Photo: AJ Moller Photography via Ellaspede
Most of Ellaspede’s exploits are commissioned by regular customers, but the one you’re seeing here was actually built for Gasoline Alley Harley-Davidson. The Brisbane-based dealership wanted to expand its product line beyond what was available from the factory, so a custom hog seemed like the logical way to go. As the project’s donor, the parties settled on a Street 500 from 2017.
Ellaspede dragged the Harley into their shop and had it dismantled to its core, deleting most of the original bodywork in the process. Center-stage, you will now see the repurposed fuel tank of a Sportster Seventy-Two, secured in place via custom mounting hardware. Inspired by The Motor Company’s FXDR, the guys came up with a handsome aluminum tail section that supports a solo seat.
We notice an LED taillight at the southernmost tip, and the shop’s proprietary aftermarket blinkers are attached to the subframe tubing on the flanks. The rear end is finished off with a swingarm-mounted license plate holder, which is now offered as a bolt-on solution in Ellaspede’s catalog. With that area of the bike all buttoned up, the crew needed to find a new exhaust muffler suitable for the updated proportions.
Gasoline Alley lent a helping hand here, sourcing a much shorter aftermarket silencer from Vance & Hines. This is pretty much the only performance-related mod you’ll on this Street 500, because the suspension, brakes, and engine internals are all stock. The motorcycle’s OEM alloy wheels have also been retained, because Ellaspede’s goal was to keep the Harley’s mechanical DNA largely undisturbed.
Its mid-mounted foot pegs didn’t make the cut, though, giving way to adjustable forward-placed foot controls developed in-house. The Aussies could’ve used bolt-on items from other brands to get the job done, but the available options would not have been as suitable for the look they were after. Most of what you’ll see in the cockpit area came from the factory, one notable exception being the new underslung mirrors.
As for the headlamp, it is the standard Street 500 module exposed following the removal of the front fairing, and it’s flanked by LED turn signals identical to those fitted at the back. The creature’s electronics are all hooked up to a simplified wiring harness, while its wheels are enveloped in Michelin Scorcher 11 tires. Last but not least, there’s the machine’s tasty color scheme.
A light silver base made its way onto the fuel tank and tail, along with orange highlights that are nicely complemented by the turn signal lenses and fork reflectors. There’s also a pinch of black paint on the gas tank, but we honestly have no clue what “EXG” is meant to stand for. To give you our best guess, it might be a subtle reference to the two firms’ initials.
We notice an LED taillight at the southernmost tip, and the shop’s proprietary aftermarket blinkers are attached to the subframe tubing on the flanks. The rear end is finished off with a swingarm-mounted license plate holder, which is now offered as a bolt-on solution in Ellaspede’s catalog. With that area of the bike all buttoned up, the crew needed to find a new exhaust muffler suitable for the updated proportions.
Gasoline Alley lent a helping hand here, sourcing a much shorter aftermarket silencer from Vance & Hines. This is pretty much the only performance-related mod you’ll on this Street 500, because the suspension, brakes, and engine internals are all stock. The motorcycle’s OEM alloy wheels have also been retained, because Ellaspede’s goal was to keep the Harley’s mechanical DNA largely undisturbed.
Its mid-mounted foot pegs didn’t make the cut, though, giving way to adjustable forward-placed foot controls developed in-house. The Aussies could’ve used bolt-on items from other brands to get the job done, but the available options would not have been as suitable for the look they were after. Most of what you’ll see in the cockpit area came from the factory, one notable exception being the new underslung mirrors.
As for the headlamp, it is the standard Street 500 module exposed following the removal of the front fairing, and it’s flanked by LED turn signals identical to those fitted at the back. The creature’s electronics are all hooked up to a simplified wiring harness, while its wheels are enveloped in Michelin Scorcher 11 tires. Last but not least, there’s the machine’s tasty color scheme.
A light silver base made its way onto the fuel tank and tail, along with orange highlights that are nicely complemented by the turn signal lenses and fork reflectors. There’s also a pinch of black paint on the gas tank, but we honestly have no clue what “EXG” is meant to stand for. To give you our best guess, it might be a subtle reference to the two firms’ initials.
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