When too much gold just ain’t enough …
El Locho sounds like some kind of hallucinogenic weed from the Yucatan and is perhaps a very fitting moniker for this visually striking Mexican Deluxe.
Brum and I first saw this bike in the rain at Traralgon Harley-Davidson when we did the Fire Relief Charity Ride in January (see Issue #169). A quick ask around and I was introduced to Bart who was volunteer chef on the day, cooking up the sausage sizzle and onions to help raise money for the bushfire fundraiser.
Bart not only owns this extraordinary bike but built it single-handedly after deciding on his vision. Bart runs Hydeng out of Sale, which is a business primarily supplying service and repairs to hydraulic and pneumatic equipment for local industries including timber and forestry, farming, earthmoving and construction.
Bart is clearly a technical wiz. He chose to buy his own electroplating equipment so that he could do all the gold you see on this blindingly shiny machine himself.
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Polishing The Facets
Finessing the sharp edges and making that 124 sing and dance
The Fabulous Flexi Flyer
A genuine time capsule with history oozing from every single unique pore.
Road Raves Living The Life With Doc Robinson
WORDS OF WISDOM “When I was old enough to ride a motorcycle and got my license, I bought a ’69 Sportster.” – Chuck Zito
The End Of The Line
Writing a road test about a bike that is due to disappear from dealers’ floors any minute is a bit weird. Should this be more of a eulogy?
Now It's Time To Head Down Track
What happens when I’m ready to race at an IHRA-sanctioned dragstrip?
RAUCOUS ROCKY
With our own area called the Motorcycle Precinct, bikers were well catered for at this year’s RockyNats
S&S SUPERSTREET
With a Softail Deluxe already dripping in chrome, of course Paul was easily swayed by the offer of a shiny, new S&S SuperStreet two-into-one.
SPORTS STILL ROARING
Blues skies greeted the National Roaring Sporties racers for Round Two at the challenging Morgan Park Raceway near Warwick, Qld.
NO STRINGS ATTACHED
Even some of the locals are over the yodelling and pedal steel guitars. HOG member and history nerd, Roderick Eime explores another side of Tamworth and the surrounding region.
HAPPY HOGGIES
The drought was well and truly broken with HOG members from all over Australia making it to Rockhampton.
