"Built for a 2019 custom show by a guy named Hawke Lawshe from Montana-based Vintage Technologies, the bike is a wonder to behold.
The first thing that catches the eye is the extremely long front fork that ends with a 17-inch wheel, the same size as the one in the back.
Then, the frame, custom-made by Lawshe from scratch, holding a 1981, fully exposed Shovelhead engine that has been stripped of the cooling and oiling components. The engine starts by means of an exposed kicker mechanism, is controlled by an EMF auto clutch, and breathes through an inverted fishtail exhaust.
Lawshe would have taken the bike to an auto show this year as well, but now he’s left with showing his masterpiece online (see the video below). We reckon his has a lot of chances at one of the three awards Harley will announce next week for the bikes in The No Show."
The online bike show, that Harley is promoting over the past week, has had some very interesting bikes making a debut. This one sure is unique and when he fires it up, in the video below, the engine is a thing of beauty.
A friend's brother put the first real long springer font end I ever saw, in person (not in a bike mag like Street Choppers), on a BSA (we called them beezers). It wasn't as long as this one obviously, but it had to be 15" over at least. That had to be 72ish. It caused quite a stir.
LOL he couldn't turn it around in the road. Very few places at all he could turn around. He had trouble at railroad crossings - it was as flexible as a wet noodle.
06-20-2020, 11:08 AM
Long Fork Harley-Davidson Chopper
