BEING A full time bike mechanic who had previously put together a shop-built 30-inch bagger, Shaun McGarry had a hankering to get stuck into one of his own, putting his own flavour on the build and showing what a talented young fella can do. After picking up a stock, burgundy, Ultra Classic locally, he rode it daily for six months while he accumulated the right parts before tearing it apart.

Starting with that huge 30-inch SMT Big Fatty wheel wrapped in a rubber band 140/40/30 tyre and 30-inch FL wrapped fibreglass fender, Shaun fitted an American Suspension bolt-on neck/rake kit specifically designed for the 30-inch wheel eliminating the need to chop the frame to clearance the new roller. This is achieved by bolting the AS neck through the bike’s steering hub as well as to the frame. Clever stuff and totally reversible if ever needed.

Once the wheel was in place and the forks loaded with American Suspension air-ride, Shaun turned his attention to fitting a 2013 Road Glide front fairing, building his own support frame to the new AS neck kit to clear the front wheel when aired out. The fairing was filled with HID headlights, and HogLights integrated driving light/turn signals, as well as a JVC head unit. 

Rockford Fosgate Punch six-inch speakers fill the top speaker pods, with marine grade six-and-a-half-inch units in the lower fairing pods. 

Fourteen-inch Wild One Reaper bars keep the whole shebang pointed where it needs to go with some Arlen Ness knurled grips and extended cables finishing the setup.

Getting the whole back end closer to earth is a pair of Monroe Max air shocks, with four Asco quarter-inch solenoids, alloy air tank, and a Viair 400 cc compressor out of sight in the left bag. Controlling the ride height are a pair of switches mounted to the back of the horn cover.

A six-inch stretched tank shroud, dash cover, and side covers were also fitted, along with a Danny Grey FLH seat. 

To get that long, low, and swept back look, Shaun fitted a pair of Trendsetter hard-bags which were then strengthened with extra fibreglass. These are stretched six-inches down, and nine-inches back, including a matching rear fender overlay incorporating LED strip tail-lights. 

The stock 88-cube Twin Cam was left that way, with the addition of some fishtail slip-ons long enough to clear the new hard-bags properly.

With the bike finished but still sitting in raw form, Shaun and Jasmine discovered baby Felix was on his way. The decision was made to sell so a gloss Mitsubishi black hue (with a hint of blue pearl) was chosen for its better resale properties, which turned out to be the right choice with the bike heading east to its new owner shortly after Felix’s arrival.

Shaun would like to thank his partner Jasmine for her unending support and also modelling for the shoot; Jamie and Heidi for letting him use the shop to work on the bike; Justin for his help with storing the bike during the build; Mum and Dad for their constant encouragement; and lastly, Drew for his excellent job on getting the bodywork and paint spot on.

words & pics by Brad Miskiewicz

Jasmine

HI. I’ve been been modelling since I was 13-years-old doing mainly bikini and nude, but this was my first studio shoot. I love modelling and the sexy, cheeky, free feeling it gives me. 

I’ve been around custom cars and bikes for all my life as my dad built a lot of them from the ground up. 

Watching Shaun build this bike from start to finish was lots of fun and inspiring, with the end result being absolutely drop-dead gorgeous. It was a shame we had to sell it but now we’ve got our first house and a new family… we wouldn’t trade that for the world.