Lolita
HEAVY DUTY Magazine|March - April 2020
Chicano engraving exemplified!
David Cohen
Lolita

Baldy tells us that there are people at his work that have known him for 21 years and still don’t know his real name. I wasn’t able to establish it either, but I did learn about Chicano style, high-quality motorcycle engraving and just what a stunner his 2012 Softail Deluxe, Lolita is.

We’d just done a photoshoot around Petrie Village, north of Brisbane in very hot and sunny conditions so we headed to the local watering hole for some rehydration and so I could get the story of this multiple show-winning machine. “Why Lolita?” I asked. “It’s Spanish for good looking girl or Spanish mistress, and it went well with the Chicano-style bike. I got it in 2011, it was black in colour and dead stock.” About three years ago I added the Ride-Wright heavy spoked wheels, Sampson fishtail pipes and took it to Stage I with a Power Commander, K&N air cleaner and a tune.”

“Then we did the paint – or rather, Nathan from Livin’ Loco Garage on the Gold Coast did the paint. As you can see it’s a fantastic job, a very intricate job that’s been done to perfection. I can’t recommend him highly enough. The finish also features custom free-hand and pinstriping with variegated opal gold leaf inlay. I also stretched the rear guard, while the front is standard.

“Then we added Shotgun Air Ride suspension on rear and Dirty Bird air suspension to the front – although the front is out for maintenance at the moment,” he continued.

“Then I saw some stuff that had been engraved and thought, “That’s it! Engraving!”

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