Photo: Lord Drake
Because of the exposure custom Harley-Davidson motorcycles get in the media, and the instant head-turning effect they have on people in the real world, it has become a habit for businesses not involved with this industry to forcibly tie their names in. That's how in Spain, for instance, we get a lot of fashion brands being associated with custom Harleys.
The latest such business to do so is a little-known brand outside Malaga called My Toro. As unfamiliar as this company is on an international scale, as impressive and likely to be remembered is the ride it commissioned sometime in 2016.
The crew tasked with the build is an older acquaintance of ours called Lord Drake. Like most other builds made by them, the My Toro custom is based on a Harley-Davidson Sportster, transformed to become a café racer-style machine.
The build was inspired by another motorcycle Lord Drake made, already featured here on autoevolution. It's the Racing Is Life I'm talking about.
That particular two-wheeler was meant as a tribute to the Le Mans movie of 1971, starring legendary Steve McQueen. So much so, in fact, that the color scheme on the Harley was meant to mimic that of the Porsche 917 McQueen used to race in the flick, down to the number 20 written on its side.
The style of these two bikes is thus similar, with multi-wire wheels wrapped in Metzeler tires replacing the original ones, the same rear fender and styling of the seat, and the same shape of the fuel tank.
What's different about the For Brave People is the color scheme, this time a combination of white, red and gold. These are the colors of tobacco brand Marlboro, and were chosen specifically because of this, although we're not given an explanation as to why. That is, outside the owner's wishes.
We're not told anything about potential mechanical changes made to the bike, but knowing how Lord Drake does business means there's a high chance no such alterations were made and, with the exception of the breathing apparatus, the Sportster still packs the unchanged, original powertrain.
As for the name of the bike, For Brave People was chosen because that's the slogan of the My Toro clothing brand.
So, what we're looking at is in essence a fashion accessory for the fashion brand's owner, one whose price was not disclosed.
Lord Drake can have builds similar to this one made again, for other interested customers, as long as the base bike is a Sportster, no matter its type.
The build is said to last between 30 and 60 days, and the end product can be shipped both in the U.S. and Europe, should the customer want this.
The crew tasked with the build is an older acquaintance of ours called Lord Drake. Like most other builds made by them, the My Toro custom is based on a Harley-Davidson Sportster, transformed to become a café racer-style machine.
The build was inspired by another motorcycle Lord Drake made, already featured here on autoevolution. It's the Racing Is Life I'm talking about.
That particular two-wheeler was meant as a tribute to the Le Mans movie of 1971, starring legendary Steve McQueen. So much so, in fact, that the color scheme on the Harley was meant to mimic that of the Porsche 917 McQueen used to race in the flick, down to the number 20 written on its side.
The style of these two bikes is thus similar, with multi-wire wheels wrapped in Metzeler tires replacing the original ones, the same rear fender and styling of the seat, and the same shape of the fuel tank.
What's different about the For Brave People is the color scheme, this time a combination of white, red and gold. These are the colors of tobacco brand Marlboro, and were chosen specifically because of this, although we're not given an explanation as to why. That is, outside the owner's wishes.
We're not told anything about potential mechanical changes made to the bike, but knowing how Lord Drake does business means there's a high chance no such alterations were made and, with the exception of the breathing apparatus, the Sportster still packs the unchanged, original powertrain.
As for the name of the bike, For Brave People was chosen because that's the slogan of the My Toro clothing brand.
So, what we're looking at is in essence a fashion accessory for the fashion brand's owner, one whose price was not disclosed.
Lord Drake can have builds similar to this one made again, for other interested customers, as long as the base bike is a Sportster, no matter its type.
The build is said to last between 30 and 60 days, and the end product can be shipped both in the U.S. and Europe, should the customer want this.
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