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The handlebar clamp on HD 110 LE was sourced from Hope Technology and was originally intended to be used on a mountain bike The starting point, surprisingly given the X Games influence, was not as might be expected a Sportster, rather a 2011 Blackline Softail. Due to the restrictions of the Modified Harley class, in which the bike was entered at the World Championship, the frame modifications were kept to a minimum. The most notable change is along the bike’s back where an extra tube has been added along the spine of the frame. This extra tube was then used to mount the stock gas tanks along each side of, 2in lower than standard. Because of the revised mounting position the right-side tank has had its base modified to fit around the Performance Machine air cleaner and gold anodized RSD rocker boxes. At the rear of the bike similar restraint has been shown with the swingarm simply cleaned up with the removal of the stock brake caliper from the right-side of the bike. In its place, the bike now has a Performance Machine caliper on the left where it grips a Performance Machine combined rotor and pulley. www.AMDchampionship.com Moving back to the front of the bike, the stock forks have been replaced by a custom set-up built around a Sportster front end, which has had the fork legs titanium nitrate coated and the lowers painted white with red graphic to make them look similar to Rock Show mountain bike forks. This idea of mimicking a mountain bike is taken further with the use of a Hope Technologies mountain bike handlebar stem, used atop the upper triple tree rather than the more usual pair of risers. The handlebars held by the Hope stem carry the rainbow stripes graphic of a cycling World Championship winner, fitting given Shaw’s record at the World Championship of Custom Bike Building, plus Performance Machine controls and grips and an internal throttle. The bike’s forward controls were also sourced from PM. The use of Performance Machine parts continues with the spoked wheels from the Californian parts manufacturer.A 21in Black Ops rim is used on the front with a 120/70/21 Metzeler tire, while at the rear a matching 200/50/18 tire is used on the 18in rim. An open belt primary drive was also selected from the PM range of parts, while the engine was dressed with a set of covers from Roland Sands Design. The finishing touch was the fabrication in-house at Shaw The carbon fiber number board was made inhouse at Shaw Speed & Custom, along with the heat shields on the exhausts and the rear fender Lifted from a Sportster, the front forks have been painted to make them look reminiscent of Rock Shox forks fitted to mountain bikes Speed & Custom of the 2-into-2 exhaust system that features hand-made carbon fiber heat shields/number boards. The company then carried on with the carbon construction, making a rear fender and a number board for the front of the bike, all of which, along with the tanks and frame, was painted by Image Design Custom. While HD 110 LE was well received at the World Championship of Custom Bike Building, Shaw HarleyDavidson has yet to replicate its winning achievements of the 2010 event. However, there is no doubt that Steve Willis and his team will be back again for the 2014 Championship as he looks to regain his championship title. SHAW HARLEY-DAVIDSON Lewes, East Sussex, UK Tel: [phone] [email protected] www.shawharley-davidson.co.uk AMERICAN MOTORCYCLE DEALER - AUGUST 2014 23