2003 Harley-Davidson Sportster Chopper 

Builder:  [Adam Berton]        Year Built: [2025]

Notes: I picked up this project from a guy who didn't have the time to finish it. He had gotten it pretty far from stock, including a professional hardtail kit and the tanks. The motor is an 03, factory 1200cc Harley’s hundred-year anniversary, and came with some upgrades. I have no idea of the mileage on it, but it rips. Other than some oil and a carb clean, I haven't touched the motor. I focused mostly on the styling. I dropped the 10 over forks to about 7 and added a spoked 18” rear wheel for a lighter look in the rear, and added the flanders-style pullback bars. I bent and welded a custom sissybar in a blade-inspired shape that I haven't seen before. I molded a tail light shroud into a manta-ray fender to fit a prism tail light snug with a set screw (Paulo helped with this).  I also flared the lip of the shroud to match the fender flare. I cut a custom seat pan using thermo plastic, added a hidden cable pull release latch, then shaped foam on top of that. I patterned and upholstered a new seat from cowhide and broke many needles in the process. Finally, I molded the frame and tins to smooth out all the factory ugliness and painted it all myself.  The best detail is from the previous owner, who cut the bottom of a bean can to use as the ignition cover. It says “thick and rich.”

1978 Yamaha RD350 - Cafe Racer

Builder:  [Adam Berton]        Year Built: [2021]

Notes: 
The base of this build is a  2-stroke, 1975 Yamaha RD350.  It was my dad’s when he was in college, and he had it built up to race with the expansion chamber pipes, gold DG heads, and drag bars.  One day, when he was at the track, one of the fuel lines popped off, dumped fuel on the hot pipes, and the whole thing went up in flames.  All the plastiscs melted off, and just metal was left. My dad’s friend Ken scraped together much of what was needed to put it back together, then the parts all sat in boxes for years. I grew up seeing the bare frame in our garage and eventually started sorting all the bits to put it back together.  I went for a reso-mod, cafe-racer style. I cleaned up the frame lines, assembled the motor end, synced the carbs, rebuilt the brake calipers, fitted it with modern electronics, custom-made a seat, and bent up a slim electronics tray to hold everything, including tools and extra spark plugs that are needed when constantly fouling them. This bike is a scary fucker to ride! When you hit the power-ban, it takes off, with or without you. It's definitely more of a drag bike than a cornerer. Cool to get it running again and still have it in the family.