Photo: Bad Land
One of the most successful types of motorcycles Harley-Davidson is making is the one called Softail. The term came to be back in the 1980s, when it was first used for the FXST. Now trademarked by the Milwaukee company, it stands for a wide range of two-wheelers that use hidden rear springs or shock absorbers in their design, among others.
The Softail range is quite a large one, with the present lineup comprising anything from the Fat Boy to the Breakout. All machines of this kind are favorites of the custom industry, of course, with some of them being more attractive for the shops than others.
One of the attractive ones is the Night Train, a model that came to be in the late 1990s, and continues to be remade by garages across the world.
The one we have here is the work of a Japanese shop called Bad Land. It wears the name Doraco (aka Rosana), and it’s a heavily modified American two-wheeler, with a clear intention of living up to its original name.
Draped all over in a very deep shade of black that probably makes it invisible in the darkness of some Japanese alley, the Night Train looks simply massive, mostly on account of the modifications made.
The bike rides on Rick’s Motorcycles wheels, sized 23 inches at the front and 20 inches at the rear. They are seated under custom fenders made by Bad Land.
Rick’s is also responsible for supplying the front fork, while Bad Land signs the fuel tank, matte exhaust pipes fitted to the bike’s otherwise mostly stock engine (there’s a Mikuni carburetor in there, and that’s about it), the side mount, air cleaner, and headlight.
Rocking a motogadget speedometer and a Performance Machine front control kit, the Doraco was first shown by the shop almost a decade ago, and its current whereabouts are unknown. And so is the price of the conversion, as Bad Land got us used to by now.
One of the attractive ones is the Night Train, a model that came to be in the late 1990s, and continues to be remade by garages across the world.
The one we have here is the work of a Japanese shop called Bad Land. It wears the name Doraco (aka Rosana), and it’s a heavily modified American two-wheeler, with a clear intention of living up to its original name.
Draped all over in a very deep shade of black that probably makes it invisible in the darkness of some Japanese alley, the Night Train looks simply massive, mostly on account of the modifications made.
The bike rides on Rick’s Motorcycles wheels, sized 23 inches at the front and 20 inches at the rear. They are seated under custom fenders made by Bad Land.
Rick’s is also responsible for supplying the front fork, while Bad Land signs the fuel tank, matte exhaust pipes fitted to the bike’s otherwise mostly stock engine (there’s a Mikuni carburetor in there, and that’s about it), the side mount, air cleaner, and headlight.
Rocking a motogadget speedometer and a Performance Machine front control kit, the Doraco was first shown by the shop almost a decade ago, and its current whereabouts are unknown. And so is the price of the conversion, as Bad Land got us used to by now.
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