La Chieuse Is What Happens When Sales Managers Design Harleys

King of Kings is an extension of the American bike maker’s Battle of the Kings that has been going on for several years now. Known as BOTK for short, it pits Harley’s international dealers against one another.

The rules of the competition are, of course, strict. The bike used as a base obviously needs to be a production Harley, it must be street legal at the end of the customization work, and the modifications must not cost more than €6,000 ($6,500) to make.

After the Apex and the Greek Gryps, it’s time to take a look at another Harley build made for this competition. This machine comes from France, and started life as a Sporster XL 1200 Custom.

The dealer behind this build is called Harley-Davidson S-One and is based in Ballainvilliers, near Paris. They call it La Chieuse, which should stand for The Darling, and it is one strange machine all wrapped in gold.

This color and the paint scheme has been chosen by S-One's sales manager, and painted on the front and rear fenders, the tank, and every other part that can stick out and have a major a visual impact. The number 15 that adorns it has been sprayed on it to honor the time since the dealership first entered the market.

According to the French, the “painting was drawn by Pascal, our Sales Manager,” and made a reality by a third party. We leave it up to you to judge whether it is a successful paint job or not.

As most of the other motorcycles that took part in Harley’s competition, this one too had no modifications made to the powertrain.