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Meet 'Legend', by Mirko Perugini of Gallery Motorcycles near
Brescia, northern Italy.
The start point was a restored 1917 'F' 989 inlet over exhaust engine
(mechanically driven inlet valves) that delivered 14 hp at 3,200 rpm when it was
manufactured. Mirko's attention to the detail of achieving a convincing
reinterpretation is a credit to the art - right down to the period-authentic olive
green paint that all Harleys wore in 1917 when the USA joined WWI.
The front fork was entirely made in the Gallery Motorcycles workshop and has an
air lifting system that is activated manually with the pump on
The accelerator is actuated by mechanical transmissions whic
Even the saddle is driven by specially created mechanical retu
single piece that could be handmade was - lovingly!
The wheels are a pair of German made 23 inchers by TTS Mot
Rubber tires), and Mirko kept it Made in Italy with the Kustom
The competitors and VIP judges at the 2018 AMD World Cham
Mirko's 'Legend' 11th place in the Freestyle class.
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