More than 60 hours of labor went into this motorcycle.
This 2006 Ultra Classic came to me in the same fashion, Cosmetically Neglected ,Unloved & add in a special factor. I am not sure of all the “who , what & why “, But seem to me Harley stopped making the “Plastic parts” out of Fiberglass & started using ABS. around the Millennium.
Now one would thing “Hey no big deal” ,BUT ABS seems to “Off Gas” a sticky by~product that is very difficult to work with. This is not the 1st one, but it will be the last one that get standard Treatment.
If you look closely at the before pictures of the red parts you will see tiny squiggly lines, They are from a dilapidated cover that the fibers are glued to the surface & very difficult to remedy .
Need less to say I was able to with a custom process.
This is the reason will not attempt to put a Nano Ceramic / Hydrophobic coating on.
ALL & ALL bike turned out very nice .
This is a Replica Version of the Iron Man bike in IRON MAN Movie in 2008 . Made by Zero Engineering titled as a 2008 motorcycle.
Typically, most bikes (up to 10 years & older) arrive in poor cosmetically condition. After over 50 hours of poking & prodding, polishing & preforming as many cosmetic restoration techniques possible with out a total disassembly . We were able to bring the luster & glory back .
Replacing the Standard Steel Bolts with Stainless Steel Polishing up the Solid Brass Foot Pegs & Kicker Pedal. Replace the Grade 8 Bolts with new to keep the “Gold Finish” Repainting some of the Black parts that were derogated. & Gun Blued the Kicker shaft to keep it from rusting again.
2nd appearance for this Motorcycle formally that Jack Daniels Bobber .
This 2007 FLHTCCUSE Screaming Eagle Ultra Classic Electra Glide came in to the shop in desperate need of some TLC. Many years of Idle neglect. Working with Chris to obtain some parts & fixing some messed up things we got her back to being the Queen of the Gala. LED headlamp replacement, sent the radio to get fixed removed a mouse nest , replaced a few old crusty bolts with new Stainless , new inner Ferring mounts A service bulletin for bolts that hurt the radio many hours of massage therapy , topped off with a Nano Ceramic Hydrophobic Coating ,new tires & bunches of other details .(its not just applying wax) its about getting the machine back into tip top working order & making it look awesome again. It really is soup to nuts”. A labor of love or a sickness which ever you choose to see. I enjoy it so ….
This Mystic Green & vivid Black 1999 Road King was in decent shape when I got it to the shop. the biggest hurdle was scraping out all the old dead wax that had been crammed up into the “nooks & cranny’s Even thou I quoted the price at 28 hours I still spent 40+ on it. I could have spent another 20 easy on it. But I am happy with the way it came out . With the MeGuire’s triple Threat wax job it will last a good long time.
This 1998 Heritage Softail Special Edition was a challenge to say the Least ( Which I seem to never do).
With over 100 hours invested it made a grand comeback transformation. from dirty piggy to a Proud Hog! As neglected as the chrome & paint were, its astonishing how well it all came back from never, never land.
Once we broke thru the crud it was very rewarding to work on.
It was even more of a pleasure to ride nice stock unmolested bike rode & handled excellent & the ride that Harley engineers have long forgotten or never knew of.
I LOVE EVO’s
This 2004 BIG DOG Chopper cam in as A dirty DAWG & Left a Polished Gem S&S 117 Side Winder EVOLUTION ( Evo’s Rock!) 6 Speed Overdrive ,right hand drive Transmission. will really set you in motion when you crack the throttle!
Over 100 hours of Fingering & Fussing, Polishing & Primping this Beast is ready for anything with all the Bling Bling in all the right places.
2003 100th Anniversary Softail. Another Piggy brought back to HOG STARDOM .
SO sometimes (mostly) I never know who’s bike it is nor what they want SOOOoooo I do it the way I would want it done. I had not a clue what this end result would be I did get creative with the “brushed Aluminum “ & some rust removal techniques. FURTHERMORE when I know nothing about the Bike or the owner I make up a name Dirt Bike DYNA is what works for me. CHEERS!
2017 Sportster Iron with 300 miles on it . it was a challenge cleaning up the Matte & satin finishes.
Because I do not know the Year of this bike, I am guestimating 2000. From what I understand it was a shiny bike that was parked & let go then sort a rat rodded & now re made shiny again (for the most part. Some paint here & there & lotsa magic fingers.
