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Fiz's '66 Sportster - Evolution of a
Custom Bike
In the 40+ years that Fiz has
been customizing motorcycles, his own cycles have undergone quite a few
transformations.
Sport In 1967
| Changes From Stock |
| Paint Job by Carlini |
| Raked Frame |
| Extended Front End |
| Added Struts to Rear End |
| Aftermarket rectangular
Headlight |
| "Cobra" style
seat |
  
Sport In 1969
| Changes since '67 |
| New Paintjob by "Grubb" |
| Upsweeping Pipes |
| New Air Cleaner |
| '50s HD Sportster Tank |
| Matching Helmet |
Sport In 1972
| Changes Since '69 |
| Fresh Paint by Dave Varga |
| Extended Harley "Springer"
Front End with Rockers by Ron Finch |
| Added Sissybar |
| Forward Pegs Welded to Frame |
| "Z-bar" Style Handlebars |
| Fabricated Custom mounts for Headlight
and Gauges |
| "Coffin" Style, late '30s HD
Air Cleaner |
| "Peanut" Style Gas Tank |
| Custom, Stainless Steel Switch Panel
Under Seat |
| "Straight" Exhaust Pipes |
| New Custom Seat By Fiz's Mother |
       
Sport In 1973
| Changes Since '72 |
| Paint Job by Dave Varga |
| Added Custom-Built Rear Frame |
| New Sissybar |
| Custom-Built In-Frame Toolbox |
| New Air Cleaner |
| Custom "King and Queen"
Style Seats |
  
Sport In 1974
| Changes Since '73 |
| New Paint by Dave Varga, Featuring a
Portrait of Fiz on the Gas Tank |
| New Air Cleaner |
| "Straight" Style Handlebars |
 
Sport In 1976
| Changes Since '74 |
| New Paint by Fiz, with Graphics by
Dave Varga |
| Switched back to '50s Style Gas Tank |
| '50s Style HD Oil Tank |
| Weld-On Rear Frame |
| Custom-Built Sissybar with Bolt-On
Extension |
| "6-Bend" Style Handlebars,
with Shop-Built Forward Controls |
| 16" Rear Wheel, Laced to a
Sportster Hub, & Aftermarket Front Wheel |
| New Seat (Same Style) |
| New Extended Front End |
| Paughco™ "Turnout" Style
Exhaust Pipes |
Sport In the '80s
| Changes in the Early '80s |
| "Straight" Style Exhaust
Pipes |
| Front End Disc Brakes |
| Same Sissybar with Extension Removed |
| "Straight" Style
Handlebars |
| Seat by Steve Unzinger |
| Arlen Ness™ Front Fender |
| Changes in the Mid '80s |
| '76 HD Sportster, Dual-Disc Front
End |
| New Arlen Ness™ Front Fender |
| Arlen Ness™ Faring |
| Custom Chrome™ Chin-Faring |
| Stainless Steel Exhaust with
Supertrapp™ "Shotgun" Mufflers |
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