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Back in 2009, when the standard V-Rod this bike used to be was born, Harley-Davidson's line of muscle bikes was still young and powerful. Among other things, the people of the age liked their V-Rods just fine in stock form as well, and needed a few modifications to ride proud on the back of one.
For the modern-day rider, though, the old-school looks of an early-gen V-Rod may look a bit obsolete. Luckily, there are plenty of custom shops out there doing their best to modernize the two-wheeled monsters. And few of them are as effective at it as the Japanese from Bad Land.
This crew is at the center of some incredible projects based on V-Rods released over the years. They are all incredible machines, more often than not dressed in black and made to look impossibly aggressive, and almost all an image of how a bike of this kind should look like today.
The Advance project is perfect proof of that. Originally a 2009 V-Rod, it was transformed into a beast whose sight is impossible to forget, and a seed for future dreams of the riders in the market for one.
Like all Bad Land builds, this black apparition's central element is the transformation of the rear wheel from stock to large and custom. Just like the 21-inch wheel at the front, the one at the back is made in-house by Bad Land, and comes in at 18 inches in diameter and effectively impressive 300 mm wide.
The rear wheel is held in place by a wide swingarm wearing the logo of the Asian crew, while a girder fork of the same make supports the one at the opposite end.
Both wheels have been shod in Avon Cobra tires and are shielded by Bad Land fenders the likes of which, we're promised, we'll find nowhere else.
The Japanese themselves also contributed the handlebars (fitted with Ken's Factory grips) that allow control of the bike, but also the exhaust system, a piece of hardware made with help from KessTech.
This component, alongside the No Limit Custom air filter, is the only major modification made to the bike's stock engine. The powerplant sits in the V-Rod's original frame, altered to some degree to be useful for the purposes of the Advance project.
We were unable to determine when exactly the Harley-Davidson Advance was originally put together, but that does little to rob the custom bike of its appeal. And that goes for the price of the conversion as well, because not knowing how much it cost to put together doesn't make our jaws drop less when our eyes rest upon the bike's visible metal ribs, or its sharp nuts, bolts, and rivets, or its dark coat of coolness.
This crew is at the center of some incredible projects based on V-Rods released over the years. They are all incredible machines, more often than not dressed in black and made to look impossibly aggressive, and almost all an image of how a bike of this kind should look like today.
The Advance project is perfect proof of that. Originally a 2009 V-Rod, it was transformed into a beast whose sight is impossible to forget, and a seed for future dreams of the riders in the market for one.
Like all Bad Land builds, this black apparition's central element is the transformation of the rear wheel from stock to large and custom. Just like the 21-inch wheel at the front, the one at the back is made in-house by Bad Land, and comes in at 18 inches in diameter and effectively impressive 300 mm wide.
The rear wheel is held in place by a wide swingarm wearing the logo of the Asian crew, while a girder fork of the same make supports the one at the opposite end.
Both wheels have been shod in Avon Cobra tires and are shielded by Bad Land fenders the likes of which, we're promised, we'll find nowhere else.
The Japanese themselves also contributed the handlebars (fitted with Ken's Factory grips) that allow control of the bike, but also the exhaust system, a piece of hardware made with help from KessTech.
This component, alongside the No Limit Custom air filter, is the only major modification made to the bike's stock engine. The powerplant sits in the V-Rod's original frame, altered to some degree to be useful for the purposes of the Advance project.
We were unable to determine when exactly the Harley-Davidson Advance was originally put together, but that does little to rob the custom bike of its appeal. And that goes for the price of the conversion as well, because not knowing how much it cost to put together doesn't make our jaws drop less when our eyes rest upon the bike's visible metal ribs, or its sharp nuts, bolts, and rivets, or its dark coat of coolness.
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