My First Newer BMW Came in for Ceramic Coating. I’m up for a challenge . Brian was very happy with the end result. ( that thing looks way faster than A speeding ticket)
At this point Bruce has been A loyal customer for over 8 years(2022) but had not been to us in a long time We put over 70 hours into the Road King taking her out of “PIG” status back to “KING HOG” status. We removed many years of Use .
Matt’s Road King came in for a Ceramic Coating but left with a synthetic waxing due to the fact that Harley Davidson NO longer paints their “Black Plastics” the ABS plastic is new to us , This not reacting to “traditional methods. We now know that the material “out gasses” & becomes sticky. not knowing how it would react with a “Semi Permanent” Ceramic Coating, We decided to air on the side of caution until more conclusive testing has occurred . Old School Methodology on A new Motorcycle.
Chopper. Bad Ass Evo . Primo Rivera . Open Belt Drive. Baker 6 speed .Right Hand Chain Drive. Fatty Rear Tire. In for Detail. From Severe Cycles Stuart Florida
BUD's 2003 Harley Davidson
Screaming Eagle CVO Road King
This 2003 CVO Road King was brought to me in fair(+) Plus condition but with many years of Professional Cosmetic neglect. 7/10 Over all for pre detailed conditions.
While the bike was typically dirty & had no apparent residual waxes or protectants .
After A 3 hour bath then I could see it was covered in overspray & black paint spots that were extremely tedious~ labor intensive to remove .
Amongst other things I noticed that one of the reflectors was missing & the Left Rear
fender strut was broken. The Jiffy Stand Nut was finger loose ,That & the heel to toe shift rod had not been greased in for some long time. Also one of the tabs that hold on the left side covers was broken.
Floor boards & pegs removed , separated ,Horn too. Spark plug bling plates & rust eliminated various screws heads rust removal Shifter to trans emblem was backwards , The right muffler was not properly installed .
I remedied all of these problems and did paint touch up .
Removed front & rotors from wheel did rust removal on both rotors & polished the "CenterLine" wheel to as good as I could get it. 10 hours on wheel alone.
https://youtu.be/LaU-gnFkjMs
Removed the bag covers to find a surprise. Polished it as good as it gets & put new bag lid covers on.
Metal Polishing & rust removal. Paint correction & Triple Layered Cosmetic protection lasts for a very long time.
All nuts & bolts Properly re torqued back to Harley Specifications & Red Loctite used.
James Quinn's , Norman Quinn's Brother. (Norman being one of my best customers & Previously Donna's too) 2015 Harley Davidson Electra Glide Ultra came back to me after 4 years.
It had a Harley Dealer wash job that was awful. Furthermore it was full of fibers from a deteriorating cover. Seeing that the "black Plastics is not Painted it is ABS Colored plastic & seems that these bikes & parts weep out chemicals & becomes extremely sticky , Equally hard to deal with.
The Fenders & Tank Are metal & painted.
Lucky I am Friends with Mike Phillips formerly of Auto Geek & now represents 3D products. 3D products made this job very do~able Furthermore Having the experience of doing this before made it all possible.
In a failed attempt to clean the "FOG" inside the headlamps we upgraded to LED's .
Also I replaced the bushing for the leg warmer vents
After 40 Hours of Labor she is Protected now with my Triple Layered protection process. She came back to her former glossy Deep VIVID Black Luster.
Ross’s 2006 Road King while Low mileage. Definitely had High hours of Weather Exposure. While not the most challenging bike I’ve ever done it was most definitely this years High hours leader ,clocking in at 50 hours not including chasing down a New/used seat tail light & some other parts Lets see it this Video Link thingy works. Hope you enjoy looking. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFFkBdNCjvc
This Custom Bobber came to us from Severe Cycles, Stuart, Florida. Dirty Filthy& in need of some TLC . Custom Fat Tire, Springer, 4 speed, Open Primary Bobber with the Jack Daniels “Wooden Barrel “ Look. After I cleaned out the termites & grease, it got some loving from Rob Harley Detailer. Normally Paint touch up is Easy Peasy . Having never done “Wood Grain “ Before there was a learning curve. A few hours of You Tube Video’s A trip to the local Hobby shop for some Enamel Paint’s . lots of experimentation & well its better than before. Anyone with a back story on this bike hit me up in the E~Mail .I’d like to know PEACE!!!
