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Soulbreaker, the scrambler that will break your heart…

5 November, 2019 by caferacer Leave a Comment

As the name says, this scrambler motorcycle is “the souls breaker”, the one that will break your heart … and why this name?

Soulbreaker is a Scrambler by Lord Drake Kustoms

As Lord Drake Kustoms owner Fran Manen tells us, the answer is very easy: many told me that it was impossible to make a country Harley or a Scrambler, something so radical! and I knew that when they saw more than one they were going to break their soul; And here you have the answer to your ¡it’s impossible!, the “Soulbreaker”.

Fran Manen, who has been living in the United States for long periods, has some maxims that he tries to respect and as he tells us: “There are two rules in Lord Drake Kustoms to which we remain faithful, the first: try to always do different motorcycles and the second: there is nothing impossible.” And this motorcycle is the evidence.

We are tired of always seeing the same bikes in the world of customization and especially with the Harleys, the same style of a lifetime and are even copies of each other. Many tell me that I am a “transgressor” in a world of purists … I simply believe that there is life beyond what we see with our eyes … the world of customization is expanding as never before. You can keep looking back or discover new paths! And what better way to discover new roads, than to put a wheel of tacos on a Harley and enter a dirt road or just go cross country.

The Soulbreaker was the first of a series of off road / scrambler type motorcycles that I made. All were different, but focusing on the first one, we wanted to make a motorcycle to open our branch in Europe (more specifically in Malaga, Spain); jobs that speak, and this Sportster has succeeded.

And so much that he has had to speak, he was in third position in the Sportster category, in the Harley-Davidson European bike show held in St. Tropez, France, and soon we had two orders to do more of this style. What if! It’s style, that’s what it’s about, to create styles and trends not to copy, copy and repeat.

Technical data

Name: “Soulbreaker”
Style: Street Tracker
Brand: Harley-Davidson
Model: 2006 Sportster 1200 C
Engine: 1200 cc V-Twin
Transmission: converted to chain by LDK
Foot controls: media, modified by LDK
Brakes: discs DNA brake
Front wheel: 19 ”
Rear wheel: Fat Daddy custom tires 18 ” Fat Daddy custom tires
Fuel tank: Peanut
Front suspension: modified by LDK
Rear suspension: raised +3” air absorbers
Mudguards: manufactured by LDK
Seat: manufactured by LDK
Escapes: 2 in 1 Vance and Hines
Air filter: RSD
Mileometer: digital builtin handlebar support
Plate holder: manufactured by LDK
Lighting: headlight, taillight joined fender, front turn signals handlebar, rear indicators led in shock absorbers
Other modifications: handlebar, electrical wiring inside the handlebar, cuffs, handles, gas cap, horn cover, footrest, cabl it’s spark plugs, spark plug caps, mirrors …

Bultracker 04 Siebla, a new scrambler tradition

4 November, 2019 by caferacer Leave a Comment

Some years ago, Lord Drake Kustoms, presented a new line of scrambler motorcycles called “Bultracker”. With this new line we wanted to offer another scrambler, something different and with a “more retro look” to the previous range (the “Sportracker”, which offered a more street and modern look).

Right view of Bultracker 04 Siebla, a scrambler by Lord Drake Kustoms

The first of these was the “Bultracker 13”, which before being finished had already been acquired by a Belgian HD dealership, so Fran Manen, owner of LDK, decided to make another immediately. This second unit called “Bultracker 17”, also found owner in Central Europe as soon as it was finished; and it would be the unit that aroused the interest of the owner of the Harley-Davidson Siebla dealership in Malaga.

Some details of this “Bultracker” scrambler

The owners of the two companies (Lord Drake Kustoms and Harley-Davidson Siebla), after meeting each other, reached a joint work agreement. A few months later, the Malaga dealership orders LDK two units with Sportster 883 base (one cafe racer) and a scrambler: the “Bultracker 04 Siebla”.

Bultracker 04 Siebla, a scrambler by Lord Drake Kustoms. Details of the handlebars.

Bultracker 04 Siebla, a scrambler by Lord Drake Kustoms. Details of the speedometer and tank.

Bultracker 04 Siebla, a scrambler by Lord Drake Kustoms. Details of the seat.

Bultracker 04 Siebla, a scrambler by Lord Drake Kustoms. Details of the front wheel.

This new Scrambler, reminiscent of older off-road models, stands out for its 21 ”front wheel, greater height, more retro-looking tank and more classic and elegant colors (in this case red wine candy and silver). The number “04”, is for the 4th anniversary of the company Siebla as owner of the Harley brand in Malaga.

Bultracker 04 Siebla, a scrambler by Lord Drake Kustoms. Details of scapes, engine and side number.

