Oscar chose an American Wire 21” 80-spoke front wheel after seeing the West Coast low rider look at motorcycle events. “I liked it, so I ordered it from Barnett H-D, and then we used matching rotors by American Wire.” The skinny front wheel look was complimented and completed by a 120/90 Metzeler tire.

Oscar planned to really ride this bagger and wanted more than just a Road King’s windshield so he decided a Hoppe bat wing-style fairing would be an awesome choice for his bagger. Oscar’s favorite part of the bike is the skull airbrushed onto the fairing by Danny Bally, who then put flashing LED lights behind the eyes. Oscar couldn’t be happier with his choice of painter Danny Bally of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, for his custom paintjob (www.dannybally.net). Danny began making a name for himself by tossing aside a lucrative career in accounting and creating some of the most outrageously sought-out paintjobs in the country. In a short time he earned the spot of top DuPont painter. By offering a lifetime warranty on all of his workmanship, he clearly stands behind every paintjob with confidence, using paint colors that change with the temperature, colors that change according to the angle you’re looking from, real crushed glass pearls stronger than metal- based paint, and chrome paints in every possible color and paint scheme. He offers LED installs as well as custom gas caps and stretches, and tank rust removal and restoration. For Oscar, Danny covered the flat black base paint with candy orange flames, making this bike look hot and fast even when it’s at rest. “A lot of people think it’s a sticker, and I have to tell them no, it’s an actual paintjob.” It’s a haul from El Paso up to Danny’s shop, but Oscar said it more than pays off. “You have to make a couple of trips, and it’s about four hours each way, but it’s worth it,” Oscar said.

This is the fourth bike Oscar has modified. He’s got a ’99 Softail, an ’03 Springer, and an ’04 Dyna. But the bagger is the one he rides the most and in the three or so years he’s had it he’s put more than 20,000 miles on it. “It can carry more stuff,” said Oscar, who owns an El Paso business called Oscar’s Trucking. “I use my bike for transportation to work and for my business when I go out and give estimates. People freak out when I show up at a job site. They say, ‘What are you doing on a bike? You’re supposed to be hauling dirt.’ And I say, ‘Yeah, but once in awhile I like to get out there on the job site and cruise around.’”