Street Bob Custom Built for Brewtown Throwdown
Brewtown Throwdown
People customize Harley-Davidson motorcycles more than any other brand of bike. But Harley rarely commissions custom bikes from motorcycle builders. Instead, the company created the annual Battle of the Kings contest, where teams compete to create the best custom Harley-Davidson. This year's event was held in Milwaukee and named 'Brewtown Throwdown'. The teams are comprised of members from many walks of life but they all have one thing in common: they need to adhere to the BoTK rulebook. Everyone must work within a budget and use a specific quota of Harley-Davidson aftermarket parts. We're taking a look at one of the custom Street Bobs which stole the show at this year's event.
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Quick 'n Easy
'Quick 'n Easy' is the name of the team which created this Street-Bob. This name was inspired by the fact that the team only had a couple of weeks to prep the bike and a mere two and a half days to actually put it all together. This group really was a mishmash of people from all walks of life, including an X-games gold medalist, a rock climber-slash-fitness model, and a Harley-Davidson Engineer. Milwaukee Harley-Davidson was the headquarters for the build, and the shop's boss, Goran Zadrima, led the squad.
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Dirt, Chopper or Track
The style brief for the competition was simple. It consisted of "dirt, chopper or track." As you can see, this team opted for 'track'. It's almost a given that every 'track' Harly-Davidson must embody the classic XR style. But the Street Bob's proportions don't lend themselves to this style and the team didn't have time to build a new subframe. So they looked through Harley-Davidson's history books for another idea and found the 1946 WR racer. The Street-Bob's minimalist styling meant the team could put together a modern-day incarnation of the WR.
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Nice From The Back
The first thing the team did at the rear of the bike was to chop its fender. Under the fender is a new skinny 19-inch rim which is wrapped in Dunlop dirt track rubber. This rear wheel setup is paired with a massive 60-tooth sprocket. Finally, the team installed a new rear shock from RWD; this unit is 1-inch longer than the stock component, is fully adjustable, and has a remote reservoir.
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A Different Style
While the majority of custom bike builders lean towards chrome when styling a Harley-Davidson engine, this team didn't. Instead, the Milwaukee squad used bronze parts with contrasting brushed aluminum bits. They swapped out the rocker box covers, transmission side cover and derby cover. The team then added a Vance & Hines two-into-one race pipe, so this Street Bob sounds as good as it looks.
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Finishing Touches
All of the Street Bob's bodywork was sent away to Aces Auto Body to be painted. The result is a beautiful deep vintage red with gold scallops paint job. Before the team fitted the new solo seat, they sent it to Milsco. Here it was triple stitched in a diamond pattern using gold thread. If this Street Bob is anything to go by, you're not going to want to miss next year's Battle of the Kings.
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