This Motorcycle came to my Good friend “Crabby “ Jack for some mechanical work. I told them guys I could clean her up .I hope they were as amazed at how well it turned out as I was (sometimes I even amaze myself) We also did some extensive mechanical work to bring her back to life On the final push it went from 2 wheels to done in 4~5 days . Most of the parts you see are just transformed back to rust free there was NO re chroming (as you can see from the Girder & the Spring is original),even the chain showed that was almost locked up was restored. the Red bucked was the residual from the hours of flushing Mike & I did .(it looked like Metal Flake paint) . I hope you enjoyed the show.
This Motorcycle required over 50 hours to obtain the desired restoration level.Removal of the pipes & forward controls was necessary to get in deep .John's reaction when he came to pick her up was" Holy Shit! It did not look that good when I bought it new!"
Meanie Greenie Choppah was built exclusively by Cris Sansevere Owner of Severe Cycles, Stuart Florida.
When it came to me it had been setting in the corner of Chris's shop for almost a decade. And it looked the part .Paint correction and endless hours polishing the brightwork brought it to a better than new state of being. Being essentially all brand new with minimal hours there was few defects to correct just a lot of dirt so every nook & cranny was attended to until everything gleamed with a brilliance that pictures do not capture.
As the Pictures will tell this Pirated Pearl was a Dirty, Dirty Girl when she moored up at the Above & Beyond Detail Shop. Rob Harley Detailer did his Magic & while she still has the heart of a Pirate ,she looks like A Buxom Wench all gussied up.
Frenchy brought his bike to me not really knowing what to expect .It was pretty neglected, after swirl removal on the paint and multiple rounds with metal polish she cleaned up very nicely It was a challenge getting it on a lift .It measures over 9 Feet long! I think it took him 47 times to make it around the corner. He was Very satisfied with the end results.
This Taylor Made Chopper Is made by Sean Taylor. A Florida custom Chopper builder in Central Florida. He made only A Handful per year during the Chopper craze .This was one of my first customs and a very challenging one to boot! after so many hours it was getting hard to decipher what was chrome ,billet or paint .It was very evident it had not ever been cleaned,But The end result was spectacular .I apologize for the resolution of the photo's the camera phone was the best I could do at the time.
This Iron Horse came in filthy from many years of neglect. After Paint Correction And Lotsa Finger polishing She felt like new when she rolled up out of here.
While this New/Old Skewl Shovelhead Bobber was in excellent condition it had just come from a body shop for a paint touch up & was covered in Body Shop Dust . So while here for dust removal and Detailing I cleaned up all the Copper Bright work . My Lovin' brought it back to Show condition .This one is a Real Head turner.
Norms Black Bagger was full of Swirls & dirty chrome.After a thorough cleaning & waxing he loves the outcome. Thank You Norm for your unstopping support.
This 1984 FLH SHovelHead was the first bike I had the pleasure of working on here in Stuart Florida,The Beautiful Treasure Coast. No telling how many hours went into this. Back in the Good Ole Days when Donna was my Partner in grime(LOL GET IT GRIME???) Pay close attention to the bright work on the back you can clearly see the difference. A few of "Doc's friends stopped by & they did not recognize the bike after some convincing they all admitted they had NEVER seen that bike so clean.
You may have noticed the Bucket with the the yellow stuff in it. Mind you I am fresh from the Slo'Cala area (at that time)where the water is very clean ,As the bike is air drying , I take a break & have a smoke and I notice thise purple spots appearing! I try to wipe them off to no avail! I am totally freaking out!! Old original Lacquer paint my mind is racing !!
I'm going to have to paint this whole bike !! Donna is gunna send me packing!! No more paradise!! No more Donna no more detailing!! Screw me!!!
