A FRANKENSTEINED, FULLY CUSTOM, LONG-DISTANCE HARLEY EVO
"A Frankensteined, fully custom, long-distance Harley-Davidson Evo built by The Gasbox out of Cleveland Ohio. It's my only turn-key bike that starts up every single time and it just wants to go forever.
The suspension is like riding on a cloud, the brakes stop on a dime, and I'm just extremely comfortable riding really long distances on this bike.
That's not usually something you hear every day about a fully custom built motorcycle.... I absolutely love it" - Gorgeous Greg
1986 Harley-Davidson FXWG fully custom motorcycle.BUILDING THE COOLEST BIKE OUT OF THE PARTS WE ALREADY HAD.
This bike build started at The Gasbox around 2009. It mostly started as a pile of parts that we had been collecting at the shop. If you've ever worked in a motorcycle shop, then you know how bike parts just accumulate.
Since it was a speculative build and not tied to a customer, we mostly worked on it in our free time and after hours. The bike had a couple different gas tanks and fenders before we really nailed down the overall look.
Flush gas cap, drag bar set up, Gigacycle Garage Corsair front end, and a heavily modified SX125 Harley gas tank.
THE EVER-EVOLVING EVO
After being on the road for more than a decade, Greg asked me to make some drastic changes to the front end. Looking over the bike I also saw a couple more things I wanted to address and or modify to enhance Greg's riding experience.
We swapped out the 39mm front end with a Gigacycle Garage Corsair inverted front forks with dual disc brake set up. It made for a big difference from what was on the bike but somehow really fits the blacked out tough guy look this bike already had.
Oh, and the new dual disc radial brakes really grab!
Gigacycle Corsair Inverted front end with dual disc brakes. 
New custom hand spun air cleaner cover.
The last thing I wanted to figure out for Greg was where he could rest his left leg with a little more comfort and safety in mind. When riding long distances he sometimes would put his foot high up into the motor above the Ulitma primary belt case.
Custom floor board laser cut and bent with skateboard grip tape.
Floor board in use in the middle of AZ.
Sometimes when you build a custom bike, they eventually leave with a customer and you never see the bike ever again. Maybe that customer ends up selling it, and then it gets sold a few times more. Only to end up sitting in a some warehouse or garage in a collection collecting dust...
Who knows whatever really happens to most builds once they leave the shop? When I found out our close friend Greg was going to purchase the bike, I knew I would have a chance to see the bike again. And that after all this time I still get to enjoy working on it as I did so long ago.
Words by: Tim Fiorucci
Photos by: Mikey Revolt
Looks fast standing still.1985 FXSB CUSTOM EVO BUILD SPEC SHEET
GENERAL
Owner: Greg Valladolid
Year/Make/Model: 1986ish FXSB Frankenstein
Fabrication: The Gasbox / Fiorucci Fabrications
Build Time: Years on and off
Big Twin Evo with hopped up cams. Cheyeah!!!ENGINE
Year/Type/Size: Fully rebuilt 1996 Evo Motor with EV27 cams and over sized connecting rod bearings.
Carburetor: S&S Super E
Exhaust: SuperTrap 2 into 1
Air Cleaner: Arlen Ness Big Sucker with custom spun aluminum cover by Fiorucci Fabrications
Swing arm full frame with Fox rear shocks.
FRAME
Year/Type: 85 FXSB
Rake/Stretch: Stock
Gigacycle Garage Corsair Inverted front end.
FRONT END
Type / Brand: Gigacycle Garage: Corsair Inverted Front End modified
19" stock 13 spoke mag with Dunlop American Elite 100/90-19 Tire.
16" stock 13 spoke mag wheel with Dunlop American Elite MU85B16 Tire.
WHEELS
Front Size: 19" stock mag wheel off a 2000 Dyna with Dunlop American Elite 100/90-19 Tire.
Rear Size: 16" stock mag wheel off a 2000 Dyna with Dunlop American Elite MU85B16 Tire.
Paint has been done a few times but always black, Joe Koenigsmark and even his brother Jerry Koenigsmark laid some black on this at one point.
PAINT
Paint by: Angeldust Cycle paint Joe & Jerry Koenigsmark
Plating/Polishing: N/A
Powdercoating: A&I
Drag bars, Biltwell Risers, Joker Machine grips and controls.
ACCESSORIES
Front Fender: Modified narrowglide front fender. Shortened and lowered
Rear Fender: FL front fender flipped backwards
Gas Tank: modified Harley-Davidson/Aermacchi SX125 gasktank
Handlebars: Lowbrow Customs 1" Drag bars Smooth Black
Grips: Joker Machine
Mirrors: nope
Hand Controls: Joker Machine
Foot Controls: Modified EVO
Headlight: Stock narrowglide with brow
Taillight: Custom LED boi
Turn Signals: what are those?
License Mount: Custom
Seat: Custom
Transmission: Ultima Case, Open Belt primary with Harley 5 speed.
Shocks: Fox Racing Street Performance 12" shocks
Riding in that AZ Desert.
PHOTOS & DETAIL SHOTS OF 1985 FXSB CUSTOM EVO
Just a truly different type of Evo.
Closer look at the rear brake set up.
That Joker Machine super flat master cylinder looks really nice.
Custom points cover, simple and flows with the bike well. Forward controls on this bike as well.
How the air cleaner can breathe still and yet be covered.
If you aren't hip with Lowbrow Customs Cable guides. Look how clean this makes everything look.
Softail oil tank heavily modified to work in this 1985 frame.
Custom one off seat pan and seat.
That Corsair looking hella tough.
Who knew flipping a front FL fender could look so nice on the rear.
Blacked out and hiding in the shadows.
Top risers and triple tree.
Another view of that really rad mini floor board over top of the primary.
Gasbox motor mount housing Lowbrow Weatherproof key switch.
Pingle petcocks rule!
Ultima Open Primary.
Sleek, skinny, lean and mean.
Custom Coil box.
Joker Machine controls and grips.
Yeah she's tough as nails.
Evolution baby!
Warp speed, lets go!
In the wild at a gas station.
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