Actually I’m not sure why the Odham’s refer to their bike as a 2014 Road Glide as anything Harley-branded is only in spirit from what I can see. The frame and swingarm are from Paughco’s extensive parts inventory and set the tone for a reasonable custom wheel and tire upgrade/change. A set of Renegade Wheels’ Cinci model in a 23-inch up front with a matching rotor mirrored by an 18-inch wheel out back lay out the custom bagger look the Odhams were going for. Progressive Suspension’s Air Dragger shocks lets the suspension move up or down two-inches on the fly and works with the Harley-based fork featuring Hawg Halter Inc. lowers, Sinister Industries sliders, and Paul Yaffe triple trees. Not much H-D DNA left there.

 

   Nor is the engine a product of Milwaukee, but a lovely piece of 131-inch high-performance billet beauty courtesy of Patrick Racing with Diamond Cut Heads adding some bling and additional cooling. The Evo-style engine breathes through a Wimmer air cleaner sitting on a 45mm Mikuni carb and exhales with a deep breath into the 2-into-1 Paul Yaffe Phantom exhaust. That’s one mighty mill easily capable of pushing this bagger to very sporting speeds at the touch of the throttle making gear changing on the 6-speed tranny optional, not necessary, whether two-up and loaded or not. A beefy open belt drive from Tech Cycle handles all the high torque/high horsepower negotiations between the engine and tranny while making sure you’d never think this was a part installed in the town that made beer famous. Not much H-D DNA here either.

 

  Even when it came to bodywork, the Odhams naturally went the custom route simply skipping out on modifying Harley pieces and purchasing items like the Paul Yaffe Bagger Nation stretched tank or the Sinister Industries front fender and chin spoiler. The only things in question are the Road Glide-style fairing and modified bags which might be modified Harley items, but that’s unclear at this time. At least I know they shoved a Yaffe dash in there filled with Dakota Digital’s finest and a Titan audio system. Maybe the fairing is an H-D unit, now there’s some H-D DNA at least, although I’m guessing and I’m not known as a good guesser.

 

  One thing that stands out and I mean really stands out in what is a today-conservative (everything’s relevant) radical custom build and that’s the Odhams’ rump perches. I was going to say, “When was the last time you saw a modern version of a king and queen seat on a bagger?” when I should have said, “Have you ever seen a modern version of a king and queen seat on a bagger?” Yeah, that’s more like it. Frankly, it was the first thing I noticed and surprisingly for someone as pain-in-the-ass picky as me, it looks more than okay, it looks natural. I’m not sure of the reason or history behind this choice, but I gotta say I like it and I like the two-tone covering John Longo made for it too. Fits in nicely with the tribal graphic paintwork by Mark Long. I’m pretty sure Mark didn’t use OEM paint so nothing to do with H-D DNA here either.

 

   What Mickey and Betty Odham have created is their own version of a Road Glide with more power, more bling, and more of everything riders love their Road Glides for. Whether this was a bagger built by accident, finances, or just having it your way is something I don’t know. What I do k now is that the Odhams built a phantom Road Glide that handles the show floor as well as the open road and maybe that was the plan from the git. Doesn’t matter as they got exactly what they wanted and that’s something that’s not easy to find in any standard package.