The SHK "B-72"
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Well, here we go! It's finally done - and it is an American powered machine. Last but not least we've got those oil spots on the floor after kustomizing all these Japanese Motorsikles!
After six months on and off working on it, it's done with style. The style: Not Old school, not chopper, not bling - just another unique SHK creation.
The goal was to incorporate Japanese, hand fabricated and unique parts in a Harley powered machine.
It started with a 1972 Ironhead Sportster basket case, a weld-on frame, vintage Yamaha front end and a rear Harley wheel. This turned into a rolling chassis soon. Of course the weld-on frame was to "chopperish". A little bit of cutting, bending and welding turned that thing into a piece the way the Svenmeister likes it. "It's gotta be fucking low or it ain't kool!"
Custom exhaust pipes were cut out of 1 3/4" bends, wrapping the starter and find their way out on the other side through a Pair of Supertrapp ATV mufflers. The gas tank used to sit on some Italian scooter and fit just perfect after some minor modifications. The oiltank was hand made out of sheetmetal and topped off with a Honda fork filler spout. Next to it, on the lower motormount the starter and ignition switches found their place. Handmade fender struds hanging on to the modified Honda mudguard which looks cool but it helps the dirt and water better to find it's way to the rider's ass crack!
Out of the land where Spaghetti's from the Svenmeister also found a set of vintage Magura clip-on handle bars. To receive the last touch of the vintage Dragracing-look two aluminum number plates were cut and mounted. Once everything got mocked up together and it seem to look like a sick motorsikle it got moved to Atomic Age Kustoms where Cadillac Bob did all the TIG welding. Back at SHK the B-72 became a couple coats of Hot Rod Flatz' Silver Sled Metallic. The rims got Torpedo Red base with a shiny PPG clear coat.
Rev from Kustomixt Kreations spend some 30 hrs. over at the garage to work his pinstripe magic. A good ol' Scotchbrite made all the lettering look like it was sitting in a barn for a hundred years.
Bitchin' Dan from Bitchn' Stitchn' covered the Svenmeister aluminum seat pan with his awesome skills. That seat is more fuckin' comfortable than Svenmeister's couch!
A couple days after too late for Sturgis, but not too late for the Rat's Hole Bike Show, the "B-72" made it's debut. It got all kinds of attention and got us 2nd place in the Sportster Radical class there!
Back home, after some tweaking and adjusting it runs mile after mile like a champ in the Mile High City!
Comfortable? Fuck no!!!
