Written by Andrew Jones
Greg Hageman’s beautiful ?Vincentification? of his famous Yamaha Viragos is well documented. Just how he manages to turn a cheesy Harley knock-off into something with such style and grace is clearly moto black magic. But as with most bike builders of his calibre, he’s no sooner developed a mind-blowing new niche than he’s bored with it and looking for ways to mix it up. In this instance, he’s imagined his latest Vincent Virago bobber as a much more ?in-your-face? creation that’s about as subtle as a baseball bat to the nose. Wondering what a classic English bike would look like if it was crossbred with a gangster from the Bronx" Forget about it.

?I now live in Bettendorf, Iowa, in a place called the Quad Cities,? Greg begins. ?The move has proved to be a lot of work and a little more difficult than I had thought. I?ve learned that living in a smaller area in the Midwest versus living in Tampa means that finding vendors for paint, powder coat, upholstery and fabrication supplies is difficult. So for a lot of these things, I still end up shipping things down to Tampa, having them done and shipped back to me, which adds time and cost.?
Greg’s other challenge with the new Iowa location was one of temperatures, or lack thereof. ?Winters here are pretty serious, and it’s hard to test ride a new custom bike in snow and ice. This last winter was quite long; we had snow until the middle of last month.? Note to...