King of Flames
Rob Rangold’ s Custom Dyna SS
Rob Rangold, aka“ Road Dawg”, started his career in motorcycles working as a bike painter and custom builder in 1977 at The Bike Barn in Lynnhurst, New Jersey. He has not stopped since. Building his first custom Sportster as an homage to Arlen Ness, the Sporty instantly hit Street Chopper Magazine in 1980. Since then, he has been published in Hot Bike, Easyriders, and Quick Throttle as featured rides. His work has also been easy on the eyes for many print tech tip articles, in video work, and as Tech Advisor for Easyrider Magazine. In between and around all that, Rob graduated from MMI and Harley Davidson University, becoming a Charter PHD Alumni, receiving his Senior Master of Technology in 2003. He began his Harley Davidson Dealership career in 1990. His personal rides have included Ironhead Sportsters, Panheads, Shovelheads, Evos, Twin Cams, and ALL S & S powered engines. Currently Rob enjoys his 2001 Dyna SS, his full out custom 2006 Street Glide, and his timeless hand built Pro Street FXR. Backburner projects currently include a swing-arm Shovelhead and a rigid Panhead. Rob works at Baton Rouge Harley Davidson. His home is in Prairieville, Louisiana with his wife Kim, and their 2 Doberman Pinscher kids, Storm and Loki.
About the Ride: Born out of the ashes of Eric Buell’ s masterpiece the FXR;( which died on the accounting floor in Milwaukee), the Dyna family was created and pound for pound has always been the most powerful big twin bike in Harley Davidson’ s line-up. The Dyna is the“ Swiss Army Knife” of Harley Davidsons. Rob’ s Dyna started off its life as a plain Jane superglide. As always, Rob just wanted a“ platform” to start off with. Over the years, this 2001“ King of Flames” has been upgraded and refined to the“ QRNU” beauty she is today. Caught up in the Renaissance of what he always KNEW was a great bike, the stereotype names like“ SOA” and“ ClubStyle” make Rob laugh. This bike was built long before today’ s trending“ Wheelie Schools” and bastions of SOA wannabe’ s. Rob’ s“ King of Flames” Dyna“ SS” is beautiful, fast, and sweet. See ya in the curves.
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