Photo: Bundnerbike
When I say the word royalty, what's the first color that comes to mind? My guess is either red, on account of the many royal garments and symbols that use it, or blue, on account of royalty's famous blue blood. And I'm also guessing green is pretty much off the table as well, despite it sometimes being officially used for official purposes, including by the most famous royal house in the world, that of the Brits.
Somewhat contrary to what intuition would tell you, green is a color so pretentious and hard to match with anything else that is seldom used for cars and motorcycles. It comes across as a bold choice, one that doesn't always make sense, so both car and bike makers and the custom shops that tamper with their products need to play this card very carefully.
Sometimes (most of the time) they fail, but every now and then a truly beautiful product in different amounts of green does make it through the cracks. And so did the bike Swiss garage Bundnerbike calls Royal Power.
The motorcycle began its journey into this world as a Street Glide, and all the elements that make it a Grand American Touring machine were retained: the massive fairing at the front pulled over the telltale round headlight, the saddles at the rear, and the overall imposing stance of the two-wheeler.
But some modifications were of course made. Before getting to the obvious one of color choices, we'll tell you the Street Glide is the recipient of a new handlebar up front, but also an extensive assortment of accessories and fittings, down to the billet aluminum footrest.
Mechanically, the changes made include the fitting of Ohlins suspension gear on both wheels, Brembo braking hardware front and rear, and of course an aftermarket exhaust system pulled over the stock engine, supplied by specialist Dr. Jekill & Mr. Hyde.
At the end of it all comes the color scheme of the bike, a beautiful combination of green generously splashed over the wheels, headlight surround, and handlebar, and carefully accented on other elements, including engine parts. Everything else on the ride is the proper shade of black, both contrasting and complementing the daring green.
We have no information as to how much it cost Bundnerbike to put the Royal Power together in this shape and form. For reference, though, keep in mind the simplest of Street Glides presently sells for $21,999.
Separately, the custom rides' current whereabouts are also not known. Chances are though if it ever passes you on the street, you'll remember it for a long time. Just like a royal, a black Harley with beautiful green accents is not something that comes along every day.
Sometimes (most of the time) they fail, but every now and then a truly beautiful product in different amounts of green does make it through the cracks. And so did the bike Swiss garage Bundnerbike calls Royal Power.
The motorcycle began its journey into this world as a Street Glide, and all the elements that make it a Grand American Touring machine were retained: the massive fairing at the front pulled over the telltale round headlight, the saddles at the rear, and the overall imposing stance of the two-wheeler.
But some modifications were of course made. Before getting to the obvious one of color choices, we'll tell you the Street Glide is the recipient of a new handlebar up front, but also an extensive assortment of accessories and fittings, down to the billet aluminum footrest.
Mechanically, the changes made include the fitting of Ohlins suspension gear on both wheels, Brembo braking hardware front and rear, and of course an aftermarket exhaust system pulled over the stock engine, supplied by specialist Dr. Jekill & Mr. Hyde.
At the end of it all comes the color scheme of the bike, a beautiful combination of green generously splashed over the wheels, headlight surround, and handlebar, and carefully accented on other elements, including engine parts. Everything else on the ride is the proper shade of black, both contrasting and complementing the daring green.
We have no information as to how much it cost Bundnerbike to put the Royal Power together in this shape and form. For reference, though, keep in mind the simplest of Street Glides presently sells for $21,999.
Separately, the custom rides' current whereabouts are also not known. Chances are though if it ever passes you on the street, you'll remember it for a long time. Just like a royal, a black Harley with beautiful green accents is not something that comes along every day.
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