With unrestricted bike-building liberty comes an even greater factor: trust.
Colby might not have had free rein over this '04 H-D Softail Deuce had it not been for the friendship he developed with the bike's owner, Joe Wilkins. Joe owns a construction company and was contracted to build Anaheim-Fullerton Harley-Davidson (AFH-D) in Fullerton, CA. During the construction of the dealership, he became good buddies with Colby, the service manager there, as well as the dealer's owner, Tom Scott.
Colby had found out that Joe was unhappy with his custom bike and had sold it. Armed with this knowledge, Colby picked the Softail Deuce as a great platform to start. Since he was acting on Joe's behalf, Colby wanted to use something that was both a nice-looking and decent ride, not to mention easy and convenient to service. "I wanted it to look cool, but most importantly, be user-friendly from a mechanical and ridability standpoint," Colby remarked.
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