This lavish Harley-Davidson Street Bob is peak Rough Crafts

Regardless that Tough Crafts frontman Winston Yeh is pleased to construct customized bikes that fall exterior of his purview, his bread and butter are smooth and daring Harley-Davidsons swathed in black. He does it so nicely, that almost all clients request ‘a Tough Crafts-style Harley’ and go away it at that.

That was virtually the story with this imposing, but refined, Harley-Davidson Street Bob. “He requested the extra bling facet of Tough Crafts—if that is smart,” Winston explains. “A few of our bikes are ‘black black,’ and a few have some shiny bits and a extra luxurious really feel. That’s what he was in search of.”

Rough Crafts began with a 2022-model Road Bob—a motorcycle that Winston favors for its easy format and minimalist construct. Tough Crafts relies in Taiwan, the place strict rules rule out the potential of altering a motorcycle’s body and retaining it street-legal. So Winston and his crew of collaborators have labored out methods to create most fashion with minimal fuss.

This Road Bob’s chassis and engine are utterly inventory, though the stance has been tweaked with new wheels and some even handed suspension changes. The entrance forks characteristic a Progressive Suspension decreasing package and Tough Crafts fork shrouds, whereas a Progressive shock props up the rear.

The burly alloy wheels are Roland Sands Design gadgets. Measuring 18” up entrance and 16” out again, they’re wrapped in vintage-style sawtooth treads from Duro. Slowing the Harley down are new Beringer calipers, with the brake discs mounted on customized carriers.

The entire Road Bob’s bodywork is customized—beginning with its slim gas tank. It sports activities Tough Crafts’ signature scallops on the perimeters, whereas tapering elegantly in the direction of the entrance of the seat. Look carefully, and also you’ll spot a refined rib run down the center of it.

The bobbed saddle, and the blank-off plate that sits beneath it to guard the electronics, had been made by BT Choppers in Poland. A customized leather-based cowl provides a contact of favor. Out again, a decent rear fender mimics the strains of the tank, with an identical rib that carries the theme from entrance to again.

Additional ahead, the OEM risers had been swapped out for a finned set from the Tough Crafts catalog, designed to accommodate the Road Bob’s petite digital gauge. Tough Crafts handlebars are fitted with Tough Crafts x Arlen Ness grips, Beringer controls, and Rebuffini switches. A grill-covered Tough Crafts headlight sits out entrance.

As per the shopper’s request, Winston injected some panache into the Harley Road Bob’s finishes. Matte and gloss carbon overlays adorn the tank and fender, break up by refined silver-leaf striping. SFC Simon Fiber Craft dealt with the carbon fiber work, Rover Works Customized Paint did the paint, and a pair of Irregular Sides made the intricate Tough Crafts tank badges.

2 Irregular Sides additionally whipped up a set of pushrod collars; one other Tough Crafts signature. The bike’s dressed up with an array of Tough Crafts x Arlen Ness elements, together with the rocker field covers, cam cowl, air consumption, and mid-mounted foot controls. The hydraulic clutch housing is from Rebuffini, however the cowl is one other RC half.

Two-into-one exhaust headers snake their approach alongside the facet of the bike, terminating in a stubby muffler. Finer particulars embrace a Tough Crafts gasoline cap, and Koso-made RC flip indicators, with the rear indicators doubling up as taillights.

With each field ticked, CT-Storage acquired the bike over the road by tackling the meeting.

Nicknamed ‘Gilded Spear,’ this tradition Harley-Davidson Road Bob is the quintessential Tough Crafts construct. it, it’s instantly clear why so a lot of Winston’s shoppers are pleased to let him do his factor, no questions requested.