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Written by Duncan Moore - [email protected]
IN the Modified Harley class at the 2013 World Championship of Custom Bike
Building there was a strong representation of retro styled builds, and the most
successful build of that style was ‘La Salle’, from One Way Machine in Germany.
The build was good enough to take second place in the class and has since
gone on to pick up numerous trophies at custom shows around Europe
NE Way Machine is the name
of the custom shop run by
Julian von Oheimb in
Staufenberg, Germany, and
it was one of his builds – La
Salle – that took second place in the Modified
Harley class at the 2013 World Championship
of Custom Bike Building.
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Julian’s plan when he began the build of La Salle
was to try and create a bike that looked old but
featured modern running gear, and to achieve this
he began by rolling a ’94 Softail into his shop,
complete with EVO motor. Given that Softail frames
already mimic the look of older rigid frames, and
the restrictions on frame modifications within the
class, the base frame was left basically stock.
However, at the front of the bike a VL Springer has
been bolted up to give the appropriate vintage look
to the bike. The old bike look is further helped by
the lack of chrome on the fork and around the rest
of the bike.
That lack of chrome continues with the wheel
choice. The stock 2.15 x 21in H-D wheels have been
black powder-coated and carry Continental tires. At
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