There are literally dozens of companies making tuning parts for Harley-Davidson engines. But not many have the experience of S&S Cycle, the outfit set up in the 1950s by George Smith and Stanley Stankos.
S&S are still at the forefront of the Harley tuner scene half a century on. And when they build a custom, they go balls-out. This Sportster, for example, has a 100 cubic inch motor, vestigial racing bodywork and a name to match: ‘Death Tracker.’
“This story begins with a dilapidated 1996 Sportster 883,” says S&S’ David Zemla, who helped out on the build. “It was lying unloved under a blue tarp in a sunny SoCal backyard.”
On a fluke, the S&S Cycle crew picked it up while attending the Born Free show a couple of years ago.…