Classic Cream ColorBond Rocker C
You’d never guess this bike was once an original Harley-Davidson Rocker C. Simon had the vision to turn it into one very special custom motorcycle.
I’VE BEEN building cars and bikes for 20 years at least. It’s a hobby. This time I thought I’d build a bike different from everyone else—and that’s why I used the Rocker C because everyone looks at them as an ugly bike and doesn’t think they can do anything with them.
I bought a second-hand Rocker C. It had 1500 km on it so it was pretty much brand new. I didn’t plan to go this far with it but I hated the blue colour so the bike got stripped to repaint the frame.
From there we started building; ordering parts.
Pretty much all the accessories—the custom-made handlebars, the front fender, the rear fender—you see on the bike were done by Darryl at Farst Cycles. Darryl’s out Picton way. He’s a one-man show. Don’t know how he does everything by himself but he gets it all done.
I bought the wheels from Colorado Customs in the States and Darryl fitted them with the right spacing. His work’s top-notch.
There’s no raking or modifying the frame at all, and it’s just got a 260 rear tyre because I still wanted to ride it.
The air suspension is an all-in-one, complete unit under the bike. The bike rides well, drops well, raises well.
Darryl made the seat pan and then another friend of mine, Darren, he’s a trimmer, he trimmed it all up. I got a few ideas together and said, “This is how I want it,” and it turned out exactly right.
The exhaust is actually from Jesse James West Coast Customs. I wanted to get an exhaust that was completely different but I didn’t want to make something up. It does get a bit hot so I ended up wrapping it to take down the heat.
Basser Custom has painted all my cars and bikes. I came up with a colour—the actual colour is from ColorBond—and I got him to match it for me. Then I sent it to Kyle down at Smith Customs who did all the graphics, candy work, all the gold leaf. It’s actually got 23-karat white gold leafing on it. It was two workshops working together, but, yeah, I’m very happy with the outcome.
A friend of mine from Sydney Whitewalls suggested the purple whitewalls to match the paint-work on the bike. It’s very different from the usual whitewalls.
I’d like to thank Saf at Rockstr Garage for the detailing and the Pomponazzi treatment—a paint protection system which makes it scratch-resistant; gives it more gloss.
This is a bike that stands out in a crowd. There’s no other bike like it. Of course, it’s for sale at the right price…
words by Simon; photos by George
Rachel Eatsoreos
I’M A tattoo artist. I started working in the tattoo industry in 2010. When you start you get to be an apprentice, which is probably French for ‘unpaid slave’. I started tattooing in 2012 so I’ve been working on skin ever since.
I have more than 350 hours worth of tattoo work done by more than 30 artists. I’ve travelled all over the world. I’ve got ones from my son when he was three, up to people like Jimmy Whitlock who was on the TV show, Ink Master. From very little known to very well known. The majority of my work, though, has been done by Clint Hawes.
I actually have a Harley-Davidson. I’ve had it for about a year. I got sick of being the girl in the back seat so I went down to the Harley dealership in Newcastle and bought a 500 Street. I’d never ridden before and I didn’t have a licence so I figured I was forcing myself to learn… and I haven’t looked back…
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