THE SPEED MERCHANT 2 0 1 8 FAT B O B
ISSUE 2
2018
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ISSUE 2 - 2018 DEPARTMENTS Two Cents ..........................................................8 Candy Shop .....................................................10 Shop Crawl ...................................................... 12 Closet ................................................................20 Geeked ............................................................. 22 Roundup .......................................................... 24 Used and Abused......................................... 92 Hotness ............................................................ 98
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FEATURES THE SPEED MERCHANT’S 2018 FAT BOB
When Less Is More…Revealing .................28
ROUGH CRAFTS’ ROAD KING
Winston Yeh’s Signature Styling Is Oh So Cool ...................................................... 40
GREG LUTZKA’S NEVERENDING OBSESSION
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Style, Substance and the Pursuit of Radness.............................................................48
MAMA TRIED
Milwaukee Takeover ......................................56
THE KING OF CUSTOMS A Day in the Life of Arlen Ness ................70
TECH BETTER HANDLING FOR REAL-WORLD RIDING
Pro-Action Street Series Suspension .. 80
SHOCKING DEVELOPMENTS
Race Tech’s In-House Engine-Machining Program ........................................................... 84
BAGGER SEAT SHOOTOUT
Three Different Styles for the Harley Road Glide Special ...................................... 88
ON THE COVER
The Speed Merchant’s Brandon “Brawny” Holstein builds one of the coolest Fat Bobs yet. COVER PHOTO: DREW RUIZ
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THE SPEED MERCHANTÕS
2018 FAT BOB
WHEN LESS IS MOREÉREVEALING WORDS: ROB FORTIER PHOTOS: DREW RUIZ
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KING OF CUSTOMS A RL E N NE SS I S N’T ON E TO LOOK B ACK, B UT AFTER A LIFE OF CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES, HE CAN TAKE A QU I C K P E E K IN T H E R EA RV IE W. WORDS: ROBERT PANDYA PHOTOS: JULIA LAPALME AND ARLEN NESS ARCHIVES