Born as a nice little 2013 Harley-Davidson Street Glide that is probably the most popular tourer in Harley’s cavalcade of bikes, it had no idea what was in store for it once Brian got his hands on it. It’s been tweaked, twisted, and torched until it’s only a shadow (and a very small one at that) of itself. But that’s okay. Brian’s no bagger virgin having knocked out one knockout bagger after the other so minor things like altering the front end geometry is no big deal to him anymore. In this case, the headstock now sits at a 53-degree rake with an additional12-degrees in the SMT Machining triple trees. That’s a pretty damn radical change from The Motor Company’s 30-degrees stock total, but in case you somehow missed it, there’s a big hoop up front that requires a lot of rake just to accommodate it.

 

   The Metalsport Inc. 30-inch Dallas wheel surrounded by Vee Rubber is a pretty impressive piece just by itself, but throw on one of Glenndyne Design’s 18-inch rotor and unique dual-caliper brake systems and you’ve got quite a show stopper before you even get into the rest of the bike. Like most custom baggers, you have to assume there’s a rear wheel back there under all that bodywork, but what it is doesn’t seem to matter anymore so we’ll just skip it. Another reason you-no-see is the Platinum Air Suspension which makes sure the wheel is covered by the bodywork at rest and pumps up as necessary before it’s ridden off before being deflated at the next stop.

 

   Where Brian really shines is in that bodywork which features a totally reworked fairing styled around a headlight off a Suzuki GSX-R sport bike. Using metric sportbike lighting sure gives a designer a chance to break out of the factory mold in a heartbeat while smart design makes sure oit doesn’t look stuck on or just out of place. The inner fairing has been totally remodeled also with a complete Dakota Digital gauge package replacing the H-D stockers. You know, sometimes we take Dakota Digital gauges for granted, but this company keeps turning out high-tech, motorcycle-tough gauges that are their own animal and a good one at that. There’s a bank of speakers fencing them in and all connected to a whack audio system that’s way beyond my comprehension on a motorcycle. I’ve seen the specs, but unfortunately they mean nothing to me. Kinda like talking to my girl friend about cam specs ─ she can ride like hell, but she doesn’t give a damn about cams.

 

    Aft is where it’s at on this bike as far as I’m concerned with Brian’s bag and fender work. The tall and slim bags with late model Caddy taillights frenched-in just flow rearward to a point that looks like an Italian designer concept car. The bold, thick flip of the rear fender ties it all harmoniously together in a way I’ve personally not seen before. I can only imagine Brian put a lot of time and thought into making it look like a complete design instead of separate pieces strung together. Nice, nice work all around. It doesn’t hurt that the aforementioned ‘flowing liquid metal’ meets a slim seat that continues the curves while again, daintily flowing over the rear fender. Again, nice stuff going on here. Making all that ‘stuff’ hang together is a stunner of a paintjob by Lucky Luciano’s Custom Paint. Talk about shimmering in the sun, this paintjob is the definition of that term.  

 

  Yup, it’s time to discus that elephant in the engine room and what a pachyderm of a powerplant it is. Brian raised the stake of the 103-inch Twin Cam with a Trask Performance turbo package that includes an intercooler to make sure no ponies were lost in the heated unnaturally-aspirated battle going on inside the cylinders. But that’s not all, heaping on a set of Screamin’ Eagle heads and cams is like adding more hot sauce to a dish that’s already spicy to begin with. I don’t know who or where all the added power can be used, but it sure has gotta be a trip finding out the end result mechanical equation. If there was a Fastest 30-inch Wheel Bagger competition on Discovery, I’d have to guess Brian’s bike would be a serious contender.

 

  Be sure to take a look at all of Jack Cofano’s lovely photos in the accompanying gallery and check out all the details I’ve overlooked. It’s easy to do when something this off the hook comes your way so I’m going back in kids and blow up the photos even more. In the meantime, you can give Brian a call at 602-695-3964 if his Hatred Customs work pulls at your motorcycle heartstrings.