We’ve followed the wacky Sultans of Sprint race series since day one, impressed by the outrageous purpose-built machines that some of our favorite custom builders have produced for it. But the series is much bigger than what we’ve touched on here. Because for every high profile shop or manufacturer with an entry, there?s a hidden gem waiting to be discovered.
This unapologetic 2000-model Harley-Davidson Softail is one of them. It was customized by Bruno Belva of BG-Garage Custom, for its owner and series competitor, Rudy.

The Belgian Softail actually first ran in the 2019 season in the Sultans of Sprint’s ‘Freak Class’?but this is the first time we’ve laid eyes on it. And it’s the first time we’ve seen Bruno’s work, too, even though he’s been operating for six years already. Based in Pont-à-Celles, a small town some 50 km south of Brussels, Bruno splits his time between working on bikes and cars and his day job in the pharmaceutical industry. His workshop is decidedly old school, full of manual machining equipment and nary a 3D printer or CNC machine in sight.

Sultans of Sprint is as much about looking good as it is going fast… but bikes do need to be fast. So for this project, Bruno focused on chassis and weight improvements, and eked a little more juice out of the motor.
Up front are the upside-down forks from a Ducati Monster, tuned to match the weight of the Harley. The wheels were scalped from a D...