In the meantime, something as relatively wild/mild/wild as this subtle, but extremely tastefully black 2008 Harley-Davidson Street Glide belonging to Scott Romijn can almost slip by in a gathering of outrageously plumed custom baggers. Yeah it’s got a front wheel probably worth more than my truck (not a great gauge of worth) and that’s not including the brake, tire, fender, and paint (now it’s my truck and trailer’s worth). How the hell did we get to the point where a late-model Harley tourer (which isn’t chump change to begin with) gets festooned with every piece of bodywork either being replaced or modified beyond comprehension, perfectly good frames cut and reworked, air-on-the-fly suspensions front and rear, audio systems worth more than most high-end cars’ setups, complete dash and gauge makeovers, anything that touches the human anatomy anywhere chucked and changed, and a paintjob good enough for Pebble Beach along with those giant front wheels as the new basic standard of a custom bagger.

  So where is all this going? Is the 30” wheel the top of the heap or is bigger is better the new future? Will custom baggers continue to be strictly one-seaters? Does cornering clearance, suspension travel, stopping ability, comfort, carrying capability, or any such real world practicalities matter anymore? What is on your mind about this whole turn of events or do you even care? I know what I’d like to see in a real custom bagger, but if my world were a restaurant and they were announcing my table was ready, would I really want to hear, “Spicoli, party of one, your table is ready.”