Well after the water, the cruddy iron water that stinks to high hell completely dried the spots went away! Needless to say I was totally relieved & had to take a nap & then a ride to calm the hell down, I never told Donna I already tortured myself enough. True Story you can't make this shit up folks Now-A-Days I use city water filtered & cleaner water to rinse
The Princess came to me pretty dirty (as always) and full of swirls .After may hours of Paint correction She is ready for the Gala
The Darker the color the more the swirls show .Black being the most revealing , A Black Harley usually takes 2 whacks at the paint correction (compounding) to get the swirls & micro fine scratches out. Primary purpose of paint is to protect the metal & substrates ,the secondary effect is it can look awesome . A Happily protected paint makes A layer that gives itself up instead of the paint. You will notice the Blue Tape that is called a 50/50 one side is corrected and the other side is not so your eyes can see the difference.
This bike was & is well loved by its owner yet after many years it still needed my touch to bring it over the top . Touching up the leather bags & the paint on the engine are only two of the many things I preform to bring a motorcycle to peak brilliance. Thanks ZOO for letting me enhance you baby.
The Supercharged Suicide Custom CHopper Built by Chris Gehman of Underglass in Lady Lake Florida .This One of A kind Custom features A Power House 124 CID engine with a Supercharger 600 CFM Holly 4bbl & Later installed a double shot of Nitros
THIS WAS MY 1ST MOTORCYCLE DETAIL.
It was built from a handful of frames that were designed & built by a friend of "Mr.Cris" That had passed away. It went to a show in Michigan & won 1st place You can see a couple of the other unfinished frames.
Years later I took a few more shots of the motorcycle.It had deteriorated significantly.Last I heard it was sold to someone in Austrailia
Collen's Jessie Rooke #8 is a cool bike Yes that is her on her bike Refurbished by Severe Cycles & detailed to perfection by yours truly its a great sight to see A lady Rider on a cool unique bike.
Two things to notice in these photo's I am not just a Detailer or "finger fucker " as the Old School bikers call me but I am Also A wrench. Not the most knowledgeable but still a very good wrench. That being said when I am "making sweet love "to someones Motorcycle my trained eyes spot problems that the bike shop might miss .Like the leaking front rocker box & the tear in the Titanium pipes.
SO there ya go experience has its benefits.
Yes I know what you are thinking .I screwed up & its not really a 1985 Harley,but that is where you are wrong see the blue florida tag? yes its all customised using a newer bike.
A Black Harley in need of some TLC
So here is Ms Cris's Fat boy Other than Mr. Cris I am the only other human allowed to touch her bike. She rides this everyday in Lady Lake Florida.
Story told to my by the Mr. was the Motorcycle cops did not want to ride one day because it was very cold The Sheriff was just about to relieve them from duty when Ms. came puttering by, Sherriff told them to Man up if she can ride so can you!
1st Big Dawg I've done not as easy as A Iron Horse but still came out excellent
This Motorcycle is A prima example of how I turn a pig back into a proud hog Same owner as the Meenie Greenie When I 1st saw this machine I was OMG what A hot mess !!! A very intense makeover was long overdue. After washing what would come off by soap N water ,then I had seen I was in for a real challenge. the wheels were extremely difficult from their shape & occasional chrome peelage .
Many Hours of Loving went into the restoration of this Machine ntil it was the best a cleaning could be.
Ron A good Friend of mine brought me his bike not knowing what to expect. It was dirty for sure but needed some tweaking. My Good Friend Crabby Had a old battery box to match the one on the right side. It had some kind of funkyness going on. We also swapped out the Buddy seat for a solo . 1st time I saw this Motorcycle I asked what year Pan Head it was and he replied calmly , Its a 2005 I'm like WHAT? All the sheet metal and a lot of other parts are off a Duo glide its a interesting bike ,not something you would see every day ...Unless you're Ron .Needless to say he became a big fan of my Detailing skill set.
Now lets talk about a challenge.Ill type ,you read. Ron Spear told me of his good friends 2003 Anniversary Edition Springer Softail. This Bike was beyond dirty .Ron told me he wanted to get it cleaned up as a gift for Dave. So we stole the bike from Dave's shed.
There were many pieces of chrome FUBAR'ed ,Ron said "Just paint them black" I said now hold on I have something so much better. Hydrodipping . So we removed all the parts and I had a buddy doing the process & I wanted to learn. So I did it all myself except I let him spray it (he was tuned to the paint process) when I was ready to reinstall I felt it lacked a "POP" " A "Hey look at me " the skulls & barbwire blended ,SO I dropped a drop of Testers red to make eyes all over the place , NOW she popped . Cleaned the front spokes up while replacing the snotted up fender and polished out the windscreen. About a month in Dave noticed his bike missing ,so we had to fess up .He was almost in tears when he seen the bike "Better than new". I would like to do more hydrodipping.
