Our job involves hunting for the world’s freshest custom motorcycles, day in, day out. But we’re only human, and it’s impossible to get to everything while it’s still hot. Flicking through Prism Supply Company’s portfolio, we stumbled across a sultry Harley-Davidson Softail chopper that was actually built a while ago?but was too good not to share.
Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Prism Supply Co. was founded by brothers Zach and Jake Hindes. Not only does the shop produce a hearty catalog of parts, but they build some pretty sweet choppers too.

This particular one was put together for a friend, with a few prerequisites. ?Our basic goal with the bike was to combine a newer power plant with a bike that looked like it was built in the 60s,? explains Prism’s content director, Matt Best. ?It had to have a strong and reliable powertrain with classic chopper style?something you wouldn’t hesitate to take on a long trip.?

Prism started the project with a 1,340 cc Harley-Davidson Big Twin Evolution V-twin engine, that they lifted from a 1995-model Softail. The engine was in good nick, which meant that the crew could focus on building the rest of the bike around it.
Next, they ordered a hardtail frame from Paughco, opting for geometry that was raked enough to get the right vibe, but not overly extended. Then they bolted on a classic springer front end from V-Twin Manufacturing. The bike rolls on 21F/18R wheels, with an Avon tire up fr...