I'm No Painter
After totaling his last bike, Michael Covert was looking for a bike to replace his '03 Softail when he came across this '02 FXD for sale. It was in a garage covered with a sheet and had a dead battery with just under 2,500 miles on it. This time Michael wanted to get to know his bike better so to do this he wanted to do all the custom work himself, like adding pipes, air cleaner, seat, and paint. When it came to the paint he built a small paint booth in his garage pulled all the sheetmetal, and sprayed it himself. Not bad for a first timer.
Deuce Of A
Different Color
After reading HOT BIKE for years and seeing so many Deuce's, James Pici wanted to get one. The only thing was he didn't want it to look like all the rest, just a bunch of chrome doo-dads. So James Bought this '01 Deuce added custom set of sheetmetal and a custom paint job with a one-off color of candy apple mixed with a brandywine over silver. James wanted more power so a 95ci hop-up kit from Harley was installed. Now James wants to get more ride time and he tells us it is hard when you live in Williamsville, New York due to the winter weather.
Enjoy The Ride
Joe Carvalho is from Massachusetts, and was shopping for a bike when he found this '99 Softail on eBay. After three days of bidding on the bike he won the war and was the new owner. What you see is what you get, Joe has done nothing to the bike but enjoy the ride, it was just what he wanted. Even the paint was what he was looking for. Some of the other things Joe liked was the BDL belt drive, internal throttle, 80-spoke wheels, Joker Machine controls, and Danny Gray seat. The bike is everything Joe was after so with no down time all he gets to do is ride.
A True Fan
After having been a subscriber to HOT BIKE magazine for over a year, and seeing all the cool bike features Michael Peel, from the United Kingdom wanted to show his love for his home team, the Sunderland AFC football club. To Michael there was no better way then to trick out his '96 FLHTC that he rides to all (soccer) games. He wanted the bike to look like he was riding through the team's flag, and he managed to find a local guy Michael Austin who did all the artwork. Since the completion of the bike Michael has had great response from both Sunderland fans and bikers alike. And when one of the teammates seen the bike he was given front row parking as well.
The Basket Case
Dennis Plank is form Humboldt, Tennessee, and has been riding motorcycles for over 40 years with most of that time spent on Softails. Dennis always wanted an old Ironhead. So when he heard about a '72 XLCH basket case for sale he jumped at it. After a year of blood, sweat and tears, this is the final product. Everything in the engine is new except the cases from the S&S stroker crank, pistons, rods, Andrews cams, double-plugged heads with compression releases, and a Dyna 2000i electronic ignition. Dennis said, "The hardtail ride is good, and the bike is strong and loud, just what I was looking for!"