This is Pete's Board Tracker .Its A 1915 Replica frame made by Paughco & A High Performance Twin Cam engine Custom Built by Chris Sansevere ,Sever Cycles ,Stuart Florida Detailed by me . AS far as I know its A one of a kind and poses a lot of challenges in the build & detail . Pictures just don't do it justice.
Straight from Treasure Coast Harley to me . 8 miles . Why do you ask becuase even in brand new condidtion it is not protected
This Bike Had 617 miles on it at the time in my shop.
Paul's 06 Street Glide was a challenge & difficult, Clocking in @ over 55 hours.It was not the hardest bike I have ever done. Rust ran rampant many parts were green thanks to Harley~Davidson omitting the Nickel in the chroming process ,This allows the Copper to leach thru the chrome & therefore it turns green in spots. Special Thanks to Mike Phillips from AutoGeek & Robert Deterlizzi. with their help in dealing with the ABS Bat Wing & side covers & saddle bags.& the special products needed to make it thru to the end result. Thank You Paul for the opportunity to serve you.
2003 THUNDER MOUNTAIN A all Harley Davidson Custom Chopper ,top of the line IMHO, along the lines of Iron Horse & Big Dog choppers. .This one had been neglected in a shed for better part of a decade with less than 6,000 miles on her ,her owner did not want to invest the money into the "Restoration Cleaning" this is when I deep clean the brightwork to get to the good stuff. It had been stored with a piece of visqueen that deteriorated & stuck to the paint. So I Corrected the paint & kicked it. Well they were not satisfied with all the chrome being GREEN & ORANGE, The GREEN is when the Copper from the plating process leeches thru the Chrome & then Oxidizes ( Like the Statue of Liberty ) the ORANGE is RUST!
So She came back to get the LOVING she deserved. 53 hours later she is ready for a spectacular night out looking great.
Part of my Process is to remove the Cover allen bolts & polish them & then coat them with a HYDROPHOBIC coating .Each bolt I do gets TEN steps process to be done including torqued back to spec & Loctited .
Every so often I have to make my point !
MY WAY WORKS DONT FUCK WITH MY PROCESS.....
Here is how it works.
I do the best job possible.
I DO NOT DO SPIT SHINES FOR ANYONE.
you deliver your vehicle.
I call you to pick it up when it's done.
Everybody Happy.
Bruce’s Black Street Glide is Typical of how these bikes slowly degrade in appearance over time. from 15 feet she looks good get up close & personal ,well you can see from the pictures. These Photo’s were taken back when I was on Donna’s shop fingering motorcycles. Long Hard hours ,no cross ventilation or A/C. Well water that stunk & had to be filtered then rewashed with Distilled water .I have made a lot of improvements in the past 2 years (2018)
Richie’s Dyna Wide Glide Vivid Black & Sedona Orange Richie’s Riding with the Angles now.
What can I say about my good freind Ron. we are two fat bastards. So He stops by one day to visit & the starter puked. After I put a new “All Balls Starter” for him I started detailing his bike .NO WAY was I riding with this guy with a filthy bike like this.
The Cases ,Jugs & Heads, Paint Flaking & Missing just all kinds of stuff . I went to town cleaning here a little paint there a lot more cleaning there A lot more paint There, that I did by hand. with a brush which sucked on the primer.
Well all said & done he’s a pretty happy kinda guy until someone over waters their lawn & he gets sprayed in the face.
Ron Is one of my All Time Best friends.
Eric’s 2011 Dyna Wide Glide. For some reason these pictures go backwards ,from end to beginning I put a lot of work into the appearance of this bike, Blacking stuff out not only because it was f rough but that’s what Eric wanted. This bike posed a lot of challenges . One in particular was the “dots on the wheels” I know I spent 24 hours on the Front wheel alone. The Sedona Orange really pops on this bike in the sunlight.
