Noise Cycles Harley-Davidson 120R WR

In 2013, Scott Jones of NOISE Cycles confirmed up at Born Free 5 with a machine that captivated minds: a 1952 Harley-Davidson Panhead morphed right into a race-inspired, aluminum-bodied bike with an asymmetrical face.

He clutched the “Greatest in Present” award, netting him a model new 120R motor from Harley-Davidson that got here with the dedication of constructing a motorcycle round it for the subsequent yr’s present.

“My thoughts began spinning instantly,” says Scott.

Inside days, there was a sketch. The concept was a unadorned superbike – a motorcycle with a silhouette that seemed just like the race machines that Eddie Lawson and Wes Cooley piloted to AMA victories. Earlier than work began, nevertheless, Jones discovered himself within the Harley-Davidson Museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

After a full day’s time contained in the museum that blew his thoughts, there was a brand new concept: “The silhouette was going to imitate the WR Racers of the Nineteen Forties.”

In NOISE Cycles style, it turned much more concerned than simply making it appear to be a WR. The concepts got here flooding in, and tweaks have been made to ensure the bike labored each mechanically and aesthetically.

“I threw Morris magazine wheels on there to provide a little bit throwback to the street race bikes of the ‘70s, and I acquired some NOS Works Shocks, too,” he stated.

Pulling in iconic bits and items from Harleys of all years and making them work in concord looks like an inconceivable activity, however Jones discovered methods.

“I acquired an previous white buddy seat from an early Shovelhead, took it aside, and had my seat man use that cowl to wrap my new seat. I initially had a unique concept for the paint, however close to the top, I began seeing it, and I selected to go along with Harley Davidson Orlando Orange, and a paint scheme that’s a throwback to the Thirties.”

Jones meticulously introduced in precisely what he needed.

“The nacelle is an early Extensive Glide morphed with a Sportster, and the foot-clutch-hand-shift setup is simply Nineteen Twenties HD. This factor is a handful, however a blast to experience.”

The bike made it to Born Free 6, and regardless of being a contemporary bike at coronary heart, all of the classic styling cues actually let it slot in with the remainder of the present. It now rests within the Harley-Davidson Museum.

“I’m really honored and blessed to have my work in there. It’s a dream come true.”