Taking a look at Black Label Bagger’s web site, they state right up front, “Passion leads to design, Design leads to performance, Performance leads to success!” If you had a mission statement for this elegantly radical big-wheel bagger with an always exciting turbo hanging all over the engine, I’d say they met their mission statement and then some. I’ve got to admit that I can’t help but notice any bike that has a turbo on it is like putting Sriracha sauce on your favorite food. It was good before, but now it’s super good.

Just to make a point, a turbo on a bagger is nothing new to Black Label as we featured another lovely BLB black and gold turbo Street Glide a year ago on Barnett’s Magazine Online.

   Beginning a radical custom with the bones of such a new Harley has got to help things out from the git-go. The High Output Twin Cam 103 is a pretty decent base to start with and probably would satisfy most owners with just a nice Stage 1 kit, but not Black Label. They shipped the engine off to CMP Motorcycles (actually they just probably drove the 24 miles to the other side of Phoenix where CMP is located) and dropped it off for a complete rebuild to higher-performance specs before plopping on a complete CMP turbo setup. Frosting on the cake! With a dead stock H.O. 103 at around 70-72hp at the rear wheel, you gotta hope for close to double that after the performance build and turbo. That is definitely a Wrigley’s double-your-pleasure moment and something that outta keep the race car driver boss pretty happy too.

   Lots of body mods ensued with an eye to sweeping design more than shocking design. For something this radical, it’s still elegant and not over the top for a big wheel custom bagger. Black Label would probably hate me saying this, but the style and design is rather nice. I’m saying “nice” as a high complement compared to some circus ride baggers we’ve seen and sometimes featured. Whoever came up with the 50 shades of gray paintwork did a fine job. There’s no frame showing anywhere other than the engine cradle I can see and it’s all tied together very harmoniously. Taking a risk with a gray paintjob even if it’s different shades of gray is a balls-up risk, but they pulled it off. 

   Actually, there are only two elements of color besides the black engine and they actually make the paintjob and the bike work for me. Obviously the bright cooper hue 32-inch Outkast front wheel from Metalsport Wheels in South Gate, California, is the star of the show. How could it not be looking like one of those artsy black and white photos with color highlights that I think is called toning? That rolling copper Metalsport wheel brings the zing to this gray build, but not alone. I can’t help but appreciate how the BLB logo on the side of the fuel tank brings its own bit of color bling and acts with the front wheel to bring a third dimension to the paint scheme. These colors pop on their own without disturbing, but enhancing the soft gray tones of the paintwork. Somehow it all works elegantly like cooper wheels on a Dove Gary Aston Martin.  

   Paul Tracy and the crew at Black Label Baggers have turned out another fine vehicle that showcases not only their incredible work, but a showcase filled with their parts so you can see what they’re capable of. I can’t say I’m surprised as BLB has always found a way to make their mission statement “Passion leads to design, Design leads to performance, Performance leads to success!” come true with every build we’ve seen. Maybe there’s something to mission statements after all.

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