Harley-Davidson Seventy Two Brings Back a Thin Look
The Harley-Davidson Seventy Two motorcycle could be your metallic flake fantasy, a Sportster on the highway going back to time when cool kids rode a Sting Ray and the huge-players left custom motorcycles one after the other down the street. Those bikes were actually extended and trim; stylish red-tone and sparkling chrome shimmering in blurry sunlight.
From its red flake shade and ape bars for the thin white wall wheels, the Motorcycle is a respectful nod to that period and to the influence of the customized motorcycle heritage which still set scenes today around Whittier Boulevard, the famous motoring route in East Los Angeles generally known as route 72. A new trend of customized makers are making use of that era and brand new statement, not just in Los Angeles but in garages across the United States even across the world.
The design of the Seventy Two was attributed from the enthusiasm of the birth of customized bikes. At that time, bikes were multicolored and shiny, but also thin and stripped right down to the necessities uncovering their skeleletal frames.
If you will take a peek at the early roots of custom motorbikes, you'll be amazed how simple they are, like bicycles. It's a custom made design that is popular in the states along with the Los angeles trend in which there wasn't a single motorcycle superstore in the city where motorcyle drivers can shop for parts in one stop. Pretty much everything was hand crafted to meet the custom biker's standards.
Metal flake, a known design of the 1970's, appeared in everything from dune buggy gel coating to plastic diner seat covers for customized motorcycles. Harley-Davidson presents the sparkle back on the Seventy Two with red flake paint. This kind of layer is produced by using a black first layer mixed with a polyeutherane system that includes hexagon-shaped flakes that are at least Seven times the diameter of metal flakes found in common commercial paint. Each flake is protected with a thin aluminium film and then colored red. Several applications of clear coat combined with hand sanding, deliver a clean finish over the flakes.
The last touch for the red flake is a logo on the gas tank and pinstripe scallop details on both fenders. Every style is hand drawn, and they have symbolized the craft in decal for commercial production, to ensure that they still have the feel of manually applied graphical design; every decal is affixed by hand. The decal is then covered with one last clear coating. A solo seat and side-mounted license plate clump keep most of the chopped back fender - and more of the paint - presented all over the Seventy Two. The power train is finished in gray powder coat with stainless covers and a new round air cleaner with a dished cover. A classic Sportster 2.1 gallon peanut tank brings one final classic look to the motorcycle.
New Harley-Davidson Softail Slim is a Straightforward Vintage Motorcycle
Undress a Harley-Davidson Softail to its key components and you've got the Slim. From its reduced front fender to its small rear end, Slim is a non-sense, back-to-basics motorbike. Name it bare. Coin it old school. Call it slim and rude. All that's kept is an elemental Softail profile and a prominent Harley-Davidson style that recalls classic personalized bobbers of the 50s.
To keep the rear of the motorbike basic and clean, the Slim includes a mixed stop-turn-tail lights and a side mounted license plate rack. The rear fender struts rest uncovered, featuring the sturdy steel and fasteners. A small leather strap masks the tank seam. The power train is finished with buffed covers instead of chrome with the black cylinders maintained to look not highlighted. The front fender is cut down to show more of the tire.
The Hollywood bar, recognized by its wide curve and cross brace, was in fact an accessory for Harley-Davidson bikes with springer forks. The word may have been termed because bike riders of that time who used the cross brace to place lights and packs had gone Hollywood with unnecessary add-ons attached with their motorcycles. For the Slim, the cross braced bar and louvered head lights nacelles are painted in gloss black. Other classic styling cues consist of a shiny black cat's eye fuel tank unit with a old school speedometer, half-moon motorcycle footboards, a round air cleaner cover, and high gloss black wheel rims and hubs. The cover over the seat is sewn in a tuck-and-roll design and style.
A counter-balanced Twin Cam 103B motor is tightly equipped around the frame, making a strong link between driver and the machine. The Softail chassis imitates the clear lines of a retro hard tail body, but uses back end shock absorber control systems supplied by coil-over shocks installed horizontally and hidden from the frame rails. With the combination of a 23.8-inch seat height and motor biker footboards, the Slim easily satisfies a variety of riders and offers a lightweight side-stand lift-off. A pull-back riser add-on can be installed to adjust the handlebar back 2 inches without modifying control cables and lines. Combine this on the top of an old school motorcycle helmet and head to a motorcycle superstore to get your preferred all American fabricated accessories to complete your journey back in time.
