How this all came about was thorough a conversation Joey and a friend were having about what a bike could be if one really put himself into the build. “We didn’t want ordinary, we wanted exceptional. And for every part to carry a theme with parts many have never seen to turn the bike into a work of art. We developed a strategic plan with many man hours of research to find the exact parts and paint schemes to set us apart from everyone else,” said Joey. “Most importantly, the bike had to be a rider. We don’t build trailer queens.” Oh and there’s that little thing I previously mentioned about this being Joey’s personal rider and the key word here is “rider.”
Deconstruction began on the 2012 Harley-Davidson Street Glide after the complete plan had been formulated with Joey cutting and stretching the neck for fitment of a 26-inch front wheel. And not just any old 26-inch front wheel, but one built by SMT Machining in Glendale, Arizona, called Barbaric Tendencies. “We carry that wheel in-house and installed a single 13-inch rotor and a six-piston Performance Machine caliper for superior looks and braking,” said Joey. “Next we went with a pair of contrast cut Ness legs accompanied by the Yafterburner fork boots in contrast cut powder coating.
Bodywork consisted of a stretched tank, custom side panels, four-inch stretched bags and accented Sinister Industries fenders on both ends, and a complete reworking of the fairing from the inside out. “We added a raked Sinister fairing and a lower fairing to hide all the ugly switches. We replaced all the stock gauges with Dakota Digital gauges accented with Battistini contrast bezels,” said Joey. During this process the stock FLHX bars were replaced with Yaffe 14-inch Monkey Bars, but that was the last bit before Joey’s hidden agenda was discovered.
Some people just gotta have their music up front and in their face anywhere and everywhere they go and Joey definitely falls into that category. “We topped that off with a Clarion hidden electric face Double DIN stereo/DVD with Sirius satellite radio, navigation, Bluetooth, and every option a head unit can have, but still can be tucked away when you don’t want it seen or if it rains,” said Joey. “We replaced the factory fairing speakers with a 6×5 Rockford Fosgate set-up uo in the front and a 6×9 in the rear pushing them to the limit with a four-channel Fosgate amp for a crystal clear mind blowing sound.” Apparently the man loves his tunes.
With all that electrical razzmatazz out of the way, it was time for a bit of accessorizing courtesy of Precision Billet who supplied their Dark Side floorboards, air cleaner, points cover, and bag latches. Not much left to do at this point as the Motor Company 103 Twin Cam now with Diamond Cut heads is basically peachy as is other than adding some sort of exhaust system that won’t fight too hard with all the fancy ass audio stuff.
Swell nothing much left to do other than covering all the heavily massaged bodywork with paint that is. Joey knew exactly the guy to call, Brian Morgan in Easley, South Carolina (Facebook page- BKP Art) for the Apocalypse in Orange (my title) paintjob featuring skulls, skeletons, and a few more skulls. This is not the first time they’ve collaborated together as Joey explains, “When it went to paint, we trusted the guys at BKP paint with this work of art. After several meetings, a few trips back to add powder coat and more art, Resurrection was finally a reality.”
After garnering an impressive list of first place awards and doing time as Joey’s everyday personal rider that he says “rides better than factory”, Joey’s decided “It’s now time for someone else to enjoy as we begin our new project.” If you’re interested in Resurrection or would like to find out more about what Joey Beam’s Vindictive Wayz shop is up to, click on http://vindictivewayz.com/ for more info.