The foot pegs are from a dirt bike, just to look cool… and the grip is better.I also wanted to have the possibility to charge my phone when I ride. I wanted to clean up the top motor mount with relocation of the coil and hide the ignition cables.The breder hose is change to two breeder screws to make the carb location a cleaner look.I have used as much grey rubber hose and steel hose just to get that grey and metall feeling all-around.I also wanted the engine to blend in with the cylinders. The engine has been glass blasted and coated with a matt layer to keep the matt finish clean from oil and dirt.Hand built sissybar that have been clear coated to go with the tank and mudguard, triple is always a good figure to work with in a design.Powder coated with a blue grey matt finish on the frame and other smaller parts.The frame is changed from a swing arm to a rigid frame.The build of the Chopper B元 called, ”Fifty Shades Of Grey”. It was built from a Harley-Davidson Sportster XL 883 – A 1992 model. My best friend Carl-Johan helped me a lot during the build process as well as Loen from Lucky Boy Customs. I wanted it to look exactly like an old school BMX handlebar with even the foam roll. The idea came to me while sitting in my garage one day just hanging around, there she was, the old BMX! The idea of a BMX handlebar was born. The end tip on the exhaust is custom made, glass blasted and turned in aluminum. I also was looking for handlebars that could fit the bike. The glass blasted engine cuts the shine off and ends with the polished rockers. I dig the classic flames, but here in a stylish tasteful mix with the two grey shades used all over the bike. The flames where also decided in the early process. Polished aluminum worked well with the grey and the white walls to cut things off a little bit and give a hint of that classic look. I wanted a mix between shades of grey and different type of metal finishes. The grey colors were something that I wanted to use from the start. I wanted the bike to look stylish and clean, a bit sexy… Shiny but not too shiny. I thought the name Black Lanes was cool and it fits with what I do. I rent an area in a garage in the center of Stockholm which I share with 70 other bikes and builders / riders. I do not build to make any profit on them or as I think people want. I love the purity of mechanical solutions, and removing everything but the essentials necessary for a bike to run.īlack Lanes is a hobby and I build motorcycles that I want to ride myself. This is the third build I’ve designed as a builder. This made me start to mix wood into some of our builds. The seat under the leather is made in birch. I have always loved crafting and especially wood carving. When I’m not working with Black Lanes I teach woodcrafting at a school here in Sweden. It became an extension of that love for me. I loved every aspect of skateboarding and the feeling it gave me. Motorcycles and the motor culture came into my life when I realized that it shared many of the same freedoms and aspects as skateboarding. I’m a small towner who started skateboarding in the late 80’s for the fun, creativity and freedom. When possible we like to bring you the story of a bike in the words of the people that built it to cut out the middle man and give unfettered insight into their methodology and thinking. This article was written by Andreas Jönsson of Black Lanes, a Swedish custom motorcycle garage.
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