Holger Mohr, one of the co-founders of Kodlin U. S. A., stressed that it was a team build. " I want to be clear, I didn ' t build this bike," laughed Mohr. " I did have a hand in it and managed the project, but the designer of the bike was Len Kodlin, the ' other ' co-founder of Kodlin U. S. A. " This bike build is the end result of his plan, his ideas and his vision. The final design and execution was totally Len ' s. In football terms, Len was the quarterback of this build," Holger said. " When the discussion came up for our team to be selected for a cover bike |
build, this early on in our relationship with Drag Specialties, that is something really cool to have happen," continued Mohr. The first thing the team did was take a look at past FatBook cover bikes. " At the start of the project we took some time to look back at the past 20 or so cover bikes. Not so much to get ideas, but to see what had already been showcased on the FatBook cover. " Len ' s approach was to want to build something new, something exciting, something that will still look cool 10 years from now," Mohr said. " A bike, that when you see it, you will still say |
' Wow! That is a cool bike!'- regardless of the age." Mohr says that Kodlin USA and other vendors are seeing chrome increasing in popularity again, and that there is a new segment that is now getting attention- the BRL Bagger racing series. " We wanted to blend the two styles," Mohr said. " A combination of the classic chrome look, some custom work and some of the style of the |
Bagger racing bikes, the carbon fiber and performance aspect." The Kodlin U. S. A. team plan was to use the build in part to highlight some of their own products- ones that can currently be found in the FatBook, along with some new parts that will be available by the time the FatBook arrives at the dealers. The team also wanted to " spread the love ", selecting parts from other Drag Specialties suppliers that would complement the |