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the engine breathing through two Linkert carbs on a custom manifold and one-off Pontus-made exhaust pipes. Further detailing on the engine includes split rocker boxes and copper lines for the gas as well as the oil. o get the power from the motor a duplex chain primary that has been left open is used and that connects to a stock four-speed kicker gearbox. Due ot the sloping design of the frame there is not enough room above the gearbox for the oil tank, so P ontus has created a toolbox like design for an oil tank that sits in the rear triangle of the frame on the non-drive side. The tank also features an external filter that is a ribbed design to help cool the oil. The hand-made bodywork continues with the gas tank that is slung below the frame’s backbone. The finishing touches to the bike, all made by Pontus, include the footpegs, seat, folding license plate holder and air intakes on the Linkert carbs. In fact about the only aspect of the bike’s build not taken care of by Pontus was the paintwork, which was handled by Pete’s MC-lack. While Pontus may originally have intended to have built a simple and rideable custom, what he achieved was an internationally recognized build with his fellow competitors at the World Championship, placing The Slippery Eel ninth in the Freestyle class. T The deliberately aged look was applied to The Slippery Eel by its builder Pontus Abrahamsson Despite the bike’s overall old school look, the wheels were built around 1997 H-D hubs laced to 21in rims PGA CUSTOM Hönö, SWEDEN Tel: [phone] [email protected] Pontus hand-fabricated the gas tank that sits below the bike’s backbon From the handlebars to the sissy bar, the majority of the parts used in the build of The Slippery Eel were fabricated by owner and builder Pontus Abrahamsson www.AMDchampionship.com Twin Linkert carbs feed air and gas to the ported and polished Shovelhead heads AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - FEBRUARY 2014 56