Bultracker 04 Siebla, a scrambler by Lord Drake Kustoms. Details of the engine.

About Lord Drake Kustoms

For a few years Lord Drake Kustoms is the company responsible for modifying and making custom motorcycles for several dealers around the world of the American brand. Two of these dealers are in Florida (USA) where LDK has had its facilities for almost eight years. And since the opening of the new branch in Spain (Malaga), almost two years ago, they made custom motorcycles for two Triumph dealers (one in England and one in Belgium) and Harley-Davidson dealers in Belgium, Holland and Luxembourg.

Left view of Bultracker 04 Siebla, a scrambler by Lord Drake Kustoms.

The owner of LDK (Fran Manen) is currently closing an agreement with another concessionaire in the United Arab Emirates. LDK has facilities in Malaga, from where it offers service of transformation and modification of motorcycles for all of Spain and the rest of Europe … regardless of the style or brand of the motorcycle and of course with budgets for all budgets!

TECHNICAL DATA

Name: “Bultracker 04 Siebla”
Base: HD Sportster 883 Custom
Original motorcycle year: 2005
Engine: 883 cc carburetion
Chassis: original modified
Tank: made of metal
Air filter: Drag classic
Escapes: 2: 1 V&HTracker
Handlebar: BMX 1 ”
Transmission: converted to chain
Rear fender: made of metal
Side numbers: made of metal
Front fender: made of metal
Seat: manufactured and upholstered
Front suspension: modified
Rear suspension: air cushions +3”
Wheels: 21 ”wheels and 18 ”with off road tires.
Others: license plate holder, odometer, lower headlight, fists, footrests, intermittent fists, etc.

Yamaha Fazer “Sixtino“

30 October, 2019 by caferacer Leave a Comment

This time it was not a Harley, a BMW or a Triumph. It was a 1998 Yamaha Fazer, yes, a naked one from the late nineties; That was the motorcycle that Lord Drake Kustoms received from his client.

Yamaha Fazer Sixtino by Lord Drake Kustoms

I want you to customize a motorcycle, which can be corporate and I want it to be with a 98 Yamana Fazer. ” This is what José (owner of Sixtino Design Labs) told Fran Manen of LDK.

“I loved the idea, Fran told us, and the challenge that the base was a motorcycle so little seen and those that do not use for the custom seen now, that they usually repeat the same model over and over again.”

The customer was clear that he wanted something scrambler, with taco wheels and the gas tank in matt green. From there Lord Drake Kustoms was free to choose the path he wanted.

How they did it

A job without many difficulties, which may seem simple, but that is very well done and with very special details such as the square headlight and the mask, which are those that give personality to the motorcycle and that have allowed us, in addition, flee from the boring monotony of the typical seven-inch round headlights or that of the round headlights with grid.

The rear turn signals, once the subframe was modified, were incorporated inside their tubes. The front and rear suspensions of the motorcycle were also modified to give a more stylized line to the entire project.

The military-type green tank, with the entire motorcycle in matt black, the brown seat and the detail of the light tinted in yellow has made this bike a very attractive combination that surprises everyone who sees it naturally and not through a photo, starting with its own creators who did not expect this result with a motorcycle like the Yamaha Fazer.

On the Sixtino Design Labs there is a phrase that says: “We are passionate about combining innovative ideas with designs that please the eyes.” This phrase has been the leitmotif of this project; It has been innovated using a motorcycle not very common until now in the world of customization and has been combined with a scrambler / street tracker-based design, which has resulted in a very striking and colorful motorcycle, according to the opinion of all those They have seen her.

The owner of LDK, has been so satisfied with this project that he has already begun to make another motorcycle with the same base (Fazer 98) but with some surprises and improvements that we will know shortly.

Technical data

Base: 1988 Yamaha Fazer 600 cc.
Fork: Original modified (-3 ”) with external bellows and the original one modified also with the custom link.
Deposit: Original modified.
Subframe: Modified.
Seat: Custom made and upholstered.
Exhausts: Collectors treated with ceramic layer and modified to adapt the tail.
Wheels: 130 Metzeler pneumatic front and back the same brand but 170.
Lighting: Tinted rectangular headlamp with mask, front / rear turn signals and LED taillight.
Speedometer: Digital Motogadget and witness strip.
Handlebar: BMX 7/8 style with new folding handles and handles.
Mudguards: Custom made front.
Side covers: Customized with grilles.
Other Works: Mirrors, transmission and chain kit, paint and powder painting of the entire motorcycle, graphics, passenger footrest modification, wiring, license plate support manufacturing, etc.

