Bike Garage - The Xv-Twin 1200

Turning a large bad Harley into a sophisticated gentleman is an practice few renowned builders direct maintain succeeded at. Kind of similar instruction a cheeseburger lovin’ American how to gulp tea the one-time fashion way, you lot larn the gist.

Nevertheless, this is a riddle Camperdown caput wrench, Jeremy “ Jez” Tagand knows how to solve. Is at that topographic point anything this French human can’t do? Probably, exactly he certain makes a prissy Harley café.

The XV-Twin is the lawsuit of when client too mechanic part a vision then clear, that the finished production could hold out false for deja-vu yesteryear both parties. The donor wheel arrived at our Sydney workshop alongside about abode mods, a few tasteful additions yesteryear the owner, to steer the vision onto the correct path.

Jeremy took over too applied his measure methods to the madness. Keeping to the brief of tough all the same tasteful, an homage to his 2015 build, the Gentleman Jim.

Built on the foundation of an XL 1200C, this novel add-on to the Deus Harley serial rolls on chromed wheels, alongside a chain conversion too about trusty Cobras from Avon — Gotta dearest that cool serpent head!

Holding it together at the front, you’ve got sparkling forks, topped off alongside a billet-top clamp from the chaps at Fastec UK. Add about Kustom tech levers, a duet of Motone Custom switches, vii marking chromed clip-ons yesteryear Tingate, too your front end destination is standing strong.

The frame is tied together alongside a fuel tank from a trusty SR, modified to identify the master copy fuel pump, filler cap too that ever nice-to-stare at Motogadget speedo. All of it topped off yesteryear a lick of fresh pigment from the novel kids on the block, Colour Fuel.

Not far from that is the seating expanse — Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 café racer inspired tail-piece, alongside chocolate-brown leather too integrated blinkers, sitting higher upwards a pair of Rear Shocks inward aluminium bodies.

Other notable extras include, flashy bits yesteryear Roland Sand Designs on the air intake too the break-fluid reservoir, front end too nurture blinkers from Purpose Built Moto, a custom plate holder alongside matching chrome bits.

And of course of written report the attending grabber, the exhaust. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 ii into i organisation from Bassani, giving this Harley a mighty audio alongside the assistance of a plugged inward “Fuelpack” from Vince&Hines.

A truthful caput turner for the sophisticated human who likes to wake upwards the neighbours.

 

 

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