American Motorcycle Dealer AMD 174 January 2014 | Page 56

A custom manifold moves the Mikuni carb to the left side of the Ultima motor rear of the frame the seat hump also incorporates the bike’s oil tank. Below the seat hump, a pair of Softail shocks have been mounted that provide the suspension at the rear where they mount directly to the custom swingarm. The swingarm serves double duty as it also carries the bike’s battery. The frame of Zt was also designed so that the point where the engine rails meet the seat rails not only mounts the pivots for the swingarm, but also provides the mounting point for the angle adjustable footpegs. At the front of the bike, the entire front end from an MV Agusta F4 has been pressed into service. The USD forks, triple trees, and six-piston Nissin brake calipers and 320mm disc are all used. The Agusta also contributed its projector style headlamp to the project with it being housed in a custom bikini fairing. At the top of the forks a steering damper is mounted along with custom clip-on handlebars. The bars are carrying GMA lever and custom switch gear that was made in-house at Wildstyle. To get the bike rolling, Zbynek has made use of a pair of spoked wheels, the rims of which have been painted to match the rest of the bike. The front measures 3.5 x 18in and carries a 120/80 x 18 tire, while the rear 7 x 18in rim is wrapped in a 210/40 x 18 tire. he build was completed with a one-off custom gas tank that features a stainless steel gas cap, with the design being continued along the length of the tank and through to the seat hump. The satin blue paint used throughout the bike was all done by Zbynek along with all the polishing on the bike. Despite not being easily categorized, Zbynek’s build caught the attention of his fellow builders in a Championship where the café racer theme was very popular, and they rewarded his efforts to break away from traditionally defined styles with sixth place in the Freestyle class. Not only have the fork legs and triple trees been taken from an MV Agusta, but so has the steering damper to keep the bike steady at speed T Softail-style pull shocks are mounted under the bike’s tail to provide the rear suspension The custom swingarm serves double duty as it not only carries the wheels, but also mounts the bike’s battery just above its pivot point WILDSTYLE Prachatice, CZECH REPUBLIC Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.wildstyle.cz Zbynek Turecek, of Czech custom shop Wildstyle 56 www.AMDchampionship.com