When it comes to precision, you are at the right place with Dutch on Wheels, Royal Kustom works and Precision Bobbers. An unexpected but incredible international collaboration between custom builders and custom painters from the Netherlands and Switzerland. Stephan from Switzerland approached Lisa from Dutch on Wheels to create the paintwork for his 2014 Harley-Davidson Softail Slim. The paintwork of a motorcycle is the first thing you notice and see, but the last work that is done on the bike. And the result on this Softail Slim Harley is mind-blowing. A surprising combination of the basic paintwork, for which Royal Jack was responsible. Candy colors, metal flake, airbrush, clear coat, and polishing jobs. The great graphic division of the gas tank became the layout for this tank. The meticulous and refined paintwork that Lisa from Dutch on Wheels painted resulted in a surprising match with the basics. The Koi Carp consists of 23K gold and platinum leaf with small details of bronze, copper, and tin powder sprinkled over it. The Koi Carp is painted on top with a refined mack brush.
Custom build:
The bike is custom-built by a true artisan, a small custom label based in Lucerne, Switzerland. Run by Michael. His main profession is being an intercontinental pilot for Swiss Airlines. But since he also worked as an airplane mechanic, he loved to work on planes (and also misses this in his job as a pilot), so he created a small side business in customizing Harley-Davidsons. His main goals are to work with the same precision as working on a plane. High quality, high precision, and high reliability. Every bike is one-of-a-kind and produced only once.
"I totally trust your artistic skills and leave it up to you," says Stephan. "It's a privilege to create an art piece for a client that totally trusts you in the process. We started with the idea of old-school flames and ended up with a gold carp," says Lisa from Dutch on Wheels.
Custom build:
Stephan's bike is a 2014 Harley-Davidson Softail Slim. All the work I did on it:
- Complete Bobber Build (short rear fender, hand-made)
- Kellermann Atto DF tail lights
- Jeckill & Hyde Exhausts with GFK-wrapped headers
- Wide Bobber Handlebars
- Springer Saddle and Saddle Bag from Alex Leathercraft 24 in Germany
- Custom tank made by you and Jack
- Tank lift
- Handcrafted tank cover made out of aircraft alloy and rivets
- Motogadget instruments
- Many small details like grips, mirrors, brake handle
