As LED lighting is one of Mercury's specialties, they weren't going to let Fight Club roll out of the shop without some tricks for increased visibility and some added coolness. Check out how the taillight is embedded under the rear fender, creating a nice safety feature. Speaking of features, Tom also wanted a rear fender that traveled with the swingarm and tire, so Joe got to work creating the floating fender and wound up making two fenders and seats: One for a single rider and a second complete seat for the passenger. "This allowed the bike to look purpose-built for either a single or dual rider setup," he said.
When bikes are near completion, a name pops into Joe's head, and this custom is no exception. "A good chunk of work went into this bike," Joe said. "It kind of kicked my ass, plus had an aggressive membership kind of ring to it." After two weeks of thinking about it, Fight Club stuck.
And just because Tom was able to follow the entire build through the shop's client website doesn't mean he saw what it finally looked like. "It was a radio silence," Tom said. "I saw it in the raw stages, but never at final assembly or paint. So when it came off the truck, it was the first time I had really seen it. I was very excited and impressed." Joe added, "It was a big moment for us." A satisfied customer and a newfound friendship was a sign of more great things to come for Mercury Customs.
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To Keep The Circular Patterns Constant Throughout This Custom, Joe Incorporated Screen Inserts More So For Looks And Balance On The Fender As Well As The Air Cleaner. |
| SPEC SHEET |
| GENERAL |
| BIKE OWNER | Tom Heavey |
| SHOP NAME | Mercury Customs |
| SHOP PHONE | (949) 453-9300 |
| SHOP WEBSITE | www.mercurycustoms.com |
| YEAR/MAKE/MODEL | ’07/Fight Club |
| FABRICATION | Mercury Customs |
| ASSEMBLY | Mercury Customs |
| BUILD TIME | One year |
| ENGINE |
| YEAR/MANUFACTURER | ’05/TP Engineering |
| TYPE/SIZE | V-Twin/114ci |
| BUILDER | TP Engineering |
| CASES | TP Engineering |
| CYLINDERS | TP Engineering |
| HEADS | TP Engineering |
| ROCKER BOXES | TP Engineering |
| CARBURETOR/EFI | Mikuni HSR 45 |
| AIR CLEANER | Mercury Customs |
| EXHAUST | Mercury Customs |
| TRANSMISSION |
| YEAR/MANUFACTURER/TYPE | RSD/Trickshift/ |
| | six-speed |
| CASE | Trickshift |
| CLUTCH | BDL |
| PRIMARY DRIVE | BDL 3-inch open belt |
| FRAME |
| YEAR/MANUFACTURER | Mercury Customs/ |
| | Xtreme Cycle Design |
| RAKE | 44 degrees |
| STRETCH | 6 inches out, 4 inches down |
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Contrary To The Phantom Unit Behaving As Something Elusive Or Visionary, The Alarm Tracking System Is Indeed In This Bike-But Hidden-With A Status Indicator Light To Show Whether It's Set Or Disabled. |
Using Solidworks' 3-D Cad Software, Joe Designed A Custom Detachable Muffler System. Before It Was Installed On Fight Club, They Built A First Version Of It And Had It Tested On A Supermoto Bike, Which Cut Down The Screamin' Sound Of It Significantly. |  |  |