The crew at Tempest Cycles (TC) in West Melbourne, FL, was trying to make a point when they built the curvy custom seen before you. The irony here is that this "pointy" creation comprised of many sharp ends is affectionately called "Pointless." We scratched our heads, too, trying to make sense of this, until we got the whole story, including the somewhat gory details behind this bike's persona. Tempest Cycles Co-Owner Dave Sekman put it best when he said, "Everyone bleeds on Pointless." OK, we'll come back to that remark later.
This bike was originally built for the Charleston Build-Off in 2005. It started life as a concept that would help the crew at Tempest Cycles make a point. With the thought of putting the frame design into production, they zeroed in on a few objectives: no straight lines, and ease of installing the motor, which had to be a Twin Cam. From that point...ahem...the bike's design just fell together. Well, the drawing part at least.
Slowly and literally painstakingly, the Razorback frame with 45 degrees of rake in the neck and 10 inches of backbone stretch began taking shape into what you see here. "Occasionally, new points would inexplicably show up on the bike overnight," Dave said. "One of these points led to a piercing and a lot of blood-letting." The first victim was crewmember and molding guru Tom Pharis. "After bending over a bit too quickly," Dave said, "a rather nasty point sheathed itself right through Tom's arm." Ouch! Let's just say "she" has some attitude. But this gal wasn't picking a fight with just Tom. Her next victim was her very own designer, Erick Ackley. "Two other front points broke off in my kneecaps," Erick said. "We won't even mention the amount of times that Dave was stabbed in the head, although we actually think it has helped. Basically, we are all scarred from that bike." With ideas on what to call this crazy gal flying around the shop, not to mention quite a bit of foul language and spilled blood, the crew finally settled on a name that reflected the irony in the many wounds suffered during its construction. "Pointless was born," Dave said, "and everyone bleeds on it."