In an effort to save time, Aaron called his brother Mark and told him he needed to build a highly customized frame ASAP. The two decided to build the bike based on a CAD drawing. By getting every angle down on the computer, Aaron would have a virtual base to start building the chassis and keep moving forward with the project. Within a couple of days Aaron had a chassis built to house a 124ci S&S fully polished Evo and a six-speed Baker transmission. PM donated a primary and a set of mid-controls, along with matching hand controls. Now that the bike was really starting to take shape, he needed to work on the gas tank. The shape Aaron was after would flow over the top of the motor along the backbone, while the oil tank would fit under the transmission: a one-off for sure.
As Aaron was working on the gas and oil tank, his brother Mark started on the CNC seat pan with the Hard Rock logo on top. Aaron then figured the 124 needed some cool induction. The solution was two S&S carbs and a custom intake manifold. Aaron liked how the lines looked and how well the setup worked with the custom exhaust pipes.
With not much time left, Aaron finished up some final details and went straight on to the paint. He still had a couple of fittings that he needed to weld on the kidney-shaped oil bag and actually did the work as the bike sat at the paint shop. PCC's in-house painters Phil and Brian worked around the clock to get a custom mix of orange and gold miniflake to cover the bike. With only about four days left before Daytona, the parts started to show up at Aaron's lift to get the bike re-assembled-and fast. He still didn't have any wheels for the bike, only a rear mockup wheel. Worried, Aaron called up Rich at Weld Wheels again, and they stepped up the pace, running all weekend to finish his wheels in time. In fact, Aaron got them at his doorstep with no time left before the bike had to leave. The bike was done at 3 a.m., with two days and six hours left to get it to Daytona in time for the Hard Rock Tour. It was a straight drive through, but they made it just in time. The new Hard Rock Bike was done. Aaron had pulled it off: A single-sided rigid rolling on 20-inch and 26-inch rims was hitting the streets. It was a lot of work, but it paid off, thanks to the guys at the shop and some very late nights. It was Aaron's time to stand out, and he and his bike did just that.