2004 Special Construction Hard Tail

What was your intended objective when you started the build?

To build the best and most reliable bike to ride and show. I wanted to combine old school with new school.

What motivated you to start your project?

I always wanted to build a chopper way
back in the 70’s when I was in high schoo

What was the most unique and creative thing you did to the bike?

I guess that I built my own chopper and made my dream come true.

What are you most proud of?

The parts that I designed and made on the CNC, from the solid aluminum fender to the air cleaner and my own special triple trees. When Jeff Starke, president of the International Master Bike Builders Association told me that it was sheer joy judging my bike, it scored high and took 1st place in radical.

What do other people say about your motorcycle?

They love it. Because there is so much detail in the bike, they will look at it a few months or year latter and notice something new and ask me when I added that. I tell them that was always there, you just didn’t see it the last time.

7 Comments

Becky Willert says:

July 13, 2018 at 4:50 pm

My favorite bike!

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George P. says:

August 29, 2018 at 3:46 pm

You’ve got a nice one of a kind bike here,a true work of art,you should be proud,nice job!!!

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Larry W. says:

September 14, 2018 at 11:11 am

Did anyone ever notice that the main picture is reversed? The primary is always on the left side of the bike, not the right side.

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Dirk T. Sanchez says:

September 17, 2018 at 12:27 pm

How did a garage build cost $50,000 + if you’re machining your own parts? But nice looking bike either way.

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Diamond Dave says:

September 23, 2018 at 7:29 am

I agree wth Larry W., what’s going on with the main pic & the primary on the right side of the bike? Looks like it’s suppose to be there but it’s not possible. Nice bike but???

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Hugh Janus says:

September 24, 2018 at 12:31 pm

Pretty sure this isn’t a garage built bike……$50,000 + and reversed pics? Seems suspicious.

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- Don Kepunch says:
  
  September 26, 2018 at 8:50 am
  
  Its an optical illusion….the primary is on the left where it should be in every picture, look closer. But to have a garage built cost over 50-K to me seems ridiculous.
  
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Specifics

Make, Model & Year: 2004 Special Construction Hard Tail

Fondly known as: Wildfire

Time spent: 2 yrs.

Money spent: 50 Grand

Engine: 93 cubic inch Accurate Engineering Pan Head specifically built for me.

Intake: Down Draft Webber Carb.

Exhaust: Two part drag pipes custom made from Tuff Cycle and Me. The inner pipes are a inch and a half diameter and the outer pipes are two inch diameter cut from drag pipes and two inch diameter flex pipe.

Transmission: 2003 Rev Tech. 5 speed with Andrews gears.

Frame: 2001 Tuff Cycle 40 degree rake 4 inch stretch up and out

Suspension: Hardtail Special made triple trees

Wheels, tires and brakes: Front: 19 inch P.M. wheel with 110 Metzeler tire and P.M. brake. Rear: 18 inch P.M. wheel with 200 Metzeler tire and P.M brake combined with rear pulley.

Finish – Paint: sheet metal fabrication (gas tank, oil tank, and rear fender) molding and paint were all done at Tuff Cycle

Accessories: Handle Bars: Ness Hand and Foot Controls: P.M. Headlight: Headwinds Taillight: Paul Yaffe Gauges: Dakota Digital Fuel Tank: Tuff Cycle Oil Tank: Tuff Cycle Front Fender: Larry Willert Rear Fender: Tuff Cycle Seat Pan: Tuff Cycle Seat: Guys Upholstery