Written by Andrew Jones
Bloody Harleys. Just when you think you have them neatly stuffed into their platted grey beard, tasselled leather, stars and stripes forever pigeon-holes, one comes along and kicks you right in the clichés. How can one brand be so damn changeable" Optimus Prime, eat your heart out. Cleveland’s GasBox seemingly threw this classic shop project ?72 Harley Sportster bobber together using spare bits and pieces. Oh, and their custom bike genius. But the best part is that they are pretty much giving the thing away at the 2018 Fuel Cleveland Show.

?This bike was an ongoing shop project that sat in the corner for a few years,? remembers GasBox owner, Jesse Basset. ?Every time some parts came up that seemed to fit, we added them to the pile. We used a stock Harley 35mm narrow glide triple and made a custom fender for it. The bars are stock Harley 883’s with some Kustomtech controls and one of our own speedo mounts. Then there’s the original AMF mag wheels – an 18″ and a 19″ – mainly because I really like the look of mags on a rigid.?
The rear fender is one that Jesse made, and so is the sissy bar. Tim, who also works at the shop, made the frame and oil tank for his own bike, but he then decided to try something different. Instead of letting it go to waste, they used it for this. How can a parts-bin special look this sorted" The exhaust is a set of GasBox replica XLR pipes that they ceramic coated black, a...