It's not too often that we come across stories of compassion and humanitarianism here at Street Chopper, so if you don't feel a little warm and fuzzy inside after reading about Brian Adams' little tale, then you have no soul! No, this isn't the "Everything I Do, I Do it For You," Bryan Adams from the Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves soundtrack. This Brian Adams is the owner and custom fabricator of kickass bikes for Subculture Cycles in Scottsdale, AZ.
Brian started building this '06 Custom with his buddy and right-hand man Kurt Wohldmann, a pilot for America West Airlines, to replace a bike that he thought was as good as sold about two-and-a-half years ago. However, things didn't exactly go as Brian planned.
After completing the first build, he wanted to show off his creation at the Easyriders show in Pomona, CA. He only rode the bike once before leaving for SoCal, and when he arrived to the show, before he could even unload the bike from the truck, some rich old lady from Beverly Hills offered to buy it right then and there.
It's safe to assume that the moment of sale is something of a bittersweet moment for builders, because they work their tails off for so long and they usually form some kind of relationship with their bikes. He was stunned, and felt a little apprehensive to sell something that he had only ridden once. The lady offered to give him a deposit for the bike, which he reluctantly took; however, he made one stipulation to the potential buyer: he wanted to keep it for two more months so he could show it off in Daytona. Fortunately for Brian, the buyer agreed to the terms and the deal was made.
Brian, a little bit bummed about parting with his bike, started to second-guess his decision in selling. So he did what any other bike builder would do: build another one. He began immediately, and after two months he had a finished roller, complete with an '06 Paughco frame and an 80-inch H-D Evo that he sent to his buddy "White Knuckle" John of White Knuckle Performance to port the heads. When John was finished he sent it back to Brian. At this point, the bike was just about ready to be painted, but before he went any further, Brian called his prospective buyer, but guess what? His prospective buyer had fallen off the face of the earth-figuratively speaking, of course.