrote in:
Hey Steve,
I am not a fan of electric vehicles, but I’m attaching a photo of an electric Harley I saw at the Wheels of Time museum in Maggie Valley, North Carolina. Note the piece of rug under the bike and the oil stains on the floor. Even though it is an electric motorcycle, it’s a Harley so I guess it has to leak a little.
Regards, Chuck North Carolina
Ha! Good one!
Thanks goes out to James Meyer for hooking us up with these great shots. Some really sweet old iron in there. Here’s a LINK TO THEIR SITE!
Thank you James!
I have buddy who is practically trying to give me one of these in running but rough shape. Even though it’s not really my “thing”, I may have to take him up on it. Thanks to Ugly Motorbikes. They have a nice CB650 build in their video’s that’s well worth a look.
Time Lapse of HD Ironhead Assembly from Ugly Motor Bikes on Vimeo.
Hi,I´m German Karp,from Argentina and I´ve built these beauties,if u want more info or more specs of the bikes just let me know.
Thanks for your time.
German Karp,Argentina.
PS:the Sportster 48 its a REPLICA of Rough Crafts bike,the IRON GUERRILLA,built by Winston Yeh.its not stolen ,the builder in taiwan let me built the clone here in Argentina.
Interesting collection. I like the Kawasaki twin and the Bonneville a lot.
…the wheels don’t do it for me but I like the concept. Thanks Jason for the link.