Photo: Gaz Custom
Given how we've been covering the custom motorcycle scene for years now, it doesn't happen very often these days for us to stumble upon garages we knew nothing about before. From time to time though we hit the jackpot, and whenever that happens, expect exciting new projects to come to life as well here on autoevolution.
This week we're introducing a custom garage we only recently learned about, but which seems to be quite apt at remaking Milwaukee-born machines into new forms and styles, just like most other of their kind out there.
The garage is called Gaz Custom, and the name says it all as to where these guys come from: Russia, or more precisely Krasnodar, a city not far from where the Federation is now conducting its war against Ukraine.
Gaz Custom has been around for a number of years now, and it's into making custom builds like most of their Western European garages do, handling everything from the initial sketch to metal processing, manufacturing, and painting.
At the time of writing the shop has just six builds to its name, five of them of Harley-Davidson origin, and the sixth an MV Agusta. We'll start, obviously, with a Harley we chose to nickname Cadillac, on account of one of the colors used on its body.
The Harley-Davidson Cadillac was originally a V-Rod of the Night Rod variety, and most of the original bits of the bike, including the engine that made America's muscle bikes famous, are still there.
What changed is the fuel tank, which now comes with a carbon fiber shroud that makes it look a lot more aggressive than stock. Further back, a new fender was fitted as a means to support a seat for a potential passenger.
The wheels are custom as well, but we are not told their exact size or where they were sourced from. We do know though the one at the rear is 330 mm wide for the proper visual effect.
On the left side of the ride the sight of a custom, stainless steel exhaust system can be seen, welded in place on the lower side of the frame. Other smaller elements, like the handlebar, mirrors, and headlight fairing. have all been modified or replaced as well.
When Gaz was all said and done, the bike was painted in a shade of Black called Cadillac, extensively contrasted on the rims and many of the body parts by Candy red.
Like most other custom Harley garages out there, Gaz does not say how much the Night Rod cost to be converted into this thing. We also don't know what roads the bike currently travels, but as usual none of these uncertainties rob the two-wheeler of its post-customization appeal.
The garage is called Gaz Custom, and the name says it all as to where these guys come from: Russia, or more precisely Krasnodar, a city not far from where the Federation is now conducting its war against Ukraine.
Gaz Custom has been around for a number of years now, and it's into making custom builds like most of their Western European garages do, handling everything from the initial sketch to metal processing, manufacturing, and painting.
At the time of writing the shop has just six builds to its name, five of them of Harley-Davidson origin, and the sixth an MV Agusta. We'll start, obviously, with a Harley we chose to nickname Cadillac, on account of one of the colors used on its body.
The Harley-Davidson Cadillac was originally a V-Rod of the Night Rod variety, and most of the original bits of the bike, including the engine that made America's muscle bikes famous, are still there.
What changed is the fuel tank, which now comes with a carbon fiber shroud that makes it look a lot more aggressive than stock. Further back, a new fender was fitted as a means to support a seat for a potential passenger.
The wheels are custom as well, but we are not told their exact size or where they were sourced from. We do know though the one at the rear is 330 mm wide for the proper visual effect.
On the left side of the ride the sight of a custom, stainless steel exhaust system can be seen, welded in place on the lower side of the frame. Other smaller elements, like the handlebar, mirrors, and headlight fairing. have all been modified or replaced as well.
When Gaz was all said and done, the bike was painted in a shade of Black called Cadillac, extensively contrasted on the rims and many of the body parts by Candy red.
Like most other custom Harley garages out there, Gaz does not say how much the Night Rod cost to be converted into this thing. We also don't know what roads the bike currently travels, but as usual none of these uncertainties rob the two-wheeler of its post-customization appeal.
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