No one will ever say that Coby Klein is afraid; at least when it comes time to knock out a whack bagger that’s a showcase for SBD’s own parts and handiwork. Normally, most people use a Harley frame just for its neck and VIN number and the rest be damned, but not Coby. He cut off the frame at the base of the downtubes and right above the engine’s Vee on the top tube, tossed that piece out and replaced that with his own neck and appropriate tubing (you should’ve watched that video) to accommodate a gigundous 30” front wheel made by Mad Wheels Inc. Basically, everything you see other than the engine and a few bits are from SBD’s own parts line or one-offs by Cody.
The SBD fairing can never be accused of being someone else’s design as it’s definitely its own DNA from start to finish. At first I thought it was too tall to look over, but SBD’s video of it with a rider showed it to be much lower than first glance. That can be altered quite a bit, though, as the windscreen is electrically operated and can angle up to about 45-degrees for wind protection. With a complete and thorough custom gauge package, huge speaker areas, adjustable windscreen, and even Internet capability (maybe it is Four Corners capable?).
Coby obviously loves his flow, so to speak, and made the fuel tank flow into his completely different tail section. I say tail section as the bags have a look of their own and they start their flow from the back of the tank to the tip of the tail. Helping to keep the flow on the go are his hydraulically operated bag lids that rise together at the touch of a button. Surprisingly for custom bags, SBD claims that they hold more than a stocker’s while they look totally different than just extended bags do. That flow thing again. SBD’s rear fender/seat piece with an optional ducktail flip completes the look. Just don’t ask me what the rear wheel is because it’s so well hidden it could be a rusty spoke wheel with a cracked whitewall tire on it. No, I’m not saying Coby did or would ever do something like that; it’s just that he’s totally hidden the rear wheel in bodywork. Totally.
Keeping the flow as low as you can go especially when you’re not on the go, but parked is something SBD takes to a different level with Coby’s electric centerstand. This nifty billet piece is combined with air suspension (Arnott Air Suspension is SBD’s choice in their kit although Legends Air Ride can be used with a relocated compressor) and allows you pull up to a stop, lower the centerstand in place, drop the air suspension, and stay upright while basically sitting on the deck. Flip the saddlebag lids up right after and you’re a one-person show that’ll entertain onlookers for hours.
Cody’s bagger he calls Vengence knocked ‘em dead at this year’s Sturgis rally and Bagger Magazine gave it their coveted “Editors Choice Top Pick” award. Could’ve been the striking skull-laden paintjob or maybe the tasty ceramic wheel and engine finishes, but I gotta go with the flow thing here. Well maybe it was the flow combined with the finishes and the Ferris wheel up front and of course, all the major frame changes, or possibly . . .
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