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Black Denim Street Bob Custom

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Black Denim Street Bob custom by David Neu of ASI Customs

Flipping through the pages of the July issue of Barnett’s Magazine I spotted this Black Denim Street Bob custom built by David Neu of ASI Customs of Racine, Wisconsin. He took a Harley Davidson Street Bob and made some changes which I think turn it into a great looking bike, designed for a more leisurely pace and no twisties naturally but still, I thought it looked pretty neat.

The first thing I noticed were the wheels which looked a lot like American Racing wheels, the kind you might find on an old muscle car and sure enough, that’s what they are, with a Chevy bolt pattern no less. The brakes behind those wheels looked big enough for a car, and those, too, are automotive, they’re Wilwood sprint car brakes. But then I looked around for a front brake lever and couldn’t find one. Turns out he went full automotive and linked both front and rear brakes to work from the brake pedal, there’s a proportioning valve under the seat. This is looking pretty cool.

On the left side he has a jockey shift with a hand clutch on the lever so there are no levers on the bars at all. Thinking about all of the control positions I believe I would have to spend a couple minutes in a parking lot before I went out on the street with it but it looks like everything fits together nicely.

Again, this is certainly no high performance sport bike but I always appreciate clean custom work and I think the builder did a nice job.

Also cool is the current owner, Mike Hennike, picked this up on eBay, it pays to check out those motorcycle listings once in a while.

Pick up the July issue of Barnett’s Magazine for full details.
Photo: Barnett’s Magazine

Comments

  2. Neat. Scary, but neat. Beats the heck out of a lot of these cookie-cutter “customs” I see around on the roads.

  3. Hi guys, I built this bike. Actually it handles the “twisties” very well. It likes to be laid over. Also, its not “scary” to get use to, its as natural to ride as walking upright. Thanks for the positive reviews !!

  4. I have a street bob and have been thinking of ideas for it. If I could show you on paper what I had dreamt it would like. You have actually done it. This is exactly what I want to do. Do you have more info on what you did and the parts list. I know looking at the pictures it’s pretty much all custom.
    Nice Bike!

  5. Hey Dave, does ASI customs have a web site? I’d like to see some more pics of the bike and find out if your selling any kits for that rear end?

  6. Chris, Matt, You guys can send me an email and I can forward my original pics of this bike. I thought it looked much more hotrod nostalgic before it landed in Barnett’s. Also, I have some spy photos of my latest…there is not a kit for the rear conversion, the swingarm swap is pretty straight forward, but some things have to modified to the main chassis for the suspension to be fitted, along with removing the primary for a longer belt change.