We all have looked at the same piece of art and not seen the same thing as the next guy. Some art is abstract, and then there are things that people just want to call art. When you cross a metalworking artist with a bike builder, you never know how it will turn out.
Lynn Demiurge of Sedona, Arizona, is just that guy: a passionate artist with a good eye for both art and motorcycles. He has been in love with the look of the old '50s-style bikes, but very rarely has seen anything that was worth buying. So he made up his mind to build one for himself, and do it the only way he knew how: with a metal artist's twist. Lynn had some free time between art shows, so he went to work putting his next masterpiece on the road. The bike was to have a few cool things from the past, like a Springer frontend, big dirt tires, a peanut gas tank, and Bobber styling.The motor and trans were the easiest things to plan - he ordered an 80ci Evo motor from Ultima with a high lift cam and ignition from Crane. Lynn bolted on an S&S Super E carburetor and air cleaner, and being the metalworker that he is, Lynn made his own exhaust. It was made to look like the old Indy racecars from the '50s, with a true 2-in-1 with a custom heat shield and a flared-out tip. The transmission for the bike was an H-D five-speed with the same finish as the motor, a wrinkle black paint, and a chrome top and side cover to add some contrast to the finish. Relaying the power from the motor to the trans is a BDL clutch and 3-inch primary beltdrive with an O-ring chain final drive to the rear wheel. Once the power train was in order, the framework was the next thing for Lynn to work on.
He ordered an '04 Santee gooseneck rigid frame with 38 degrees of rake in the neck. Because Lynn was looking to have a low stance on this bike, he kept the stock downtubes but welded in 3 extra inches to the backbone. Adding to the low frame, Lynn went with a replica panhead Springer from CCI with an extra 2 inches to push the front tire out a bit. Since the frame is rigid, the only thing Lynn could do for a smooth ride was place hardened springs under the seat. Next, the wheels were added, Lynn had seen a set of 16x5-inch spoke wheels from DNA, and added a set of Coker flat sidewall tires, as well as GMA brakes at both ends of the bike.