The Xv-Twin 1200

Turning a large bad Harley into a sophisticated gentleman is an do few renowned builders get got succeeded at. Kind of similar teaching a cheeseburger lovin’ American how to drinkable tea the former fashion way, yous larn the gist.

Nevertheless, this is a riddle Camperdown caput wrench, Jeremy “ Jez” Tagand knows how to solve. Is in that place anything this French human being can’t do? Probably, but he certain makes a overnice Harley café.

The XV-Twin is the resultant of when client as well as mechanic part a vision as well as thence clear, that the finished production could move false for deja-vu past times both parties. The donor cycle arrived at our Sydney workshop alongside merely about dwelling mods, a few tasteful additions past times the owner, to steer the vision onto the correct path.

Jeremy took over as well as applied his criterion methods to the madness. Keeping to the brief of tough soundless tasteful, an homage to his 2015 build, the Gentleman Jim.

Built on the foundation of an XL 1200C, this novel improver to the Deus Harley serial rolls on chromed wheels, alongside a chain conversion as well as merely about trusty Cobras from Avon — Gotta dear 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 merely about Kustom tech levers, a twosome of Motone Custom switches, seven marking chromed clip-ons past times Tingate, as well as your front end halt is standing strong.

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

Not far from that is the seating surface area — A café racer inspired tail-piece, alongside brownish leather as well as integrated blinkers, sitting higher upwards a pair of Rear Shocks inwards aluminium bodies.

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

And of course of educational activity the attending grabber, the exhaust. A ii into i organisation from Bassani, giving this Harley a mighty audio alongside the aid of a plugged inwards “Fuelpack” from Vince&Hines.

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