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Article provided by Paisano Publications, LLC and Road Iron Magazine.
THE GRAPE APE
The Boss Gets A Road Glide
“We did this one just for me, and it’s become my daily rider,” says Cameron Jurow owner of Camtech Custom Baggers of Summerville, South Carolina. Originally race car fabrication facility some 20 years ago, Camtech turned its attention to custom bikes a few years back, and these guys handle it all, fabrication, paint, engine building, upholstery, you name it. There’s even a whole line of Camtech add-ons. Plenty of show-stopping machines have rolled out the doors here, so when the boss decided to put together something for himself, you have to know this “Grape Ape” would be special.
“First we had to
make this bike fit me,” Cameron begins. “I’m a big guys, 6-foot-6, so we
stretched the frame, put some lift in the backbone, and then cut the neck to
rake it out to 46 degrees. It’s a lot longer and lower now.” That big rake made
room for 30-inch Metalsport Roxy front wheel that has become a focal point of
the reworked Harley. “We came up with a new look for the front fender,” Cameron
says. “We began with one of our fiberglass blanks and added a little swoop up
top and the kick-out at the back. We’re manufacturing and selling fenders just
like it now.”
The steel front spoiler is another Camtech add-on, and, just like that front fender, is now available in fiberglass. All this added up to a super smooth transition from stock, simply done and bringing some elegant lines to the Road Glide.
Killer sound systems are a big deal these days, so naturally this bike has the latest Camtech has to offer, an inner fairing mounting a 7-inch screen DVD/GPS/CD/radio/navigation system along with four 6 1/2-inch speakers and four tweeters, all right there in the dash. A pair of 10-inch subwoofers found a home in Ness Down-N-Out saddlebags. The windscreen was blended into the fairing for a one-piece appearance with the headlight recessed and the covered with a frenched-in Lexan panel candy colored to match the rest of the paint.
The engine wasn’t forgotten during all this. Camtech started as performance shop and this bike’s Twin Cam shows it. It is a 124 now, reworked top to bottom with pieces from S&S, Revolution Performance, and Feuling Performance all breathing through a big 58mm throttle body and getting the signals from a ThunderMax ECM. There’s plenty of hot rod muscle to back up the custom look, which took the prestigious Bagger Nation “Bagger of the Year” award at this year’s Easyriders Invitational Bike Show in Columbus, Ohio.
—Joe Kress
Owner: Cameron Jurow
City: Summerville, South Carolina
General
Designer: Cameron Jurow
Fabrication: Camtech
Year/make: 2010 H-D
Model: Road Glide
Assembly: Camtech
Time: 2 weeks
Chroming: none
Engine
Year/make: 2010 H-D
Rebuilder: the Camtech crew
Displacement: 124 cubic inches
Ignition: ThunderMax
Cam: 662-2
Carb: EFI, 58mm throttle body
Air cleaner: RSD
Pipes: D&D
Transmission
Year/make: 2010 H-D
Shifting: 6-speed
Painting
Painter: Mario Comacho
Type/color: House of Kolor/Candy Purple
Frame
Year/make: 2010 H-D
Type: Road Glide
Rake: 46 degrees
Stretch: 3 1/2 inches
Shocks: Arnott
Accessories
Bars: Camtech Low Lifes
Handlebar controls: H-D
Fenders: Ness, modified
Headlight: H-D
Taillight: Ness
Speedo: Dakota Digital
Pegs: Hawg Halters
Foot controls: Hawg
Halters
Gas tank: Camtech
Oil tank: H-D
Seat: High Roller
Grips: SMT
Front End
Type: Wide Glide, plus 4 inches
Builder: Camtech Wheels
Make: Metalsport, Roxy
Size: 30-inch front, 17-inch rear
Tires: Vee Rubber front, Metzeler rear
Brakes: Hawg Halters
Photos: Michael Lichter
Contact: Camtech Custom Baggers
843-552-0336, www.camtechcustom.com
Disclaimer: The muffler has been altered and can't be
purchased directly from D&D in it's altered state.
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