The Harley-Davidson Seventy Two motorcycle could be your metallic flake fantasy, a Sportster on the highway going back to time when cool kids rode a Sting Ray and the huge-players left custom motorcycles one after the other down the street. Those bikes were actually extended and trim; stylish red-tone and sparkling chrome shimmering in blurry sunlight.
From its red flake shade and ape bars for the thin white wall wheels, the Motorcycle is a respectful nod to that period and to the influence of the customized motorcycle heritage which still set scenes today around Whittier Boulevard, the famous motoring route in East Los Angeles generally known as route 72. A new trend of customized makers are making use of that era and brand new statement, not just in Los Angeles but in garages across the United States even across the world.
The design of the Seventy Two was attributed from the enthusiasm of the birth of customized bikes. At that time, bikes were multicolored and shiny, but also thin and stripped right down to the necessities uncovering their skeleletal frames.
If you will take a peek at the early roots of custom motorbikes, you'll be amazed how simple they are, like bicycles. It's a custom made design that is popular in the states along with the Los angeles trend in which there wasn't a single motorcycle superstore in the city where motorcyle drivers can shop for parts in one stop. Pretty much everything was hand crafted to meet the custom biker's standards.
Metal flake, a known design of the 1970's, appeared in everything from dune buggy gel coating to plastic diner seat covers for customized motorcycles. Harley-Davidson presents the sparkle back on the Seventy Two with red flake paint. This kind of layer is produced by using a black first layer mixed with a polyeutherane system that includes hexagon-shaped flakes that are at least Seven times the diameter of metal flakes found in common commercial paint. Each flake is protected with a thin aluminium film and then colored red. Several applications of clear coat combined with hand sanding, deliver a clean finish over the flakes.
The last touch for the red flake is a logo on the gas tank and pinstripe scallop details on both fenders. Every style is hand drawn, and they have symbolized the craft in decal for commercial production, to ensure that they still have the feel of manually applied graphical design; every decal is affixed by hand. The decal is then covered with one last clear coating. A solo seat and side-mounted license plate clump keep most of the chopped back fender - and more of the paint - presented all over the Seventy Two. The power train is finished in gray powder coat with stainless covers and a new round air cleaner with a dished cover. A classic Sportster 2.1 gallon peanut tank brings one final classic look to the motorcycle.
New Harley-Davidson Softail Slim is a Straightforward Vintage Motorcycle
Undress a Harley-Davidson Softail to its key components and you've got the Slim. From its reduced front fender to its small rear end, Slim is a non-sense, back-to-basics motorbike. Name it bare. Coin it old school. Call it slim and rude. All that's kept is an elemental Softail profile and a prominent Harley-Davidson style that recalls classic personalized bobbers of the 50s.
To keep the rear of the motorbike basic and clean, the Slim includes a mixed stop-turn-tail lights and a side mounted license plate rack. The rear fender struts rest uncovered, featuring the sturdy steel and fasteners. A small leather strap masks the tank seam. The power train is finished with buffed covers instead of chrome with the black cylinders maintained to look not highlighted. The front fender is cut down to show more of the tire.
The Hollywood bar, recognized by its wide curve and cross brace, was in fact an accessory for Harley-Davidson bikes with springer forks. The word may have been termed because bike riders of that time who used the cross brace to place lights and packs had gone Hollywood with unnecessary add-ons attached with their motorcycles. For the Slim, the cross braced bar and louvered head lights nacelles are painted in gloss black. Other classic styling cues consist of a shiny black cat's eye fuel tank unit with a old school speedometer, half-moon motorcycle footboards, a round air cleaner cover, and high gloss black wheel rims and hubs. The cover over the seat is sewn in a tuck-and-roll design and style.
A counter-balanced Twin Cam 103B motor is tightly equipped around the frame, making a strong link between driver and the machine. The Softail chassis imitates the clear lines of a retro hard tail body, but uses back end shock absorber control systems supplied by coil-over shocks installed horizontally and hidden from the frame rails. With the combination of a 23.8-inch seat height and motor biker footboards, the Slim easily satisfies a variety of riders and offers a lightweight side-stand lift-off. A pull-back riser add-on can be installed to adjust the handlebar back 2 inches without modifying control cables and lines. Combine this on the top of an old school motorcycle helmet and head to a motorcycle superstore to get your preferred all American fabricated accessories to complete your journey back in time.
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