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Dusty Pine’s Custom Sportster Wins the J&P Modified Harley Class in Cleveland, Ohio
Dusty Pine’s Custom Sportster Wins the J&P Modified Harley Class in Cleveland, Ohio
3 Feb 2017
Dusty Pine's beautiful build pays tribute to a lost friend
“While the world is stuck on politics, we're making Sportsters great again!” Dusty Pine isn’t just blowing smoke with his statement. His custom 1993 Harley-Davidson® Sportster rolled away with the Modified Harley Class of the J&P Cycles Ultimate Builder Custom Bike Show in Cleveland, Ohio. K&N sponsors the Mod Harley competition at each stop of the Progressive International Motorcycle Show (IMS) and we couldn’t be more pleased to recognize Pine’s lean and mean Sportie.
The maroon beauty carries the name Pedro in honor of a dear friend that Pine lost. The Pedro custom is more evidence that the small, independent builders are moving to the forefront of the custom bike world. The Modified Harley Class is one of the most competitive segments of the J&P competition, so the win is even sweeter.
The one-off gas tank has very cool see-through ports
Let’s get right to it. Pine’s build rolls on a custom hardtail frame that gives Pedro ultra clean lines. The tail end is kept uncluttered with a close-hugging fender and simple solo leather seat. The fade paint job on the frame as it moves forward from the rear axle creates a very cool effect.
That fade effect is carried into the upper fork shrouds that are capped with a small, sleek café-style faring that houses a round LED headlight. The clean and simple motif is continues with the fender-less front wheel.
The innovative fuel tank is a signature piece on the Pedro build. The one-off tank has a see-through element that was a big hit with the thousands of fans at the Cleveland IMS. A series of round ports give glimpses through the beautifully painted part. That paint carries a subtle, embedded gear theme deep in the maroon coating. It also carries that big, bold number 70.
A custom hardtail frame creates a clean look
Pine carried the theme of the see-through ports into the spaced holes in the top of the tank, the exhaust, and the heads. The unity of the aesthetics is a prime feature of the build.
When it comes down to it, a beautiful build has to have a power-plant that screams. Pedro is certainly not one of those customs that’s all show and no go. The 1200cc engine with a 10.5:1 compression ratio and ported and polished heads delivers a no-nonsense 90 horsepower. It runs Andrews cams and features a Bassani exhaust. The V-twin breathes through a Screamin’ Eagle intake.
The Mod Harley Class winner on the Cleveland IMS red carpet
Dusty Pine is understandably excited about what the win in Cleveland means to his bike-building future. “We had a blast! We took first in Modified Harley and qualified for the national championship in Chicago! I could not be happier,” he said after the Ohio IMS.
K&N congratulates Pine on a fantastic build that is turning heads in the custom bike world.
