And, if you’re going hooligan on a Harley, then what better way to do it than on a bike built for stunting. That’s exactly what you’re looking at here and it’s a pretty interesting take on one type of custom Harley we don’t hear too much about. A hot rod Dyna all decked in upgraded-suspension, brakes, wheels, tires, etc. injected with a bit of whacky Joie Chitwood and his Hell Drivers style. The more you look at our feature bike, some strange or maybe I should say “unusual” custom mods have taken place. First, there’s the crash bars (or “engine guards” as Harley’s lawyers probably named them) and that’s not too unusual, but it is on a custom hot rod Dyna. Or notice the cage extending from the bottom of the crash bar and under the BMX-style foot peg to just behind the tranny, not something you see often. But I think you can understand once you see the world’s shortest and most thrilling wheelie bar sticking out aft of the rear fender, this bike was built with some serious stunting in mind. Stunters crash.
But looking past all of that mandatory stunting stuff, you see a pretty damn nice Dyna just looking to have its neck wrung. As it sits, maybe more on the back roads than a highway as it’s got a helluva big rear sprocket that’s sure to make this a freeway revver in this configuration. Probably extremely good for wheelying on command, though, and that’s all normal gearing for a stunter. Nice part about this is that chain sprockets are easy to change compared to a belt so one could use a bike like this, properly geared, for just about anything including a bit of touring too. Fast, light touring, but touring nonetheless.
I have to give credit to the business behind this Dyna, Two Brothers Racing of Santa Ana, California, for building something that would catch a Harley freak’s eye as a display bike for their new Harley exhausts. I gotta admit I knew of Two Bros, but more for their sport bike pipes than anything Harley, so this is a neat way of catering to a new audience with an unusual, but cool as hell display bike. I got a feeling it’s more than just a display bike, but that’s the way Barnett’s photog-on-the-run, Jack Cofano, found it when he shot it. Oh you just know this thing’s going to have a hard life ahead of it, but right now it’s looking good.
Keeping the Dyna chassis was a no-brainer, but leaving its stock suspension just wouldn’t do. Progressive Suspension supplied new fork internals and a set of their sweet 970 Series piggyback reservoir rear shocks and that was that. New, light wheels with black alloy rims and spokes give it up for the blingy gold nipples that will change the feel of the Dyna instantly. It’s like the difference between running in work boots or in running shoes. Stunters love their brakes and there’s a nice little show going on here. Lyndall Brakes provided the trick rotors front and rear while a Performance Machine’s four-piston caliper up front does the stopping. Nothing unusual about that, but that’s because the show’s going on out back. A beefy looking aluminum mount showcases dual four-piston Tokico calipers standing loud and proud and ready to stop the rear wheel on a gnat. Pretty cool stuff to me anyways.
A slightly hot-rodded Twin Cam provides the necessary go while making sure you notice Two Bros’ lovely looking 2-into1 exhaust. Hey, that’s what I’d guess this bike was built for besides the stunting aspect. From there it’s up to you to whether you want to find out more about another exhaust maker. Hey, I’m not complaining, but there sure are a helluva lot of them and I wish them all the best. I guess if 90% of new Harleys end up with an aftermarket exhaust as it seems to be here in Texas, that’s potentially upwards of 200,000 sales per year. Add one more shrimp to the barbie lads.
There’s a familiar look to this bike because they kept the Dyna silhouette courtesy of the tanks and chopped stock rear fender. Chucking the front one is probably a smart stunter thing to do and certainly adds to the aggressive look. Even the bars and foot pegs fit the Dyna profile, but that seat is a dead giveaway if there ever was one. The BMC- Corbin The Wall seat is certainly a wall of upholstery in its own way and for good reason I’m sure. That additional seating space on the tank is not for carry a passenger, but for Mr. Stunter to use for no reason other than he or she can. Thank goodness this stunting stuff wasn’t around when I was a kid or I’d probably be tempted to try it out too.
Just in case you missed the point of this bike’s reason to be, it got a paintjob that you couldn’t miss or end up connecting with in some way. Yes sir, it’s a tribute to the most famous hooligans in Hazzard County, Bo Duke and Luke Duke, and their infamous Dodge Charger, the General Lee. Cripes, you could throw the General’s 01 and star banners on just about anything and people would know what’s up and still look. Maybe everybody just dreamed of flailing around back country dirt roads in a cool car like the orange Charger. TBR did their own take on it and it looks completely different, yet somehow the same.
The paint is the calling card on this interesting performance build. And, that’s how you get them into your booth at rallies to check out your products. I’d say they caught my eye and I now realize TBR makes Harley exhausts. Job done. For more info on Two Brothers Racing’s Harley exhausts visit https://www.twobros.com/