Jim Nasi's Custom 2006 Custom Bike - Sangre Azul:Blue Blood

The amount of fabrication and customization on this bike is endless. The JNC crew flush-mounted an LED taillight into the rear fender, made a stretched-out 7.2-gallon steel gas tank with flush-mounted pop-up gas caps, fabricated the oil tank into the downtubes, and made a steel box to hold all the air for the bike before melding it into the spot where the oil tank would normally go. They even machined a billet housing for all the air-ride switches and mounted it out of the way on the inside of the primary just under the shift linkage.

The finishing touches, however, really give this bike its tough, medieval look. The black chrome accents on the wheels, swingarm, frontend, motor, pipes, and dual velocity stacks give the bike a sharp gleam and add contrast to the cold, old-armor feel of the paint. "The unique look of the paint was achieved by laying down a gray base, and then black highlights were airbrushed in to make it look like old steel. We then used a flat clear to help protect it. My crew here at JNC is incredibly talented, and I thank them for helping me create this bike. Robert really likes it; I've heard him say this bike has that 'get the f*ck out of my way' look," Jim said.

One of the craziest things about this entire build is that Robert only had only seen the bike twice; the first time was when it was still in its early raw-metal stage, and the second time was last year, when he met up with Jim for its debut in Sturgis.

"The bike came out way beyond my expectations. Jim took my idea and went past what I could have ever thought of. I mean, not only did he incorporate my family crest into a 3-D effect on the gas tank, but he also had my wife's family crest painted on the rear of the front fender. And as for rideability, I ride the hell out of this bike. I've ridden it up to a couple hundred miles at a time. This bike is 1-percent me and 99-percent Jim," Robert stated. "Like I said before, anyone could have created a medieval-themed bike by bolting a bunch of crap on it, but Jim nailed the theme without having to do any of that, and that proves how talented of a designer and bike builder he is. Jim created something I was looking for-but I didn't even know I was looking for it."