Sven Cycles Stocker Chopper Job – Made in Switzerland
Story by Horst Rosler and Mark Barnett
Photos by Horst Rosler
Europe’s oldest democracy has charming landscapes as well as skilled people who know their jobs and work with passion. Sven Traber of Sven Cycles built up this highly modified Harley-Davidson using mostly parts by RST-Performance from Volkertshausen, Germany. Sven’s shop distributes these parts in Switzerland, a country neither in the EC nor the Euro Zone. Founded by Roland Stocker more than twenty years ago, RST-Performance has been manufacturing custom parts from the beginning. Roland’s company never really built promotion bikes, instead they left it to their dealers, like Sven, to do so.
The bike shown here, named BAD, showcases RST parts that take CNC machining to new levels. The frame and engine are still stock, allowing this bike to easily win the Swiss Performance Stock class this year. The rear wheel is a massive 330 mounted in a Penz swingarm and using a BAKER right side drive transmission. RST wheels, discs, calipers, pulley, and complete fork with laser cut iron crosses complete the build. A lot of work also went into the sheet metal. The tank was handcrafted and the massive rear fender integrates LED tail and brake lights. KessTech exhausts allow the bike to be street legal. The cool airbrushing was done by Joerg Hofmann with plenty of skulls all around. This bike is a BAD ride.
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