Miss Universe: Shaw Speed's racy Harley 48 custom

Miss Universe: A Harley 48 from Speed & Custom

10 YEARS AGO / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

We don’t see many Sportsters with a racy slant. But this new machine from Speed & Custom shows what is possible. And it totally looks the part. ‘Miss Universe’ is a Harley Sportster 48 commissioned by Australian businessman Troy Barbagallo, who noticed Shaw’s Nascafe Racer and fell in love. He promptly got in touch with…

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Intoxicating: Speed And Custom’s Martini-themed Harley XL883R

12 YEARS AGO / Comments Off on Intoxicating: Speed And Custom’s Martini-themed Harley XL883R / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

Like Gulf Oil, Martini is a brand inextricably associated with speed. The blue and red stripes are one of the most distinctive liveries in motorsport, and forever associated with the Martini Racing Porsches from the 1970s. Martini hits its 150th anniversary in 2013, and the English shop Shaw Speed & Custom has joined the celebrations…

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Fully Loaded: the Shaw x Rough Crafts Harley 48

13 YEARS AGO / Comments Off on Fully Loaded: the Shaw x Rough Crafts Harley 48 / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

If there’s any doubt about the spreading influence of Rough Crafts’ Winston Yeh, this Harley Sportster 48 custom dispels it. It’s a collaboration with Shaw Speed, the custom workshop owned by a top UK Harley-Davidson dealer. Shaw Speed boss Steve Willis took a liking to Rough Crafts’ builds, and contacted Yeh in Taiwan to see…