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“Winner Winner Chicken Dinner”! It may be the weirdest name ever given to a custom motorcycle. This saying is used (very rarely) when one is excited to have won something. The legend tells that years ago every casino in Las Vegas had a three-piece chicken dinner with a potato and a veggie for $1.79. A standard casino bet back then was $2, hence when you won a bet you had enough for a chicken dinner!” So, the call of glorious victory rang out like that: “Winner Winner Chicken Dinner”…

UK Shaw Harley-Davidson custom division “Shaw Speed And Custom” is participating in the “The Custom Kings” contest where Harley-Davidson ask its dealers to get their hands dirty transforming a stock Sportster into a killer custom. And of course the shop expect to be called a winner in this match-up, although probably not with an announcement of the type “Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner”

Steven Willis, dealer principal at Shaw Harley-Davidson mentioned to me that too many custom projects cost the price of 2 or 3 factory bikes and that his objective was to demonstrate to his clients what can be achieved on an Iron Sportster 883 with a modest budget. The crew in charge of the project just tried to make the bike look different with very subtle changes. It was not about creating something never seen before, but more about bringing touches of several current popular trends like the retro movement, the street racer and brat styles. A custom bike that needs to be appreciated on thought, build quality, stance and ride ability rather than glitz and glamour.

We all know about the versatility of the Sportster line up. Each model has already be turned into so many different looks from Cafe Racers to Scramblers, from Street Racers to Trackers, from Bobbers, to Bar Hoppers to name a few. Steven Willis adding “ this project is about reaching out new people who are not yet into the Harley brand. Those youngsters who ride other brand models but who could be attracted by the Harley Sportster because of the many ways it can be customized to match their own personality”. Evidently, for all dealers participating in the contest, winning new young clients is even more important than getting the bragging rights associated with being called a “Custom King” by the mother factory. But getting both would be nice. After completing this project, Shaw Speed And Custom seems very confident. Shaw Speed And Custom (photography @ Shaw H-D for Cyril Huze)

Front & rear wheels: 19”Tyre
Front & rear tire: Maxxis
Suspension Progressive 412 rear shocks
Harley-Davidson axle covers front and rear
Internal Throttle K-Tec
Shaw Speed & Custom rear fender
Shaw Speed & Custom seat
Shaw Speed & Custom rear frame fabrication
H-D chrome swivel kit
Custom Paint Image Design Custom
Front Forks Gold nitrading
Exhaust Roland Sands Design Slant Carbon
Screamin Eagle Race Tuner
Sreamin Eagle air filter
Specialist powder coating
Headlight Harley-Davidson
Handlebars Shaw Speed & Custom
Handlebar grips Harley-Davidson
Shaw Speed & Custom side mount license plate