The wolf king … BMW Mardanis

29 October, 2019 by caferacer Leave a Comment

Sexual debauchery, Christian clothing, eating habits that included alcohol consumption… Mohamed Ibn Mardanis (nicknamed the wolf king of Murcia, Spain) became famous on both sides of the border for his lifestyle and if he had reigned in these times, I would probably have ridden this BMW R1200S, just finished by Lord Drake Kustoms.

Perhaps it has been, the most fun and exciting LDK project of the last year for the spectacular result and especially for being a BMW base not very common so far in the world of customization.

Fran Manen (owner of LDK), received a call from Fernando Cuello in which he commented that they had recommended Lord Drake Kustoms as the right company to make his dream come true: A BMW and unique and brutal.

At a later meeting they finalized the project and finally it was decided to use as a base a BMW R1200S from 2007. Fernando’s instructions to Fran to make the motorcycle were clear and strict: matte black and orange, a huge tank, cafe-racer style but with stud wheels and as simple as possible.

He began work and halfway through the almost finished tank Fran noticed that it was too large to paint everything in matte black and that some graphics should be added in orange, he called Fernando to explain it and hence the idea of putting a name . “Mardanis,” Fernando said, and then explained the origin of it; After the conversation and without having seen the motorcycle yet, Fernando’s expectations multiplied, he was so excited about the project that he decided that he would not see it until it was finished and that then he would have a great party in his honor.

When the day finally came when the “Mardanis” was revealed to its owner and a group of friends, it was at the spectacular party that was held on the estate where the ruins of Mohamed Ibn Mardanis castle “The wolf king”, in Monteagudo (Murcia).

DATA SHEET:

BASE: BMW R1200S
YEAR: 2007
CYLINDER: 1200 cc
FORK: Original modified
REAR SUSPENSION: Modified
DEPOSIT: Craft
SUBCHASIS: Craft
SEAT: Handcrafted including upholstery
ESCAPES: Modified collectors and Supertrapp queue
FRONT WHEEL: 130 Continental Tire
REAR WHEEL: 180 Continental Tire
LIGHTING: Headlamp with support, turn signals and rear light
SPEED: Relocation of speedometer and control panel.
OTHER WORKS: paint, powder paint, graphics, cuffs, passenger footrest modification, wiring, etc.

“Urbantracker” the Scrambler that hits the World Stage

28 October, 2019 by caferacer Leave a Comment

The scrambler “Urban Tracker” was a hit at the 2018 AMD World Championships

"Urbantracker" by Lord Drake Kustoms — There’s a Sportster Xl883R lurking under this offroad-ready custom.

Giving Harley’s iconic streetbike off-road chops is a thing, and a good one in our book. The movement even reached the world stage at the AMD World Championships this year when Fran Manen of Lord Drake Kustoms (LDK) entered this dirt-minded Sportster and Scrambler, called “Urban Tracker,” in the Modified Harley class.

How it was made

Lord Drake Kustoms started with a 2010 Sportster XL883R and made it off-road capable by ditching the stock suspension for a WP inverted fork and sturdy set of Öhlins piggybacks on the rear. The longer Öhlins shocks not only provide more travel, they also free up space between the tidy steel tailsection and back tire.

While we generally consider rippin’ around back roads on a Sportster a solitary experience, Urban Tracker’s tailsection includes a small pillion pad if you want to share the insanity with a friend. The bike’s fold-out passenger pegs are even still in place!

While the motorcycle started out with 883cc of displacement, it now delivers an even bigger 1,200cc punch. Custom pipes are routed nice and high and bellow with SuperTrapp’s bass-filled exhaust note. That cutout tank will come in handy for leg placement when it’s time to stand up on the mid-controls during adventures in the dirt. An ever-so-brief steel fender, fabbed in-house, should deflect some of the debris kicked up by the front 19-inch Metzeler Karoo 3 tire.

The slick front number plate that serves as a housing for the twin offset headlights was also made in-house. The bike even has an LED strip doing turn signal duty and brake lights beneath the tailsection. And, yes, that’s a license plate mount back there too. Slap on a set of mirrors and you could ride to your favorite fire road without fear of getting pulled over by the local constabulary. Then it’d be time to test the tackiness of the Karoo 3s.

Several clues on the bike hint at Manen’s personality. The popular saying, “Four wheels move the body, two wheels move the soul,” is painted on the sides of the gas tank. On the bottom panel of the tailsection is another popular quote, with a twist—“Although I walk through the valley of death, I will never fear evil. Because you are with me and I also have a good horse.” Then there’s his race number, 69, which needs no further elucidation. Seems like Manen is quite the character.

While scramblin’ Sportsters have been a thing for a while here in the States, it seems like the international scene is getting word how much fun it is to rip off road on a properly dialed V-twin.