Flash forward to today and dressers have become baggers and (in my best Carl Sagan voice) millions and millions of lights have been replaced by millions of dollars of parts and pieces. Well, maybe not millions, but checking out the bedazzled bagger built by Gary Hummel of HH Bagger Design in Corona, California, it looks like what might as well be a million dollars compared to my last bank statement. Gary could almost bet you ten bucks to try and find an as-delivered part (cases and frame excluded, but maybe not as they’ve been modified a bit too) ) on this custom 2007 Street Glide.

So you think I’m exaggerating? Yeah, well here’s a list of some of the pieces other than those fabricated by HHBD and you’re gonna be sorry you doubted me ─ Arlen Ness, Andrews, Accutronix, Alpine, Bagger Nation, Battistinis, Bassani, BDL, Cyclesmiths, Dakota Digital, Diamond Heads, Fat Katz, Feuling, Headwinds, High End Seats, Hertz, K&N, Legend Air Suspensions, Milwaukee Bagger, Performance Machine, Pioneer, Rampage Wheels, Sinister Industries, Screamin’ Eagle, and last, but not least, Vance & Hines.

Hey, don’t think this is some kind of bolt-on special as Gary cut, tweaked, and welded the frame until it was raked out enough to hold a 26” Rampage front wheel without hitting something on the bike when it hits something on the road. It’s raked out a lot. And, just for good measure, he stretched out a bit too. From a straight side view, this bike almost looks like it was formed in a wind tunnel as it’s one sleek (expletive deleted) of a touring bike.

It’s not just a looker, but a goer too as the engine was thoughtfully-hot rodded by Levi Lewis of J&L Performance and Gary until it put out a useful 60% increase in power from the now 103” Twin Cam. According to David Clayton-Thomas of Blood, Sweat and Tears, “What goes up must come down” and that’s true of any custom bagger these days. Legend Air Suspensions keeps things on the up and up in back while Levi modified the fork with an air suspension system of its own too. A combo of Vance & Hines headers with Bassani slip-ons makes its own music while a super upgraded audio system consisting of Alpine, Pioneer, and Hertz speakers does its best to challenge the status quo of soothing sounds to a biker. Nice try, but I’ll stay with the pipes anytime.

Today’s version of a custom dresser uses paint instead of lights to shine and Gary’s bike doesn’t lose a lick of lumens on that one. The somewhat traditional Harley colors of black and orange (with a touch of silver) were shot over the acres of bodywork by GM Bootleg and Draggin Lines. The flaming skull graphics might be one of those chicken and egg things as Gary’s aptly named this bike All Fired Up. Although that may be absolutely correct, I think if I rode this bike I would have named it after this little ditty by The King himself. But then you might remember I’ve always been easily shook up by outrageous dressers since I was, oh, about nine.