What can I say about Danny other than Rest in Peace Brother. He was a total character . Which means he was a typical hot headed New Yorker that did not take any shit from anyone, ever! One top of all that he was a Funny SOB & is missed here on earth. Thanks for your antics my freind . Ride free.
What can I say about Danny other than Rest in Peace Brother. He was a total character . Which means he was a typical hot headed New Yorker that did not take any shit from anyone, ever! One top of all that he was a Funny SOB & is missed here on earth. Thanks for your antics my freind . Ride free.
Well here is one of the ultimate challenges .The “Resurrection Detail” Mike heard about me from Ron & seen Dave’s bike . So I called to see the bike @ the Mechanic. He said “EH throw a little wax on it & it has a little rust. . . RIGHT! Upon seeing the bike I asked him if this is a little rust .What is a lot ? Clear coat baked off ,so dead it makes water spots Orange chrome(rust ) & just a Hot ugly mess.I talked to Mike & he said he wanted to go for it .sentimental Value & its cheaper than a new bike. SO I commissioned my Neighbor Mr.T to do the paint work”Luxury Blue”. & stripped the bike down. as I came across things that needed some help I ordered them the Fender skirt the emblems for the tour pack reflectors for the bags… Keeping the bike Stock ,True restoration stuff here.
Always up for a challenge I say. This was very rewarding for me in that Mike wanted to do the best we can do ( within reason) due to time constraints I had to break it down into 2 parts Joanne & Mike’s Vacation .(Ya can’t do the Tail of the Dragon without your bike) SO, Stay tuned for part 2
This is one of the 1st customs I did for Underglass in Fruitland Park ,Florida. & it was a real mess. I wound up getting some white paint to touch up all the spots where the frame paint was wacked off & while the the “chip repair” was not perfect it was a good way to take your eyes off the imperfections.
I spoke to the owner a few years after I moved to the Beautiful Treasure Coast & he was begging me to come back & detail his bike. I had to decline because I no longer do any mobile detailing. I told him I am worth the 200 mile drive.
After shots of Front wheel Cleaning. Spokes are not my favorite thing to do. So everytime I do one of these & get 3-6 more to do.
It is very time consuming & expensive.
Mike’s Bagger had recently been painted but while the paint was good the rest was a mess .Story has it his ex wife chased him with her car & got the bike instead!
Was in need of Paint Correction & Billet polishing.
This 2002 Iron Horse Ridgeback is a returning customer. As if you will notice 2 different shops .I have found Iron Horse’s have been the best built aftermarket bike I have had the challenge to work on.
Mike Bike .Yes the “detailer saved the engine. Severe Cycles did the work but if it was not for Bullit one of our master detailer’s telling him to get the cams checked ,it was already on the way to failure. Polished up the forks & a coating on the paint. equals happy customer.
So I put this photo 1st because when you have you bike detailed here you get a experienced wrench looking at your ride. This photo was taken after 2 mechanics. looked over & serviced this bike for a cross country ride. look closer that the Harley~Davidson 402 was NEW & no one thought to check it for wear. I see lotsa of stuff that get sent back to the mechanics . I’ve been turning wrenched all my life in the Auto body ,Auto Repair, Auto Wrecking .Automotive Restoration & Motorcycles, + Motorcycle Repair (mostly Harley’s thou. If I don’t know the answer I find out & send you to the right repair place.
I detailed this Dyna Thru Severe Cycles in 11/2014 I kinda freaked out a bit (in the good way) about the red Lighting bolts that are only visable in the direct sunlight . Check them out in the last pictures. UPDATE 6/13/2019 I stopped by Severe cycles after a rain storm & its the 1st time I have seen this bike in 5 years. It was still beading water like crazy & looked like it was covered in drops of diamonds. Still looked excellent. Detailing myself out of a job doing a “too good of a job”
Ron’s Indian was the 1st bike that I put a nano ceramic coating on for matte & satin finishes. It came out as hydrophobic as the regular stuff. I was impressed.
Loomis’s Road Glide is the 1st Harley that I put a Ceramic coating on a Satin Finish.
SO this terrorist looking dude shows up on Halloween beating on the door, I answer with a “Who the fuck are you & what do you want?” Good thing he dint go for the button…So 2nd time around on this Dyna Wide Glide. & you will see it was extremely rough …8~9 month later I got that Camel back to presentable. What A long strange trip it was.
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