Court House Custom’s D.J. Jenkins and Jason Stritenberger have been knocking out a wide variety of showy riders that catch my attention every time Barnett’s Magazine Online features one. From their first appearance of The Dirty Sanchez in the print edition of Barnett’s to the online features of Glory Hole, the Tattooed Triumph, and their bust-ass workingman’s Evo Sportster, D.J. and Jason have hit me where I live. Yeah, they’ve won some serious awards along the way, but these Ohio guys just keep turning out bikes that have a one-off look that you can ride the daylights out of and that’s fine by me.

   This striking flat black bobber started out as an unassuming 1979 Harley-Davidson FLH of all things. You wouldn’t pick up on that at a first glance although it starts to make some sense when you spend more time checking it out. There’re a couple of semi-obvious features like the fat forks, the headlight, the big chrome battery housing, the shielded shocks, and mag wheels, but they could have been taken from something else. Keeping a heel-and-toe shifter along with custom skull-filled floorboards gives it a sense of FLH heritage, but in a totally custom way. 

 

   Before you write this off as just another flat black custom, you really have to take a good peek at Jack Cofano’s photos and see all the wonderful jewel-like detail these guys put into this Harley Shovelhead. From the highly-polished split rocker boxes to the bright array of chrome which I gotta say looks damn good to the exhaust which reminds me of a rare Z28 chambered exhaust, they got it going on in spades. That’s one mechanically gritty yet absolutely pretty Shovel. The tasteful use of brass fasteners and copper tubing lends a nice warm contrast to the black and chrome architecture. And who in their right mind would not like a chance to come down hard on that brass kicker pedal and bring this baby to life? I might ask for pointers, but I wouldn’t pass up the chance to humiliate myself.

 

  Jason and D.J. have been busy doing their own powder coating and it’s obvious this is no rattle-can paintjob. The flat finish is as smooth as silk and tough as hell too. What’s not to like about that? The angled Sporty tank, low LePera seat, high bars, and big ass whitewalls give this bike style and attitude like there’s no tomorrow. It seems that every Court House Custom bike is sure a lot more than a bunch of parts when these guys get through with it. You can see what you want on a quick glance, but the more you delve into a CHC build, you see all the details these guys have sweated out until it looks like something you just want to hop on and take for a spin. A long spin.

 

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