Club-Style Harley-Davidson Street Bob
“I like the club-style of motorcycle design. It's kind of the evolution of all the motocross kids, that kind of club-style where we're doing burnouts and wheelies,” said Scott.
I WORK at Harley-Heaven in Tempe (Sydney) as a Spare Parts Specialist. I bought this 2019 Street Bob secondhand from Harley-Heaven. It started out as fairly standard motorcycle but it’s been on a bit of a journey — I recently got hit by a car and ended up doing a full rebuild on it
This guy turned right in front of me; I had nowhere to go. He pulled through a lane of traffic that was stopped, but the lane I was in was still moving. I had no time to avoid him or hit the brakes, and went straight into the rear quarter-panel of his car. I spent a day in hospital doing checks and scans. I was beaten and sore but, yeah, no broken bones, no grazed skin. I had all the gear on.
He was in the wrong; the bike was extensively damaged. I had no insurance. Turns out he had no insurance either so it turned into a bit of a shit-fight. Lawyers involved eventually. It was a lot of money, and the guy came back and we discussed it and kind of met halfway. It enabled me to purchase the parts I needed to rebuild the bike myself.
So I stripped the bike down until it was basically just an engine in a frame. It was an opportunity to do things exactly how I wanted.
I like the club-style of motorcycle design. It’s kind of the evolution of all the motocross kids, that kind of club-style where we’re doing burnouts and wheelies; it’s about nice handlebars and mid-mounts. It’s a fun style.
After the accident the front-end was screwed. It was bent like a banana. I replaced the front forks with original Harley items but fitted Progressive Suspension springs and Screamin’ Eagle heavy-duty fork oil; new triple clamps, new rises, new handlebars. Yeah, the front end was a full rebuild.
I’ve done the Arlen Ness big-brake-kit on the front with the matching rotor on the back. They come with a spacer to move the brake caliper out to align with the bigger disc circumference.
The seat is a Saddlemen Step-Up. It’s a brilliant seat. It’s super comfortable and gives you a good bit of back support. The Lay-Down number-plate frame tidies up the rear-end, along with the Kodlin bullet-style indicators.
The motor has a Stage 3 kit fitted: pistons, jugs, S&S 475 cam, heavy breather. With the SP Concepts 2-to-1 exhaust and a tune, it made 112 horsepower and 119 torque on the dyno. Needless to say, it’s a lot of fun to ride. I find the S&S 475 cam a good all-round cam. It makes good power, good torque, and then it’s easy to cruise with as well.
The accident was also an opportunity to change the colour. This is a factory Harley-Davidson colour on the new 2025 Low Rider ST. It’s called Blue Burst. I used the new logo on the tank as well. It just kind of suits the style of the bike. I think the blue, the black, and then the little bits of stainless and the chrome, really look good on the bike.
I entrusted the painting to Peter from Cutting Edge Motorcycle Paint Shop, a guy who does a lot of stuff for us in the workshop. He’s got a real eye for detail and he’s done an amazing job.
It’s a Memphis Shades Road Warrior windscreen that I had colour-matched to the bike. A lot of people just leave them black but the accident created an opportunity to step out of the black Harley kind of thing.
Robert at CompCoat Race Coatings did a knockout job on all the fresh powder-coat stuff. When I had it all apart, even though stuff wasn’t damaged, it was a good opportunity for a refresh so we re-did the wheels, crash-bars, etc… I also did the switch-block covers; they are normally a matt finish but I did them in gloss.
The slider bars are from a brand called Twisted; they’re just a crash-bar for the front with the matching sliders on the back; they double up as pegs as well. If it wasn’t for them, the engine would’ve been gone in the accident.
I’ll maybe upgrade the rear suspension next, put a shock in that lifts the rear-end up a little bit more, get a bit more ground clearance. That’s about it. It’s almost the perfect bike now.
Just a couple of mentions for people who helped me through this journey: All the team at Harley-Heaven, Sydney; everyone’s been great helping me out where they can give me guidance when it was needed. Again, big shout out to Peter at Cutting Edge and Robert at CompCoat. Also to Hillary, my partner; without her I probably wouldn’t have got through this ordeal; it was pretty taxing mentally and physically.
Words by Scott at Harley-Heaven Sydney
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Great looking machine, well done. Can I ask what brand the saddle bags are?