Oh it’s a flashy bike, no doubt about that, from the extreme dimensions to the fat rear tire to the bright yellow paint, but that’s not what makes the bike flashy to me. This isn’t the ‘if it won’t go, chrome it’ type of build, but a bike that has the heart and soul of an F-22 Raptor jet fighter sitting between its frame rails. No, there’s no afterburner-equipped turbofan Pratt & Whitney engine waiting to be lit up, but a regular old air-cooled, pushrod, 45-degree V-twin that is actually anything other than “regular or old”. Go ahead, take a look at Jack Cofano’s photos and see if you can see the Raptor reference.

 

  I thought I caught it the first time around until I did a photo lap around the bike and saw double. I couldn’t miss that forward mount aluminum velocity stack mounted on a S&S Super Stock carb that was attached to something familiar, but not immediately brand recognizable to me. Yup, it was a supercharger and any kind of forced induction never fails to get my undivided attention ─ except in this case. Whut? My normal forced-in duction undivided attention was divided as I saw the same setup mounted on the left side of the bike. Maybe I should add that it wasn’t actually divided when I realized what I was seeing was for real, it was super-supercharged.

 

   Actually, Don’s twin EMC (Eagle Motors Company) supercharger setup is technically referred to as EMC Torque Multipliers. Gee, that doesn’t sound so threatening calling it a Torque Multiplier, but having two “Torque Multipliers” on a heavily built up 131-inch engine that already makes plenty of damn torque just by itself has got to be like experiencing jet thrust. Just an unseen push that keeps on pushing until the smile on your face would look great on a dead man. Maybe it might be wise to just use the twin Torque Multipliers in short bursts ─ nah! I don’t have the slightest idea what it’s actually putting out numbers-wise, but it sure looks like it’d put out a ton ‘o fun at the flick of a wrist.

 

   Don, the motor is a bit of genius and all the work that went into making it work was complicated, but technically well done. I’ve got to give you kudos for taking on such a task and hanging on until it was done and working properly. Unfortunately it overshadows the rest of the bike to me and that’s not saying anything in the least bit negatory about the build. Matter of fact, you might be disappointed, but not surprised to hear that your mind blowing engine should get the most attention.

 

  That doesn’t mean that the wicked long, kinda pro street with a heavy dose of ultra custom thrown in doesn’t command attention as a whole, it certainly does. Bright yellow paint with extremely tasteful orange and red Flash superhero graphics (first time I’ve ever liked superhero graphics on any custom) and acres of chrome stretched out over a rangy wheelbase definitely makes the eyeballs turn. Thrown in a big fat rear tire that we don’t see as much now so it has its own shock value along with a long, long hydraulic leading link for and you’ve got a bike that stands out in any parking lot full of big wheel baggers. If one’s looking for attention, this somewhat retro/modern extreme pro street will certainly bring it on. The sound alone will make someone with their back to this bike have to turn around to check it out just because. It sounds damn good just like you thought it would. And that’s just as it’s idling around in traffic, open it up and all hell will break loose just like in an F-22. Thrust baby, thrust.

 

   To prove that there’s more to Don Jones Flash Bike than just the beastrocity of a power plant, he’s got a little knick-knack to prove it. Oh you know, one of those coveted Rat’s Hole trophies for winning first place in the Extreme Radical class over 1000cc in Daytona this year. It’s great that the judges there weren’t so shallow like me drooling over what this engine must be like to pilot and gave points for the whole build. Unlike them, I sometimes just can’t control the little kid in me.

 

For more information on Don Jones’ Strokerz Custom Motorcycle Development, there’s not a website in sight, but there is Strokerz Facebook page where you can find out what Don’s up to next. Just don’t get it confused with the one in Dallas or those many biker bars out there.