Few Harley-Davidson models can boast the same cult following as the V-Rod. With a Porsche-designed motor and muscle bike styling, it was a bold move from the Motor Co. that paid off?mostly because it was unlike any other Harley. And it’s been missed by many ever since it was axed.
Most custom V-Rod customs are low-slung ‘bad boy’ clichés with fat rear tires. But this bug-eyed alien from Custom Culture in Kyiv, Ukraine uses a far more interesting recipe. Wrapped in aluminum bodywork and hopped up with a supercharger, it looks totally bonkers.

Custom Culture is a motorcycle, parts and apparel shop with a big love for American V-twins. They have a custom workshop too, helmed by Taras Sabibin, and they built this V-Rod for one of their clients. Don’t let its otherworldly exterior fool you though?this Harley-Davidson is way more than just a styling exercise. Lurking under the hood is a 1,318 cc engine upgrade, complete with reinforced connection rods, forged pistons and honed cylinders.

Those pulleys you see on the right side of the motor are part a custom belt-driven supercharger system. This encroaches on the space where the stock water pump usually lives, so Custom Culture installed a new electronic water pump behind the radiator.
The crew also redesigned the intake, added a chain conversion, and installed a Thunder Max ECU to tune the bike. They haven’t quoted any output figures yet, but considering the V-Rod’s Revolution motor make...