Vicla-Style Harley-Davidson
“The bike has had a complete make-over and I’m over the moon with how it’s turned out,” said Keith, the owner of this Vicla-Style Harley-Davidson.
![Harley-Davidson Deluxe](http://i0.wp.com/www.ozbike.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vicla-Style-Harley-Ozbike_14.jpg?fit=1100%2C823&ssl=1)
AS A kid, I loved hearing and seeing Harleys go by. I always said, “When I can get one, I will…” My first Harley was a learner legal Sportster. I didn’t have it for long before I sold it and got a Breakout. I had my Breakout for couple years before selling it, which I’ve always regretted. I bought a V-Rod next but sold it pretty quickly as they were pretty much every second bike. I decided I wanted to build a Vicla-style Harley-Davidson as there isn’t too many around Canberra.
I bought the Harley-Davidson Deluxe and did a few mods and the paint done… but it wasn’t really what I was after so it sat for nearly two years while I was trying to come up with an idea of what I wanted.
Finally I caught up with Tanti from Twenty6Twenty Cycles and had a chat with him about what I wanted to do with the bike. He helped me with quite a lot of ideas, and said to drop it around to him and he’ll get started.
![Harley-Davidson Deluxe](http://i0.wp.com/www.ozbike.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vicla-Style-Harley-Ozbike_05.jpg?resize=708%2C470&ssl=1)
![Harley-Davidson Deluxe](http://i0.wp.com/www.ozbike.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vicla-Style-Harley-Ozbike_19.jpg?resize=708%2C499&ssl=1)
![Harley-Davidson Deluxe](http://i0.wp.com/www.ozbike.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vicla-Style-Harley-Ozbike_18.jpg?resize=708%2C507&ssl=1)
![Harley-Davidson Deluxe](http://i0.wp.com/www.ozbike.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vicla-Style-Harley-Ozbike_17.jpg?resize=708%2C468&ssl=1)
I sent the front fender, tank and new stretched rear fender to Marcus at Deathwish Customs who had previously done an awesome job with my Breakout. He spent a lot of time on this one, and as you can see, it has turned out crazy. The pin-striping and gold-leaf set it off, which were done by Dony from @Donyspinstriping.
![Harley-Davidson Deluxe](http://i0.wp.com/www.ozbike.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vicla-Style-Harley-Ozbike_16.jpg?resize=708%2C947&ssl=1)
![Harley-Davidson Deluxe](http://i0.wp.com/www.ozbike.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vicla-Style-Harley-Ozbike_13.jpg?resize=708%2C469&ssl=1)
![Harley-Davidson Deluxe](http://i0.wp.com/www.ozbike.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vicla-Style-Harley-Ozbike_12.jpg?resize=708%2C452&ssl=1)
![Harley-Davidson Deluxe](http://i0.wp.com/www.ozbike.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vicla-Style-Harley-Ozbike_11.jpg?resize=708%2C474&ssl=1)
While the tins were away for paint, Tanti had the bike completely apart and was working his magic with all the mods.
The bike has had a complete make-over and I’m over the moon with how it’s turned out. There’s way too many mods to mention them all, but I want to give a massive thanks to the boys who helped me bring my vision to life.
Previous to this make-over I barely rode the Deluxe as I wasn’t a big fan of it and also I didn’t have much time to ride. But now, after getting it back, I make sure I ‘find’ the time to ride it!
![Harley-Davidson Deluxe](http://i0.wp.com/www.ozbike.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vicla-Style-Harley-Ozbike_07.jpg?resize=708%2C572&ssl=1)
![Harley-Davidson Deluxe](http://i0.wp.com/www.ozbike.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vicla-Style-Harley-Ozbike_10.jpg?resize=708%2C534&ssl=1)
![Harley-Davidson Deluxe](http://i0.wp.com/www.ozbike.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vicla-Style-Harley-Ozbike_06.jpg?resize=708%2C467&ssl=1)
![Harley-Davidson Deluxe](http://i0.wp.com/www.ozbike.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vicla-Style-Harley-Ozbike_01.jpg?resize=708%2C491&ssl=1)
words by Keith Tuoro; photos by Julius Goboly at Tower Photographics.
Tenelle Tuoro
THE fabulous model on Keith’s vicla-style Harley-Davidson is none other than his beautiful wife Tenelle. Looking at the photos, it’s not hard to see the chemistry between them. A match made in Heaven, I’d say — Skol.
![Harley-Davidson Deluxe](http://i0.wp.com/www.ozbike.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vicla-Style-Harley-Ozbike_03.jpg?resize=708%2C712&ssl=1)
![Harley-Davidson Deluxe](http://i0.wp.com/www.ozbike.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Vicla-Style-Harley-Ozbike_02.jpg?resize=708%2C449&ssl=1)